India of My Dreams, Volume 10"A selection of the most telling and significant passage[s] from Mahatma Gandhi's writings." -- Foreword. |
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members of my family , who had not gone through English schools . My father knew nothing of what I was doing . I could not , even if I had wished it , interest my father in what I was learning . For though he had ample intelligence ...
members of my family , who had not gone through English schools . My father knew nothing of what I was doing . I could not , even if I had wished it , interest my father in what I was learning . For though he had ample intelligence ...
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For them English is more difficult than any other language . As regards the second requirement : requirement : Religious intercourse through English is an impossibility unless our people throughout the land begin to speak English .
For them English is more difficult than any other language . As regards the second requirement : requirement : Religious intercourse through English is an impossibility unless our people throughout the land begin to speak English .
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If Hindi takes the place of English , I for one would be pleased . But we know well the importance of the English language . Knowledge of English is necessary to us for the acquisition of modern knowledge , for the study of modern ...
If Hindi takes the place of English , I for one would be pleased . But we know well the importance of the English language . Knowledge of English is necessary to us for the acquisition of modern knowledge , for the study of modern ...
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Contents
Chapter | 3 |
IN DEFENCE OF NATIONALISM | 13 |
INDIA AND SOCIALISM | 22 |
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