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THE comments, published under “News and Views” in NATURE of August 12, upon Mr. M. K. Acharya's evidence before the Indian Joint Select Committee, concerning the views of the orthodox Hindu upon such subjects as Suttee, are most welcome, for the matters dealt with are anthropological and essentially scientific. However, the statement that the 170,000,000 Hindus, whom Mr. Acharya is said to represent, are not only orthodox (and therefore theologically rather than politically minded !) but are, furthermore, inarticulate, requires explanation.
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CODRINGTON, K. Politics and Religion in India. Nature 132, 349–350 (1933). https://doi.org/10.1038/132349a0
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