“The unparalleled extravagance of English rule has demented the rajas and the maharajas who, unmindful of consequences, ape it and grind their subjects to dust.” SubjectsConsequenceIndiaDustApesGrindExtravaganceDemented Book:The Essential Writings Source: The Essential Writings
“I think Pakistan was not a factor in terms of decision India to obtain nuclear weapon. Because there was no talk of Pakistan having any capability. The main factor was China. And the international prestige that China was getting as a consequence of having its own nuclear weapons.” ThinkingTermDecisionWeaponsConsequenceIndiaInternationalChinaNuclearFactorsCapabilityNuclear WeaponsPakistanPrestige Author:Subramanian Swamy
“My mother had been an English teacher in India before she came to the U.K., and she taught me to read early on - not only in English, but in Hindi, too. My teachers didn't like the fact that I was reading more quickly than they were teaching, and as a consequence, I would sometimes get bored in class.” SometimesFactsMotherReadingClassTeacherTeachingTaughtConsequenceIndiaBoredHindiEnglish TeacherReading More Author:Sanjeev Bhaskar
“Whether when I was a child and fought the British in the Monkey brigade, or when I was a girl and wanted to have children, or when I was a woman and devoted myself to my father, making my husband angry. Each time I stayed involved all the way in my decision, and took the consequences. Even if I was fighting for things that didn't concern India.” IfsWayChildrenWantedGirlFightingFatherDecisionInvolvedHusbandConsequenceConcernIndiaAngryBritishMy HusbandDevotedMonkeys Author:Indira Gandhi
“Some of the most dramatic consequences of the Kosovo war are linked to the resumption of the arms race and the suicidal political and economic policies of countries like India and Pakistan where tons of money are currently being spent on atomic weaponry. This is abhorrent!” WarCountryPoliticalRaceEconomicPolicyArmsConsequenceIndiaDramaticLinkedPakistanSuicidalEconomic PolicyArms RaceWeaponryKosovoAbhorrentIndia And PakistanResumption Author:Paul Virilio
“The Indian government has managed to turn the concept of nonviolence on its head. Nonviolent resistance and nonviolent governance. Unlike, say, China or Turkey or Indonesia, India doesn't mow down its people. It doesn't kill people who are refusing to move. It just waits it out. It continues to do what it has to do and ignores the consequences.” PeopleGovernmentMovingTurnsWaitingConceptsConsequenceIndiaChinaResistanceIndianNonviolenceTurkeysGovernanceIndonesiaNonviolent Resistance Author:Arundhati Roy
“In India, there are real consequences to inattention; drivers who jeopardize pedestrians can be lynched on the spot.” RealConsequenceIndiaSpotsDriversPedestriansInattentionJeopardize Author:Bharati Mukherjee