Question

A patriarch of this family issued a namesake report advocating for self-governance that rejected the premises of the “all-white” Simon Commission. After an activist fasted to death, a member of this family redrew internal borders along linguistic lines with (10[1])the States Reorganization Commission. In response to the oppositional slogan to “Remove” one (10[1])politician from this family, that politician ran on the platform “Remove Poverty,” or “Garibi Hatao,” (10[2])and won a landslide electoral victory in 1971. (10[1])That politician’s son headed a forced sterilization (10[1])program during the Emergency. (10[2])A member of this family celebrated gaining independence “at the stroke of the midnight hour” in his “Tryst with Destiny” speech. For 10 points, name this family of three prime ministers of India, including its first. ■END■

ANSWER: Nehru–Gandhi family [or Gandhi–Nehru family; accept Jawaharlal Nehru or Motilal Nehru or Indira Gandhi or Rajiv Gandhi or Sanjay Gandhi; accept Nehru Commission; reject answers describing the family of “Mahatma” or “Mohandas” Gandhi]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Tom HainesDurhamBirmingham3810
Justin LeeImperial ACambridge B5110
Seraphina CharlotteCambridge ABristol A6610
Arvin BoraghiCambridge CManchester6610
Andre WongLSE AOxford A7410
Joseph CollinsImperial BWarwick A8110
Cormac StephensonSouthampton ACambridge D8510
Benjamin WatsonOxford BSouthampton B8510

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