Wikireadia
Listen as I narrate a Wikipedia article top to bottom. Topics are varied. That's all this series is—reading Wikipedia articles. Wikireadia is the original Wikipedia-narrating YouTube channel by D. Griffin Jones.
Suicide of Kurt Cobain
Oct 9, 2021
On April 8, 1994, Kurt Cobain, the lead singer and guitarist of the American rock band Nirvana, was found dead at his home in Seattle, Washington. It was determined he had died three days earlier, on April 5. The Seattle Police Department incident report stated that Cobain was found with a shotgun across his body, had suffered a visible gunshot wound to the head, and that a suicide note had been discovered nearby.
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Wikipedia contributors. October 2, 2021. Suicide of Kurt Cobain. (n.d.). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved October 4, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_of_Kurt_Cobain
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https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Suicide_of_Kurt_Cobain&oldid=1047772117
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Cobain, Grohl, St. Thomas
Julie Kramer, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Googlewhack
Oct 2, 2021
A Googlewhack is a contest to find a Google Search query that returns a single result. A Googlewhack must consist of two words found in a dictionary, and is only considered legitimate if both of the search terms appear in the result.
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Wikipedia contributors. September 23, 2021. Googlewhack. (n.d.). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved September 28, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Googlewhack
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https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Googlewhack&oldid=1046013284
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Googlewhack
bookofjoe
Blooming Onion
Sep 25, 2021
A blooming onion, also called onion bloom, onion blossom, onion flower, bloomin’ onion or onion mum, is a dish consisting of one large onion which is cut to resemble a flower (after it has expanded while soaking in ice water), battered, and deep-fried. It is served as an appetizer at some restaurants.
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Wikipedia contributors. August 22, 2021. Blooming onion. (n.d.). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved September 20, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blooming_onion
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https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blooming_onion&oldid=1040087512
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Bloomin’ Onion
karendotcom127, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Voskhod 2
Sep 18, 2021
Voskhod 2 was a Soviet crewed space mission in March 1965. The Vostok-based Voskhod 3KD spacecraft with two crew members on board, Pavel Belyayev and Alexei Leonov, was equipped with an inflatable airlock. It established another milestone in space exploration when Alexei Leonov became the first person to leave the spacecraft in a specialized spacesuit to conduct a 12-minute spacewalk.
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Wikipedia contributors. June 21, 2021. Voskhod 2. (n.d.). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved September 14, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voskhod_2
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https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Voskhod_2&oldid=1029748692
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Leonov’s spacewalk
Ria Novosti/Science Photo Library
Fan Death
Sep 11, 2021
Fan death is a belief that running an electric fan in a closed room with unopened or no windows will cause death. While no concrete evidence supports the concept, belief in fan death persisted to the mid 2000s in South Korea, and also to a lesser extent in Japan.
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Wikipedia contributors. September 6, 2021. Fan death. (n.d.). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved September 7, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fan_death
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https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fan_death&oldid=1042669873
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Blizzard brand fans
Arbitrarily0, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Tetraphobia
Sep 4, 2021
Tetraphobia is the practice of avoiding instances of the digit 4. It is a superstition most common in East Asian nations.
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Wikipedia contributors. August 29, 2021. Tetraphobia. (n.d.). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved August 29, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetraphobia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tetraphobia&oldid=1041199955
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Five Three Two
HIBIKIFL, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Anti-Aging Movement
Aug 28, 2021
The anti-aging movement is a social movement devoted to eliminating or reversing aging, or reducing the effects of it. A substantial portion of the attention of the movement is on the possibilities for life extension, but there is also interest in techniques such as cosmetic surgery which ameliorate the effects of aging rather than delay or defeat it.
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Wikipedia contributors. July 25, 2021. Anti-aging movement. (n.d.). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved August 24, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-aging_movement
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https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Anti-aging_movement&oldid=1035431654
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Raymond Kurzweil, Stanford 2006
“null0”, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Flag of Ohio
Aug 21, 2021
The Ohio Burgee is the official flag of the U.S. state of Ohio. It is a triangular swallowtail flag, the only non-rectangular U.S. state flag. Its red, white, and blue elements symbolize the state’s natural features and order of admission into the Union. A prominent disc in the flag’s triangular canton is suggestive of the state’s name.
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Wikipedia contributors. August 7, 2021. Flag of Ohio. (n.d.). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved August 16, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Ohio
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https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Flag_of_Ohio&oldid=1037563276
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Flag of Ohio at Sawyer Point
Jeff Kubina, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster
Aug 14, 2021
Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster is an electric sports car that served as the dummy payload for the February 2018 Falcon Heavy test flight and became an artificial satellite of the Sun. “Starman”, a mannequin dressed in a spacesuit, occupies the driver’s seat. The car and rocket are products of Tesla and SpaceX, respectively, both companies headed by Elon Musk.
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Wikipedia contributors. July 17, 2021. Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster. (n.d.). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved August 10, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk%27s_Tesla_Roadster
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https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elon_Musk%27s_Tesla_Roadster&oldid=1033995150
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Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster (40110297852)
SpaceX, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Practical Joke
Aug 7, 2021
A practical joke, or prank, is a mischievous trick played on someone, generally causing the victim to experience embarrassment, perplexity, confusion, or discomfort. A person who performs a practical joke is called a “practical joker” or “prankster”. Other terms for practical jokes include gag, rib, jape, or shenanigan.
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Wikipedia contributors. July 24, 2021. Practical joke. (n.d.). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved July 27, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Practical_joke
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https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Practical_joke&oldid=1035282037
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Foiled office
Imelda Bettinger, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Johnson’s Dictionary
Jul 31, 2021
Published on 15 April 1755 and written by Samuel Johnson, A Dictionary of the English Language, sometimes published as Johnson’s Dictionary, is among the most influential dictionaries in the history of the English language. There was dissatisfaction with the dictionaries of the period, so in June 1746 a group of London booksellers contracted Johnson to write a dictionary for the sum of 1,500 guineas (£1,575), equivalent to about £250,000 in 2021.
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Wikipedia contributors. April 9, 2021. A Dictionary of the English Language. (n.d.). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved July 27, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language
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https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=A_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language&oldid=1016779462
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Close up Samuel Johnson Folio and Abridged dictionaries – letter M
Jkarjalainen, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Arm Wrestling
Jul 24, 2021
Arm wrestling is a contest between two opponents facing each other with their bent elbows placed on a table and hands firmly gripped then attempt to force the opponent’s hand down to the table top. In the early years different names were interchangeably used to describe the same sport: “arm turning”, “arm twisting”, “arm wrestling”, “Indian arm wrestling”, “twisting wrists”, “wrist turning”, “wrist wrestling”.
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Wikipedia contributors. June 2, 2021. Arm wrestling. (n.d.). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved July 20, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arm_wrestling
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https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arm_wrestling&oldid=1026509590
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Mario Williams
Matt Vaughan, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Kowloon Walled City
Jul 17, 2021
Kowloon Walled City was an ungoverned and densely populated de jure Chinese enclave within the boundaries of Kowloon City, British Hong Kong. Originally a Chinese military fort, the walled city became an enclave after the New Territories were leased to the United Kingdom by China in 1898.
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Wikipedia contributors. June 30, 2021. Kowloon Walled City. (n.d.). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved July 6, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kowloon_Walled_City
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https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kowloon_Walled_City&oldid=1031304087
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Kowloon Walled City, Kowloon, China (Cropped)
Paul Rudolph, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Zone Of Death
Jul 10, 2021
The Zone of Death is the name given to the Idaho section of Yellowstone National Park in which, as a result of a purported loophole in the Constitution of the United States, a criminal could theoretically avoid prosecution for any major crime, up to and including murder.
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Wikipedia contributors. June 23, 2021. Zone of Death (Yellowstone). (n.d.). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved July 6, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zone_of_Death_(Yellowstone)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zone_of_Death_(Yellowstone)&oldid=1029992007
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Zone of Death
Imagery from Google Earth
Sosumi
Jul 3, 2021
Sosumi is an alert sound introduced by Jim Reekes in Apple Inc.’s Macintosh System 7 operating system in 1991. The name is derived from the phrase “so, sue me!” because of a long running court battle with Apple Corps, the similarly named music company, regarding the use of music in Apple Inc.’s computer products.
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Wikipedia contributors. June 7, 2021. Sosumi. (n.d.). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved June 15, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sosumi
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https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sosumi&oldid=1027357651
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Mac Classic
Christian Brockmann, Copyrighted free use, via Wikimedia Commons
Light Blue
Jun 26, 2021
The first recorded use of “light blue” as a color term in English is in the year 1915. In Russian and some other languages, there is no single word for blue, but rather different words for light blue and dark blue.
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Wikipedia contributors. June 19, 2021. Light blue. (n.d.). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved June 22, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_blue
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https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Light_blue&oldid=1029326968
Hag Moth
Jun 19, 2021
Phobetron pithecium, the hag moth, is a moth of the family Limacodidae. Its larva is known as the monkey slug.
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Wikipedia contributors. February 2, 2021. Phobetron pithecium. (n.d.). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved June 15, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phobetron_pithecium
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https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Phobetron_pithecium&oldid=1004401750
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Phobetron pithecium larva
Jerry A. Payne, CC BY 3.0 US, via Wikimedia Commons
Dazzle Camouflage
Jun 12, 2021
Dazzle camouflage, also known as razzle dazzle (in the U.S.) or dazzle painting, was a family of ship camouflage used extensively in World War I, and to a lesser extent in World War II and afterwards. Credited to the British marine artist Norman Wilkinson, though with a rejected prior claim by the zoologist John Graham Kerr, it consisted of complex patterns of geometric shapes in contrasting colours, interrupting and intersecting each other.
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Wikipedia contributors. June 6, 2021. Dazzle camouflage. (n.d.). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved June 8, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dazzle_camouflage
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https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dazzle_camouflage&oldid=1027211581
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Lot 9609-25
National Museum of the U.S. Navy, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Phoenix
Jun 5, 2021
The phoenix is a long-lived bird associated with Greek mythology (with analogs in many cultures) that cyclically regenerates or is otherwise born again. Associated with the sun, a phoenix obtains new life by arising from the ashes of its predecessor.
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Wikipedia contributors. May 31, 2021. Phoenix (mythology). (n.d.). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved May 31, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_(mythology)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Phoenix_(mythology)&oldid=1026076409
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Phoenix—Fabelwesen
Tsaag Valren, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Lasso
May 29, 2021
A lasso, also called lariat, riata, or reata, is a loop of rope designed as a restraint to be thrown around a target and tightened when pulled. It is a well-known tool of the Spanish and Mexican cowboy, then adopted by the American cowboy.
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Wikipedia contributors. April 10, 2021. Lasso. (n.d.). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved May 25, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lasso
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https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lasso&oldid=1016978945
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Calf Roping
Cszmurlo, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Kazoo
May 22, 2021
The kazoo is an American musical instrument that adds a “buzzing” timbral quality to a player’s voice when the player vocalizes into it. It is a type of mirliton, one of a class of instruments which modifies its player’s voice by way of a vibrating membrane of goldbeater’s skin or material with similar characteristics.
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Wikipedia contributors. April 11, 2021. Kazoo. (n.d.). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved May 16, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazoo
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https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kazoo&oldid=1017180011
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Al “Kazoo” Doyle by rjp
rjp, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Tootsie Roll
May 15, 2021
Tootsie Roll is a chocolate-flavored taffy-like candy that has been manufactured in the United States since 1907. The candy has qualities similar to both caramels and taffy without being exactly either confection.
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Wikipedia contributors. March 4, 2021. Tootsie Roll. (n.d.). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved March 11, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tootsie_Roll
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https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tootsie_Roll&oldid=1010267840
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Tootsie Roll WU
Evan-Amos, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Staple
May 8, 2021
A staple is a type of two-pronged fastener, usually metal, used for joining or binding materials together. Large staples might be used with a hammer or staple gun for masonry, roofing, corrugated boxes and other heavy-duty uses.
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Wikipedia contributors. March 3, 2021. Staple (fastener). (n.d.). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved April 28, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staple_(fastener)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Staple_(fastener)&oldid=1010085028
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Three staples
Chris 73, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Dungeon Master
May 1, 2021
In the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) role-playing game, the Dungeon Master (DM) is the game organizer and participant in charge of creating the details and challenges of a given adventure, while maintaining a realistic continuity of events. In effect, the Dungeon Master controls all aspects of the game, except for the actions of the player characters (PCs), and describes to the players what their characters see and hear.
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Wikipedia contributors. April 26, 2021. Dungeon Master. (n.d.). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved April 28, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeon_Master
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https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dungeon_Master&oldid=1020031127
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Role playing gamers (III)
Diacritica, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Voice Vote
Apr 24, 2021
In parliamentary procedure, a voice vote or acclamation is a voting method in deliberative assemblies in which a group vote is taken on a topic or motion by responding orally. The voice vote is considered the simplest and quickest of voting methods used by deliberative assemblies.
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Wikipedia contributors. March 14, 2021. Voice vote. (n.d.). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved April 21, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_vote
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https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Voice_vote&oldid=1012041985
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At the US Congress
Prime Minister’s Office, Government of India, GODL-India