“Woman is an incarnation of 'Shakti'- the goddess of power. If she is bestowed with education, Gujarat's strength will double. Let the campaign of 'Kanya Kelavni' be spread in every home. Let the lamp of educating daughters be lit up in every heart. Then only the vision of 'Jay Jay Garvi Gujarat' will be realized.” IfsHeartHomeEducationVisionDaughterIndiaSpreadCampaignsGoddessLitLampsIncarnationShaktiGujarat Author:Narendra Modi
“The restoration of spinning to its central place in India's peaceful campaign for deliverance from the imperial yoke gives her women a special status.” GivingSpecialIndiaCampaignsPeacefulSpinningRestorationDeliveranceYoke Book:Collected Works Source: Collected Works
“Cleanliness and sanitation were closest to Gandhiji's heart. We will launch a 'Clean India' campaign and by Gandhiji's 150th birth anniversary, all schools in the country should have toilets with separate toilets for girls.” ShouldHeartCountrySchoolGirlBirthShould HaveIndiaInnovationCleanCampaignsClosestToiletsCleanlinessSanitationGandhiji Author:Narendra Modi
“India just went 3 years with no cases [of polio]. Pakistan is our toughest location right now because some parts of the Taliban have not allowed vaccinators to come in and have even attacked vaccinators. We are hopeful this will get resolved since no one wants their kid to be paralyzed. I spend a lot of time making sure the polio campaign is doing the best it can. We have great computer models that help guide our activities.” WantYearsHelpingKidsCasesRight NowActivityComputerModelsIndiaGuidesCampaignsHopefulLocationPakistanTalibanParalyzedPolio Author:Bill Gates
“We have a very old conservation movement, particularly in the United States, which has focused on campaigns to protect endangered species: the spotted owl, the old-growth forest. But usually it stops there. To me, biodiversity is the full spectrum. Species conservation is not only about wilderness conservation. Its also about protecting the livelihood of people even while changing the dominant relationship that humans have had with other species. In India, its an economic issue, not just an ecological one.” PeopleHumansStatesGrowthUnitedUnited StatesIssuesEconomicMovementProtectIndiaSpeciesFocusedCampaignsForestsWildernessDominantConservationSpectrumEcologicalLivelihoodOwlBiodiversityEndangered SpeciesEconomic Issues Author:Vandana Shiva
“In India the new government - the members of the radical Hindu Right who want India to be a 'Hindu Nation' - they're bigots. Butchers. Massacres are their unofficial election campaigns - orchestrated to polarise communities and bring in the vote.” WantGovernmentNationsCommunityMembersVoteIndiaElectionCampaignsRadicalButchersBigotsMassacresNew Government Author:Arundhati Roy
“One of my fantasies in my life has been that I was granted access with a camera to go back in time, and to film the actual campaign of Alexander crossing into India through Iran and Persia.” Has BeensFilmFantasyIndiaCamerasAccessCampaignsGrantedIranCrossingsBack In TimePersiaGo Back In Time Author:Oliver Stone
“If more girls are educated, all of India stands to gain. The Girl Rising campaign aims to address that through various innovative initiatives that will not only help create awareness but also create a tangible platform to effect change.” IfsHelpingGirlEffectsAwarenessGainsIndiaAimVariousCampaignsEducatedRisingAddressesPlatformsInitiativeInnovativeTangible Author:Priyanka Chopra