03-29-2004, 05:00 AM
http://humanists.net/avijit/rationalism/
The above page contains this quote of Nehru
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Among the books that have been lost is the entire literature of materialism .....much of the literature of materialism in India was destroyed by the priests an other believers in the orthodox religion during subsequent periods. (The Discovery of India, Page. 100) [3]
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Is there is any basis to Nehru's comments?
The above page contains this quote of Nehru
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Among the books that have been lost is the entire literature of materialism .....much of the literature of materialism in India was destroyed by the priests an other believers in the orthodox religion during subsequent periods. (The Discovery of India, Page. 100) [3]
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Is there is any basis to Nehru's comments?