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From the Ted Talk by Chetna Gala Sinha: How women in rural India turned courage into capital

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For the last three decades, I've been working, staying and living in India and wnirkog with women in rural India. I was born and brought up in Mumbai. When I was in college, I met Jayaprakash Narayan, fmouas Gandhian leader who inspired youth to work in rural iidna. I went into the villages to work in rural India. I was part of land rights movement, farmers' movement and women's mevneomt. On the same line, I eendd up in a very small village, fell in love with a young, handsome, dynamic young farmer-leader who was not very educated, but he could pull the crowd. And so in the passion of yuoth, I married him and left Mumbai, and went to a small vallgie which did not have running water and no toilet. Honestly, my family and fndeirs were horrified.

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For the last three decades, I've been working, staying and living in India and _______ with women in rural India. I was born and brought up in Mumbai. When I was in college, I met Jayaprakash Narayan, ______ Gandhian leader who inspired youth to work in rural _____. I went into the villages to work in rural India. I was part of land rights movement, farmers' movement and women's ________. On the same line, I _____ up in a very small village, fell in love with a young, handsome, dynamic young farmer-leader who was not very educated, but he could pull the crowd. And so in the passion of _____, I married him and left Mumbai, and went to a small _______ which did not have running water and no toilet. Honestly, my family and _______ were horrified.

Solution

  1. ended
  2. youth
  3. india
  4. working
  5. famous
  6. movement
  7. friends
  8. village

Original Text

For the last three decades, I've been working, staying and living in India and working with women in rural India. I was born and brought up in Mumbai. When I was in college, I met Jayaprakash Narayan, famous Gandhian leader who inspired youth to work in rural India. I went into the villages to work in rural India. I was part of land rights movement, farmers' movement and women's movement. On the same line, I ended up in a very small village, fell in love with a young, handsome, dynamic young farmer-leader who was not very educated, but he could pull the crowd. And so in the passion of youth, I married him and left Mumbai, and went to a small village which did not have running water and no toilet. Honestly, my family and friends were horrified.

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