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In Western lands there is a distinct division between the religious and the secular life. There is one rule of conduct for laymen and another for clergymen. This distinction has never found its place in the life of the people of India. There, all of life is included in the word 'religion.'

Virchand Gandhi

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Virchand Gandhi
Age: 36 †
Born: 1864
Born: August 25
Died: 1901
Died: August 7
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