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Friday, February 29th, 2008
You Know Mahatma Gandhi. But Who Was Lokmanya Tilak?
People throughout the world know of Mohandas K. Gandhi, better known by the sobriquet “Mahatma,” mean “great souled one.” They also have at least an inkling of Gandhi’s importance not only to India, but also to people in other nations who found themselves oppressed or held down, and who found their own leaders who rose […]
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Friday, February 29th, 2008
Why Are Westerners Going to India for Medical Care?
Western medicine, as practiced in the United States and Europe, is widely assumed to be the world’s best. No other part of the world, it is thought, can compete with the developed countries of the West as far as the prevalence of the latest medical technology and the quality of training for doctors, nurses and […]