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September 28, 1995 12:00:00
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A Reprint from the Winnipeg Sun.
Hina Shah stood in welcome yesterday, holding a small silver tray with two tiny bowls - one of rice and one of a bright red pigment.
As Shivraj Patil, India's fourth most influential politician, stepped from the plane, she took a grain of rice and pressed it into a smudge of red she made on his forehead. Shah, a member of Winnipeg's Indian community, then handed him a single red rose.
In return, Patil, Speaker of India's Lok Sabha (Parliament), tucked a well-worn bill behind one of the bowls.
It would bring good luck and be a good omen for the two-day high level visit to Winnipeg, aimed at further cementing a relationship between Manitoba and a country that represents more than 800 million people or 15 per cent of the world population.
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Wendy Stephenson - Winnipeg Sun |
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