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UPSC 2021: Who among the following is associated with 'Songs from Prison', a translation of ancient Indian religious lyrics in English?
(a)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(b)Jawaharlal Nehru
(c)Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
(d)Sarojini Naidu
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“Songs from Prison: Translations of Indian Lyrics Made in Jail” was compiled by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi during his incarceration in Yeravada (1930–33); it renders Sanskrit and vernacular devotional songs into English. The work is not associated with Tilak, Nehru or Sarojini Naidu. ([books.google.com](https://books.google.com/books/about/Songs_from_Prison.html?id=zCK8zwEACAAJ&utm_source=openai))
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