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India has a rich tradition of wisdome which lits our day lifts our spirits. However, our digital space is devoid of this treasure trove. Is it not an irony that a country that has abundant digital resources can not bring its own intellectual and spiritual wealth on one digital platform?
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Perfection is the attribute of the Almighty, and yet what a great democrat HE is! What an amount of wrong and humbug HE suffers on our part! HE even suffers insignificant creatures of HIS to question HIS very existence, though HE is in every atom about us, around us and within us. But, HE has reserved to HIMSELF the right of becoming manifest to whom so ever HE chooses. HE is a Being without hands and other organs, yet one can see HIM who HE chooses to reveal Himself.
Mahatma Gandhi

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