As a young kid in the beginning, I myself did not know that there was women’s cricket in India or that there is an Indian women’s cricket team.
Much of India that we dream of still lies ahead of us: housing, power, water and sanitation for all; bank accounts and insurance for every citizen; connected and prosperous villages; and, smart and sustainable cities.
The song ‘Bolo Naa’ from the film ‘Chittagong,’ which got me the National Award, wasn’t even promoted in India, whereas the film won laurels all over the world.
Jawaharlal Nehru did a huge amount for education in India.
Everyone should be allowed to participate in sport, because it helps you to become more confident. That is important for women in India, because we are not always treated as equals.
I must admit that i am fascinated by the glories of ancient India. But when will the purveyors of Indian culture realise that not everything about our past was glorious?
I’ve always maintained that the problem in India is that we only give credit to big contributions.
Starting in my late 20s, I would go on one fishing trip a year to an exotic location. I went to India and caught what was essentially a giant carp. I went to Thailand and got myself arrested as a suspected spy. I went to the Congo and got malaria. But even the bad stuff is material.
When I came back to India after Harvard Business School, I started as a lawyer and as a trade union leader.
India is such a hospitable country.
We’ve gone from the image of India as land of fakirs lying on beds of nails, and snake charmers with the Indian rope trick, to the image of India as a land of mathematical geniuses, computer wizards, software gurus.
The G8 nations, together with the five major emerging economies of China, India, South Africa, Brazil, Mexico, use almost three-quarters of the Earth’s biocapacity – the capacity of the world’s ecosystems to produce natural resources and to reduce harmful substances.
I hate the title of being called ‘the richest woman in India,’ but it’s the recognition that this was the value that I had created as a woman entrepreneur, and that makes me very, very proud.
You can’t share things about India with Americans, as they don’t seem interested. Their culture is different.
When I am in India, I feel pampered. However, when I am In Georgia, I am on my own, as I have to cook and do things all by myself. However, that gives me an independent feeling.
‘Vietnam Veedu’ is nothing if you compare Nagesh’s other works. He is the definition of humor in India.
The first country to adopt happiness as an official goal of public policy is the tiny little country of Bhutan in Asia near China and India.
The entire political elite has mismanaged the Indian economy for the last 50 years. You cannot solve a crisis that is borne as a symptom of mismanagement in just five minutes or in a week. It will involve significant sacrifices and pain, and I doubt that in India there is the political will to face the music.
A lot of people say that India has been held back by its democracy. But let’s remember that, despite being a poor country, India’s democracy meant that its government never let millions of people starve.
India and Pakistan became free within hours of each other. Why is it that today India is a recognised IT superpower in the world, and Pakistan is recognised only as the pre-eminent export factory for terror?
I am an Indian, and I know what India is. I know Indian culture. I know Indian constitution and democracy.
I think the BJP is a joke. It is a party of semi-literates and has fascist tendencies. Such a party can never have real roots in India because Hinduism is the antithesis of fascism.
Reports also suggest that Ernst and Young and other large tax preparation firms are sending tax returns overseas for processing. But the IRS has no control over tax information once it’s been sent to India or another country.
I think tokenization eventually means everyone becomes an investor once all the regulatory issues are worked out – from your computer itself to a kid in India messing around with $10.
India is a reservoir of alternative interpretations of what the global is, and these ways of viewing the world need to be exposed.
All I ever want is to return to either Bangladesh, my motherland, or India, my adopted home.
During the 1942 Quit India Movement, I was a student at Gwalior High School. I was arrested by the British for participating in the movement. My parents then sent me off to my village where, again, I jumped into the movement.
I was lucky in my early years to play for a Karnataka team that was trying to forge itself into a strong side, and they were years of fun and learning. In the Indian team, I was fortunate to be part of a wonderful era when India played some of its finest cricket at home and abroad.
What’s the point of being an Australian guy traveling through India if you are going to go to India to meet other Australians?
For years, I never knowingly went on a holiday. When I travelled, it was for work. Now I am a huge advocate, particularly to places which have amazing wildlife, such as Antarctica, India and Patagonia.
Some people in India want to increase corruption and dishonesty in the name of caste.
Being born a girl in India, it matters a lot what family you are born into.
The streets of India are not safe for children, and every year, thousands are forced to live on the streets, avoiding being kidnapped or worse.
Milk production is one of India’s great success stories.
hooting for ‘Savdhaan India’ in Mathura made me realise that no matter what place you come from be it a holy city, crime still prevails.
‘Mr. India’ was a turning point. Before that, Hindi moviegoers saw me just as a glamour girl. After ‘Mr. India,’ they felt I could act.
Hopefully the presence in Congress of an American who happens to be Hindu will increase America’s understanding of India as well as India’s understanding of America.
I think GST is a great outcome. There is no ifs and buts about that. It is a transformational event for India.
It’s always tough playing India in India.
In England or America, actors do not have to cater to an image. In India, it is almost demanded of us. Very seldom do you get a film where you can walk away from your image.
India’s great economic boom, the arrival of the Internet and outsourcing, have broken the wall between provincial India and the world.
I’ve been a fan of Dhoni for years. I’ve seen him play for India for over 10 years.
Also, it is interesting that developing countries, with China and India perhaps in the lead, where the future of the global environment will be decided are now on board with the case for sustainable development.
If an industrialist can sell his products anywhere in India and the world, why should a farmer not be allowed to do so?
In India, there’s a way of seeing life as a cosmic play. It’s called Lila. I can watch my life, and I can see my guru playing with me.
In the space of a decade, China and India have emerged as dramatic, dynamic competitors.
Today, India is a nuclear weapons state.
The Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor led to many very good things. If you follow the trail, it led to kicking Europeans out of Asia – that saved tens of millions of lives in India alone.
I don’t think that anyone seriously fears that the world can be blown to pieces all together. But what one can fear and rightly so are regional things, like in the Middle East, India, Pakistan, the Korean Peninsula, borders in Africa, etc.
I noted that people are happy here in India. When I went back home, people had everything in the materialistic sense and were surrounded with abundance, but they were not happy.
I would say if you have a dream, follow it. It doesn’t really matter whether you are a woman or from India or from wherever.
India’s Got Talent’ is one of the biggest platforms for talent across the world.
Patients are becoming aware that they’re being taken for a ride by big pharma companies. They charge high prices and have never cared for India’s healthcare. There are 23 million cases of cancer every year and India has a fair share of that.
India is abundant in ayurveda, yoga, meditation, holistic wellness, therapists, energy healers, natural and chemical-free skincare, haircare organic foods and more.
In the real world, immeasurable hurt is caused by terrorists based in Pakistan who attack countries like India.
I have captained India in two World Cup finals. I definitely want to win the World Cup before I retire.
If you write a lovely story about India, you’re criticized for selling an exotic version of India. And if you write critically about India, you’re seen as portraying it in a negative light – it also seems to be a popular way to present India, sort of mangoes and beggars.
India and Japan should develop a complementary relationship in information technology.
I believe economic growth should translate into the happiness and progress of all. Along with it, there should be development of art and culture, literature and education, science and technology. We have to see how to harness the many resources of India for achieving common good and for inclusive growth.
India has long been an exporter of talent to tech companies… But it is India that’s now undergoing its own revolution.
