“Revolutions hew the past to pieces and cast it into a cauldron, but what has emerged is the old Aeson with a new visage.”

Thoughts and Aphorisms (1913), Karma

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Indian nationalist, freedom fighter, philosopher, yogi, gur… 1872–1950

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