Prof Vincent Smith of Oxford observed<ref>Oxford History of India (1919) Page X</ref>: "India beyond all doubts possesses a deep underlying fundamental unity, far more profound than that produced either by geographical isolation or by political superiority. That unity transcends the innumerable diversities of blood, colour, language, dress, manners and sect". | Prof Vincent Smith of Oxford observed<ref>Oxford History of India (1919) Page X</ref>: "India beyond all doubts possesses a deep underlying fundamental unity, far more profound than that produced either by geographical isolation or by political superiority. That unity transcends the innumerable diversities of blood, colour, language, dress, manners and sect". |