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...one need not, and should not, believe blindfolded in whatever is said about ascent or salvation, but should treat it like a hypothesis, and observe the facts with an open mind like a scientist.

Nirmala Srivastava

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Nirmala Srivastava
Age: 87 †
Born: 1923
Born: March 21
Died: 2011
Died: February 23
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