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Among the various vernaculars that are spoken in different parts of India, there is one that stands out strongly from the rest, as that which is most widely known. It is Hindi. A man who knows Hindi can travel over India and find everywhere Hindi-speaking people.
Among the various vernaculars that are spoken in different parts of India, there is one that stands out strongly from the rest, as that which is most widely known. It is Hindi. A man who knows Hindi can travel over India and find everywhere Hindi-speaking people.
Approximate author period: c. 1890 AD · industrial
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- Annie Besant
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- Approximate author period: c. 1890 AD · industrial
Approximate author-period evidence for Annie Besant: life dates 1847 to 1933. Wikidata Q464318, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q464318 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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