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...were the rulers of India before the British came and should have been restored to power when the British left calls for some historical perspective. At the advent of British rule, the Mughal empire was in decline, and most of the subcontinent was under the sway of the Hindu Maratha empire. After World War II, the Indian independence movement was led by Mahatma Gandhi, a Hindu, and supported by people of all races and creeds. When independence was finally achieved, the new nation's founding fathers were predominantly Hindu. To their great credit, they made India's constitution a secular...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 8/17/2007 | See Source »

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