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Find evidence from the lesson and write in your own words. We Indians are obsessed with foreign things.

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Find evidence from the lesson and write in your own words.

We Indians are obsessed with foreign things. 

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We Indians are obsessed with foreign things and we want to have things like foreign TVs, foreign shirts, and foreign technology.

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Chapter 2.4: Three Visions for India - ENGLISH WORKSHOP [Page 17]

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Chapter 2.4 Three Visions for India
ENGLISH WORKSHOP | Q 3. (c) | Page 17

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