There have been many instances of people combining the political life with the spiritual life, a life of … - Pankaj Mishra

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Creating a positive future begins in human conversation. The simplest and most powerful investment any member of a community or an organisation can make is to begin with other people as though the answers mattered.

Pankaj Mishra

There have been many instances of people combining the political life with the spiritual life, a life of constant self-examination. Gandhi was a great example of that.

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