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John Ovington
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John Ovington (1653–1731) was an English priest known for his travel narrative A Voyage to Surat in the Year 1689, which described his journey to Surat and his experiences there as an East India Company chaplain.
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Of all the regions of the Earth (India is) the only Public theatre of Justice and Tenderness to Brutes and all living creatures." He also found that, because of their diet, the Hindus kept a comely and proportionate body and lived a long life. The simple and meatless food made their thoughts 'quick and nimble,' their 'comprehension of things' easier and developed in them a spirit of fearlessness.
Voyage to Surat as quoted in Londhe, S. (2008). A tribute to Hinduism: Thoughts and wisdom spanning continents and time about India and her culture
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