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  • The center, with the help of volunteers of several non-governmental organisations, rescued some 200 birds after thousands of birds received injuries and hundreds died owing to being cut by sharp, glass-coated 'manja' - kite-strings - across the Gujarat state during the festival of Makar Sankranti.

    The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan 2009

  • He has ulcer in his throat and this hardy boy had fever and was really really "manja".

    Incoherent Ramblings 2009

  • Tam-this massive, purplish, very 'manja' animal who almost crushed my hand against the bars as I tried to take rapid photos into his pen because he probably thought I was trying to feed him the camera-could be the key to bringing the Bornean rhino back from the brink.

    Mongabay.com News 2009

  • a "two M" community, which stands for 'manja' (spoilt), and 'malas' (lazy).

    SARA - Southeast Asian RSS Aggregator 2010

  • Kani kaanum neram kamala netrante niramekum manja thukil, kanaga kingini valakal mothiram aninju kananam bhagavane – Vishu Ashamsagal to u and ur family

    Ending a craving « Salt and Pepper. 2006

  • M. O'BRIEN: All right, well, welcome back, and manja (ph) and all that stuff.

    CNN Transcript Aug 9, 2005 2005

  • Ampontan: Excuse me, it was the revisionistic clap-trap manja bullshit that has sold over a million.

    I Feel; Therefore I Am » Japundit Blog 2005

  • It was the inspiration for the above mentioned manja.

    I Feel; Therefore I Am » Japundit Blog 2005

  • The strings used in these contests are made of 6-cord cotton, with strict guidelines on the manja (the coating applied on the string).

    The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) - Frontpage 2010

  • "I humbly request your support for the recent ban on manja in Mumbai as well as your immediate action to extend the ban throughout Maharashtra," she said in a letter to Patil.

    Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Views' 2010

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