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An evening with the Bachchans
The senior Bachchan, a recipient of the Padma Bhushan award and several other high ranking honours, was nominated to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Parliament, in 1996.
In 2003, India released a stamp in his honour soon after his death following respiratory ailments.
Dr Bachchan, a progressive poet who questioned human greed, selfishness and communal feelings in his writings and speeches, described himself as Mitti ka tan, masti ka man, kshan-bhar jivan -- mera parichay (a body of clay, a mind full of play, a moment's life -- that is me).
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