“In the 1980s, we were advised, why don't you follow Reaganomics or Thatcherite economics. We said, yes, there are good points, let's see how we can fit them in the Indian economy. Every country has its own way of moving forward.” WaySaidCountryMovingEconomyFitEconomicsMoving ForwardIndianReaganomics Author:Pranab Mukherjee
“The American Indian is of the soil, whether it be the region of forests, plains, pueblos, or mesas. He fits into the landscape, for the hand that fashioned the continent also fashioned the man for his surroundings. He once grew as naturally as the wild sunflowers, he belongs just as the buffalo belonged.” MenHandsNatureHe ManGrewFitEnvironmentalForestsLandscapeIndianSoilNativeRegionsContinentsNative AmericanSurroundingsAmerican IndianGreat AmericanNative American WisdomBuffaloNative AmericaNative American IndianGreat Native AmericanNative American EarthSunflowerIndian WisdomNative WisdomNative American Indian InspirationalNative American DreamAmerican Landscape Book:Land of the Spotted Eagle Source: Land of the Spotted Eagle
“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
“I was far too embarrassed to share the experience of Indian food at school. As a kid, you're desperate to fit in, to assimilate in some way, and everything about me stood out.” WayKidsSchoolShareFitIndianDesperateEmbarrassedIndian Food Author:Sanjeev Bhaskar