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“The power of the creative imagination is not only merely content with observing the world as it is, accepting a given reality, but is capable of creating a new reality by transforming the inner as well as the outer world”

Quote by Anagarika Govinda

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Anagarika Govinda

Anagarika Govinda, an Indian painter born on May 17, 1898, and passed away on January 14, 1985. His works are renowned for their unique style and profound understanding of traditional Indian art. more

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