“Formal education in British India was remarkable for its lack of connection with its Indian environment. Like the African persuaded to cover his nakedness with a Mother Hubbard, we wore mental Mother Hubbards, and they were often a sad fit. Our textbooks had been compiled by Englishmen for English children, of whom there were none in my school and few in any school in India.” ChildrenSchoolMotherEnvironmentFitConnectionsIndiaBritishIndianRemarkableFormalImperialismEnglishmenTextbooksFormal Education Book:From fear set free Source: From fear set free
“In Greek mythology, the hero wants to be great, but the very concept does not exist in the Indian vocabulary. Yet it has become the global template. And it's a template that won't fit in India.” WantDoeHeroFitConceptsIndiaMythologyIndianGreekGreek MythologyVocabularyGreek Myth Author:Devdutt Pattanaik
“We started Ashoka here in India with a simple idea: that you needed social entrepreneurs to deal with problems that don't fit the business paradigm.” IdeasProblemSocialSimpleDealsNeededFitIndiaEntrepreneurParadigmSimple Ideas Author:Bill Drayton
“In India, we kind of concentrate only on weight loss. I want to teach people that it is very important to be strong and fit, rather than just thin.” PeopleWantKindImportantStrongLossTeachFitWeightIndiaWeight Loss Author:Bipasha Basu
“We want the children to conform; we want to control their minds, to shape their conduct, their way of living, so that they will fit into the pattern of society, That is what every parent wants, is it not? And that is exactly what is happening, whether it be in America or in Europe, in Russia or in India. The pattern may vary slightly, but they all want the child to conform.” WayWantMindMayChildrenAmericaParentFitShapesHappeningsEuropeIndiaPatternsRussiaConformVary Book:Collected Works of J Krishnamurti 1956-1957: A Light to Yourself Source: Collected Works of J Krishnamurti 1956-1957: A Light to Yourself
“I am an artist and a writer, and I do think that one always places oneself in the picture to see where one fits. I left home when I was sixteen and lived in places where it was very easy for me to have fallen the other way. I could have been on the large convoy because I was a woman and I was alone. In India, that's not a joke. I could have ended up very, very badly. I'm lucky that I didn't.” ThinkingWayHas BeensHomeArtistLeftEasyFitLuckyJokesIndiaOneselfFallenCould Have BeenSixteen Author:Arundhati Roy