quoted in : Stories From Inscriptions: Profound Real-life Tales from Hindu Cultural History 2022 Stories From Inscriptions - Sandeep Balakrishna
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The history of Indians having a common culture…flows as a running stream through time, urged forward by the momentum of certain values and ideas and must be viewed as such… without such an attempt, the past would have no message and the future no direction.
— Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi
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About Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi
Kanhaiyalal Maneklal Munshi (pronounced kə.nəi.ya.lal ma.ɳek.lal mun.ʃi; 30 December 1887 – 8 February 1971), popularly known by his pen name Ghanshyam Vyas, was an Indian independence movement activist, politician, writer and educationist from Gujarat state. A lawyer by profession, he later turned to author and politician. He is a well-known name in Gujarati literature. He founded Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, an educational trust, in 1938.
About Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi
Kanhaiyalal Maneklal Munshi (pronounced kə.nəi.ya.lal ma.ɳek.lal mun.ʃi; 30 December 1887 – 8 February 1971), popularly known by his pen name Ghanshyam Vyas, was an Indian independence movement activist, politician, writer and educationist from Gujarat state. A lawyer by profession, he later turned to author and politician. He is a well-known name in Gujarati literature. He founded Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, an educational trust, in 1938.
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