“A great disaster is a symbol to us to remember all the big things of life and forget the small things of which we have thought too much. In his death he has reminded us of the big things of life, the living truth, and if we remember that, then it will be well with India.”

The Light Has Gone Out (1948)

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Indian lawyer, statesman, and writer, first Prime Minister … 1889–1964

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