The true measure of a civilization is not in its cities of b... - Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

"The true measure of a civilization is not in its cities of brick and stone, but in the character of its people."

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Philosophy

Prime Minister Indian 1889–1964

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