UPSC Mains 2014Question 5General Studies 1Indian Culture150 words
Sufis and medieval mystic saints failed to modify either the religious ideas and practices or the outward structure of Hindu / Muslim societies to any appreciable extent. Comment. (Answer in 150 words)
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