Mahatma Gandhi, Harijan July 1939, in Lal, K. S. (2002). Return to roots. New Delhi: Radha.(50)
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It was an anti-imperialist cry... Vande Mataram had gripped me, and when I first heard it sung, it enthralled me. I associated the purest national spirit with it... Its chosen stanzas are Bengal's gift ... to the whole nation .
— Mahatma Gandhi on Vande Mataram
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "It was an anti-imperialist cry... Vande Mataram had gripped me, and when I first heard it sung, it enthralled me. I associated the purest national spirit with it... Its chosen stanzas are Bengal's gift ... to the whole nation ." in the context of "Mahatma Gandhi, Harijan July 1939, in Lal, K. S. (2002). Return to roots. New Delhi: Radha.(50)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Vande Mataram" (Quotes)
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