“Now when we talk of brotherhood of men, we stop there and feel that all other life is there for man to exploit for his own purposes. But Hinduism excludes all exploitation.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Young India (26 December 1926)
1920s

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pre-eminent leader of Indian nationalism during British-rul… 1869–1948

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