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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Page 175
I cannot tolerate the idea of parents writing to their children , or husbands writing to their wives , not in their vernaculars but in English . I hope I am as great a believer in free air as the great Poet .
I cannot tolerate the idea of parents writing to their children , or husbands writing to their wives , not in their vernaculars but in English . I hope I am as great a believer in free air as the great Poet .
Page 185
It is a superstition to think that the fullest development of man is impossible without a knowledge of the art of reading and writing . That knowledge undoubtedly adds grace to life , but it is in no way indispensable for man's moral ...
It is a superstition to think that the fullest development of man is impossible without a knowledge of the art of reading and writing . That knowledge undoubtedly adds grace to life , but it is in no way indispensable for man's moral ...
Page 199
... draw simple geometrical figures , and when he has learnt to draw these with ease , he should be taught to write the alphabet . If this is done , he will write a good hand from the very first . 7. Reading should come before writing .
... draw simple geometrical figures , and when he has learnt to draw these with ease , he should be taught to write the alphabet . If this is done , he will write a good hand from the very first . 7. Reading should come before writing .
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Contents
Chapter | 3 |
IN DEFENCE OF NATIONALISM | 13 |
INDIA AND SOCIALISM | 22 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | India of My Dreams, Volume 10 India of My Dreams, Ramachandra Krishna Prabhu |
| Author | Mahatma Gandhi |
| Compiled by | Ramachandra Krishna Prabhu |
| Edition | reprint, revised |
| Publisher | Navajivan Publishing House, 1959 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 13 Nov 2008 |
| ISBN | 8172290020, 9788172290023 |
| Length | 339 pages |
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