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 introduce a truly Indian Mind of high calibre to you, Pranav. If you read his talks and books in the later years of your life, and even if you reject every idea in these letters the basic purpose of dissimination of ideas, VicharSasan, and Vichar-Prasar is achieved. Vinoba, himself. used to say that very little remains once a person is dead. Vinobaji died on 15th November, 1982. Now he remains as pure thought or idea. Ihave throughout referred to him as Vinoba. Vinobaji was a human being whom I respected, and met only once in 1976 when he was being vilified all around. I have interpreted his Goraksha fast unto death in one of my letters. His human body (Deha) is no more. What remains is pure, bodyless thought. That is why I have called him Vinoba and not Vinobaji.

As a Hindu I have to pay three debts: Deva-rna, Pitr-rna and Acharya-rna. These letters are my offering to Vinoba as a "Acharya Tarpana by Vichar-Prasar.

With love,

Yours, L.N. Godbole

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