Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964), Prime Minister of India, from An Autobiography publisher: Penguin India, ISBN: 9789385990045
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The spectacle of what is called religion, or at any rate organized religion, in India and elsewhere has filled me with horror, and I have frequently condemned it and wished to make a clean sweep of it.
— Jawaharlal Nehru on Irreligion in India
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Source: Wikiquote: "Irreligion in India" (Quotes by atheist, agnostic and rationalist Indians, Pre-Independence)
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About Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru (14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) was a central figure in India during the middle-third of the 20th-century. He was a principal leader of the Indian independence movement in the 1930s and 1940s. Upon India's independence in 1947, Nehru served as the country's prime minister for 17 years.
About Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru (14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) was a central figure in India during the middle-third of the 20th-century. He was a principal leader of the Indian independence movement in the 1930s and 1940s. Upon India's independence in 1947, Nehru served as the country's prime minister for 17 years.
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