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Word: brahmacharya (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1946-1946
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Gandhi, who has described himself as "a lustful but faithful husband" until he vowed complete celibacy at the age of 37, requires all married couples visiting his "hermitage" to practice his preaching of Brahmacharya (sexual continence) as a preparation for public service. But few of India's 389 millions, who produce approximately 18 million babies a year, have embraced his kind of marriage as a permanent thing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INDIA: Until Swaraj | 7/22/1946 | See Source »

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