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Article: An interview with V.M. Tarkunde: the grand old man of Indian humanism.(Interview)
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- Free Inquiry
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- September 22, 1996
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1996 Council for Democratic and Secular Humanism, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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I failed to obtain a visa to India the first time I applied in 1986. Every day for more than a month I called the Indian Embassy to inquire on its status, but there was no answer from Delhi. A formal request from the Foreign Ministry of my native country, Norway, did not help. My plane left without me. No official reason was given, but I was discreetly told by personal connections in the Indian Embassy that the reason for the "delay" was that I had written on my application form that I was going to meet V. M. Tarkunde - the prominent Indian lawyer, civil rights fighter, and humanist leader. He had criticized Indira Gandhi as well as her successor, Rajiv Gandhi, for their ...
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