Roland Joffe Quotes

Indian culture certainly gives the Indian mind, including the mind of the Indian scientist, the ability to think out of the box.

Roland Joffe

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• Indian culture certainly gives the Indian mind, including the mind of the Indian scientist, the ability to think out of the box.

  

  Roland Joffe
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  • Culture
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