" In the ancient times, India became great because our ancestors kept their minds open to new ideas and to all new developments in the outside world and showed adventurous spirit when they undertook perilous voyages across the high seas and cultivated great minds.

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In later period, that spirit almost disappeared and India degenerated because she lost contacts with outside world, while internal quarrels weakened the nation marking her a prey to foreign aggression.

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Modern India should derive inspiration from our ancient history as well as learn lessons from the world outside. We cannot grow by closing our doors and shutting ourselves in dark cells. "__ Jawaharlal Nehru.

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Taken from a speech at a public meeting, Agartala, 25 October 1952. From the Amrita Bazar Patrika, 26 October 1952.

Reference __ Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru, Second Series Volume 20, page number 151-152.

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