175 quotes found
“He can read and write, but he doesn't get what he's read. He's half-baked. The country is full of people like him, I'll tell you that. And we entrust our glourious parliamentary democracy”
“The idea of Plato that philosophers must be the rulers and directors of society is practiced in India.”
“Any human being has a fundamental right to fight for their rights, but that (own right) can not include anything that is fundamentally trying to deny others what is their fundamental right.The root...”
“Those who have never seen a leopard under favourable conditions in his natural surroundings can have no conception of the grace of movement, and beauty of colouring, of this the most gracefuL and t...”
“Where are the coconut trees bowing allegiance to the wind, the wide open spaces, the verdant green fields?”
“There was too much opinion in this country, too many sob stories. Nobody wanted to put a lid on anything; everyone wanted to say it all, about everything. If you as much as said hello to someone on...”
“But hes an untouchable, Shirin. Hes my Untouchable Prince Charming, then. Only I am allowed to touch him.”
“Theres a great drought in my village. People are dying. The price of rice and pulses has rocketed. There is no water anywhere. And here, people are complaining about the rain...”
“What am I doing here, Reena? Why am I dancing to the tunes of that old hag?You are saving your family.”
“Now let me ask my countrymen, Have you ever granted a moment's thought to this very vital problem in the building of our nation ? Have you devised any practical remedies to combat this evil ? Will ...”
“You are a girl, Shirin. Girls dont run around naked.Why?They just dont.”
“You dont live in luxury! You are relegated to sleep in the little store room behind the kitchen with the cockroaches and rats and are at the mercy of Mrs. Gupta, Reena was indignant. Its five-star ...”
“Sometimes, it is easier to leave things as they are, rather than to fight, go against the flow.”
“What wouldnt my people give for a few bites of the biryani she ordered me to throw away yesterday because she said it smelt?”
“For, to be woken up at five in the morning by the devotional treacle of Anup Jalota, Hari Om Sharan and other confectioners, all of them simultaneously droning out from several different cassette p...”
“I watched the rows and rows of chappals left by devotees outside the Hindu temple and wondered if the homeless boys who sometimes steal our chickens ever steal them, and if they do, are they punish...”
“Every family has secrets, Reena, and theyre there for a reason.”
“The Mississippi and its paddle boats, and the rivers of Bengal and their gleaming steamers evoked a similar atmosphere of romance, of long, song-filled voyages, high winds and lonely sunsets.”
“What better hiding place than an old, woodlice-ridden album of photographs!”
“India is a country for all but not a country for sale. Greedy politicians and greedy businessmen should aware of it.”
