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Word: jaipurdhi (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...most advanced thinkers to be found in this Universe-city. These choice souls call themselves the Why-nots and hold their meetings in a barn amidst the red flare of torches. Thither I went with great hopes, and witnessed the most extraordinary manifestations of advanced thought. By special invitation, Jaipurdhi, the Indian fakir most noted for his piety and fifth, had come to address them upon the fundamental necessity of discarding all clothing for complete self-expression. With great enthusiasm the Why-nots embraced the theory on the spot, and left the fakir in a triumphal procession through the streets...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Persian University Letter No. 3 | 5/1/1925 | See Source »

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