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From: USA Today
Date: 20080501
Author:Subramanyan, K G

The Mahatma secured India's independence some 60 years ago with the assistance of Nandalal Bose and Rabindranath Tagore.

THE INNOVATIVE philosophy of Nandalal Bose (1882-1966) concerning art and art education was influenced to a large extent by the ideas of two of his distinguished contemporaries, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948) and Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941). Gandhi, known in India today as the father of the nation, managed almost singlehandedly to awaken the aspirations of the Indian people on a wide scale, and he went on to organize his followers into a formidable political ...

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