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-42_On Education – National Education.htm

National Education   The whole movement of the national life of India at the present moment may be described in one phrase, -a pressure from…

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-001_List of Illustrations.htm

List of Illustrations   Following page 458 1. Nadir Shah Ordering a General Massacre, by Hakim Muhammad Khan 2. Engraving of The Vision of the…

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-55_The Chandranagar Manuscript – Passing Thoughts (2).htm

Passing Thoughts [2]   The Object of Government   It is the habit of men to blind themselves by customary trains of associated thought, to…

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-02_Harmony of Virtues.htm

The Harmony of Virtue    Book One   Keshav Ganesh — Broome Wilson   Keshav — My dear Broome, how opportune is your arrival! You…

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-07_Bankim – His Offical Carrier.htm

    III   His Official Career   THUS equipped, thus trained Bankim began his human journey, began in the radiance of joy and strength…

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-15_On Poetry – Appendix – Test Questions.htm

APPENDIX   Test Questions   The Mediaevalists   1. Describe the nature & influence on English poetry of Percy’s Reliques. 2. Sketch the career of…

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-03_Beauty in the Real.htm

Beauty in the Real I had ridden down by Shelsford thro’ the glittering lustre of an afternoon in March and as I was returning somewhat…

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-46_On Art – Indian Art and an Old Classic.htm

Indian Art and an Old Classic   WE HAVE before us a new edition of Krittibas’s Ramayan, edited and published by that indefatigable literary and…

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-85_Appendix-I – Revival of Industry in India.htm

The Revival of Industry in India   GENTLEMEN, —  IF I hesitated to accept your invitation to preside at the opening of this Exhibition, the…

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-69_Reviews – Suprabhat.htm

Part Eight   Reviews   Sri Aurobindo wrote the first of these book-reviews in 1909 for publication in the Karmayogin. He wrote the others between…

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