“The Anglo-Saxon has established himself in climates totally diverse - Canada, South Africa, and India - and, through several generations, has preserved his essential race characteristics. He is not, of course, superior to climatic influences; but even in warm climates, he is likely to retain his aggressive vigor long enough to supplant races already enfeebled.” LongEnoughCoursesRaceGenerationsInfluenceEssentialsIndiaSouthClimateWarmSuperiorsCharacteristicsCanadaAggressiveDiverseSouth AfricaVigorAnglo Saxon Author:Josiah Strong
“Five hundred years before Christ some physicians of ancient India, working under the influence of the Lord Buddha, advanced the art of healing to so perfect a state that they were able to abolish surgery, although the surgery of their time was as efficient, or more so, than that of the present day.” YearsArtStatesAbleChristPerfectHealingLordFiveInfluenceHundredIndiaAncientEfficientPhysiciansSurgeryAbolishPresent DayAncient IndiaLord Buddha Book:The Bach Flower Remedies Source: The Bach Flower Remedies
“If I was asked what is the greatest treasure which India possesses and what is her finest heritage, I would answer unhesitatingly that it is the Samskrit language and literature and all that it contains. This is a magnificent inheritance and so long as this endures and influences the life of our people, so long will the basic genius of India continue. If our race forgot the Buddha, the Upanishads and the great epics (Ramayana and Mahabharata), India would cease to be India .” PeopleIfsLongLiteratureLanguageAnswersRaceInfluenceGeniusIndiaEndureTreasureCeaseHeritageMagnificentEpicFinestInheritanceMahabharataGreatest Treasure Author:Jawaharlal Nehru
“Theres a clear and strong connection between fertility reduction and womens literacy and empowerment, including womens gainful employment. If you look at the more than 300 districts of India, the strongest influences in explaining fertility variations are womens literacy and gainful economic employment.” IfsLooksStrongClearInfluenceEconomicEmpowermentConnectionsIndiaIncludingEmploymentStrongestLiteracyExplainingVariationReductionFertilityStrong Connection Author:Amartya Sen
“My influences are jazz, blues, European classical music; they are rock music and pop music. So many kinds of music. World music from different countries like India and China. I think that would be a shame not to take advantage and do something... not unique, because I don't have this pretension.” ThinkingWorldKindDifferentCountryWould BeInfluenceRocksUniqueAdvantageIndiaShameJazzChinaPopsClassical MusicPop MusicRock MusicPretensionDifferent CountriesWorld Music Author:Rokia Traore
“India went through a dramatic revolution after the '90s when our economy started opening up for the first time and Indians were now experiencing the Western life, if you will. Drugs and sex and a lot of those influences came in as the economy stabilized, and we were growing up and experiencing that. The Indian writing market was very small at that time. Our literature was very attuned to what Western audiences were interested in, so everybody was writing about the slums in India and magic realism or stories about Hindus and Muslims and partition.” IfsWritingFirstsStoriesLiteratureSexAudienceEconomyGrowing UpGrowingMagicInfluenceRevolutionDrugFirst TimeIndiaWesternOpeningIndianDramaticRealismOpening UpSlumsPartitionMagic Realism Author:Karan Bajaj
“The India I want, I'll never tire of repeating, is a more just and less poor India, one entirely free of foreign influences. If I thought the country was already marching toward these objectives, I'd give up politics immediately and retire as prime minister.” IfsWantGivingCountryPoorInfluenceGiving UpIndiaObjectivesMinistersPrimeRetiringPrime MinisterTire Author:Indira Gandhi
“India deliberately aggravated Sri Lanka's ethnic crisis. It destabilized Sri Lanka [by training and arming Tamil militants, including the Tigers] so that it could play a dominant role in bringing Sri Lanka within its sphere of influence.” PlayRolesInfluenceTrainingIndiaCrisisIncludingSpheresDominantTigersSri LankaAggravatedSphere Of Influence Author:Velupillai Prabhakaran
“A return to first principles in a republic is sometimes caused by the simple virtues of one man. His good example has such an influence that the good men strive to imitate him, and the wicked are ashamed to lead a life so contrary to his example.” MenFirstsSometimesSimplePrinciplesVirtueInfluenceExampleReturnIndiaStriveContraryWickedAshamedGood ManOne ManRepublicGood ExamplesRepublic Day Book:The Prince Source: The Prince
“Pakistan is alarmed by the rising Indian influence in Afghanistan, and fears that an Afghanistan cleansed of the Taliban would be an Indian client state, thus sandwiching Pakistan between two hostile countries. The paranoia of Pakistan about India's supposed dark machinations should never be underestimated.” ShouldTwoCountryStatesWould BeDarkInfluenceIndiaIndianRisingAfghanistanClientsPakistanHostileParanoiaTalibanUnderestimatedIndia And Pakistan Author:Salman Rushdie
“We believe that the United States and the rest of the international community can play a useful role by exerting influence on Pakistan to put a permanent and visible end to cross-border terrorism against India.” BelieveEndsStatesPlayCommunityUnitedRolesUnited StatesInfluenceCrossesIndiaInternationalTerrorismPermanentBordersVisiblePakistanInternational CommunityBiharIndia And Pakistan Author:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
“Osho is one of India's greatest mystics.... I see him as one of the world's great teachers, thinkers, philosophers and guides of our times. I have enormous respect for his world vision and the kind of International Communities he is building. I have always felt his influence in my life.” WorldKindFeltCommunityVisionTeacherInfluenceBuildingIndiaInternationalPhilosopherGuidesEnormousOur TimeThinkerGreat TeacherInternational CommunityWorld Vision Author:Kabir Bedi
“This doctrine of prenatal influence is now slowly being recognized, and science as well as religion calls out: 'Keep yourself holy, and pure.' So deeply has this been recognized in India, that there we even speak of adultery in marriage, except when marriage is consummated in prayer.” WellsSpeakPrayerMarriageInfluenceHolyPureIndiaDoctrineAdultery Book:The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda Source: The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda