“The reality is that there are half a billion kids in India, in villages, who have a pre-determined life. If they're very lucky and they're a gifted athlete, maybe they can compete for the Olympics, or maybe they can get into the military. But if you're not a gifted athlete, then you're going to end up working for your family and you're going to perpetuate what your family is. It's gotten to the point, in villages, where there's no hope. And the first spark of hope is when you ask yourself the question,"What gift did God give me that I can develop and use to better my life?"” IfsGivingFirstsI CanEndsUseRealityKidsAsksHalfMilitaryLuckyIndiaGive MeAthleteDeterminedBillionsOur FamilyVillageSparksOlympicsGiftedNo Hope Author:J. B. Bernstein
“21st century is the century of knowledge and the world has always looked at India whenever knowledge finds prominence. Emergence of knowledge society is no more a slogan but has become a reality. Knowledge will be the fountainhead of all the activities that happen in human development.” WorldHumansRealityHappensEducationCenturyDevelopmentActivityIndia21st CenturySlogansHuman DevelopmentEmergenceFountainheadProminence Author:Narendra Modi
“Contrary to the prevailing notion that good governance is bad politics, in reality good governance is good politics. A government should work keeping in mind the welfare of future generations, not the next election.” ShouldMindRealityGovernmentNextGenerationsIndiaElectionNotionContraryWelfareGovernanceFuture GenerationPrevailingGood GovernanceBad Politics Author:Narendra Modi
“I have toured around for 45 years and have experience of night halt at more than 400 districts. And that's why I know the reality of this earth.” KnowsYearsRealityEarthNightPoliticsIndiaHalt Author:Narendra Modi
“The entire Nation has joined hands to make the dream of a Digital India into a reality. Youngsters are enthusiastic, industry is supportive and the government is proactive. India is yearning for a digital revolution.” DreamHandsRealityGovernmentNationsTechnologyRevolutionIndustryIndiaDigitalYearningSupportiveEnthusiasticInformation TechnologyYoungstersProactiveDigital RevolutionDigital India Author:Narendra Modi
“I have a vision of a Modern India. I have embarked on a huge mission to convert that vision into reality. My mantra is Development.” RealityVisionModernHugeDevelopmentEmpowermentIndiaMissionsMantrasModern India Author:Narendra Modi
“For the longest time, Indian women have been okay with being curvy. But I think the modern Indian woman needs to get toned. I don't endorse being thin. Anorexia and bulimia are a reality in India because everybody wants to be thin.” ThinkingWantNeedsHas BeensRealityModernOkayIndiaIndianAnorexiaBulimiaCurvyAnorexia And Bulimia Author:Bipasha Basu
“The reality that we were growing up in was very young and vibrant, and nobody was capturing that part of India. I started to backpack after getting out of college. I hiked and did a lot of things nobody was capturing in art at all in India, so I wrote my first novel. It was a very, trippy, experience-filled novel, and it ended up doing very well in India because nobody was writing about that at that point.” WritingFirstsWellsArtRealityYoungNovelGrowing UpGrowingCollegeIndiaFilledTrippy Author:Karan Bajaj
“There's always a joy in newness as a painter, and in sub-Saharan Africa, I encountered different realities with regard to light and how it bounces across the skin. The way that blues and purples come into play. In India and Sri Lanka, it was no different. It became a moment in which I had an opportunity to learn as a painter how to create the body in full form, and that's a very material and aesthetic thing. This is not conceptual. It's all an abstraction.” WayDifferentPlayMomentsBodyRealityLightFormJoyOpportunityMaterialsSkinsIndiaRegardPainterAestheticAbstractionBounceNewnessOpportunities To LearnSri LankaDifferent RealitiesSub Saharan Africa Author:Kehinde Wiley
“We have to craft new political realities, not only in places like India, Afghanistan, Kenya, Pakistan, but here at home as well. Another world is possible.” WorldWellsHomeRealityPoliticalPovertyIndiaCraftsAfghanistanPakistanAnother WorldKenya Author:Alex Steffen
“I spent the past week here in India getting a sense of the reality of HIV and AIDS in people's lives. Fathers and mothers are dying, leaving children with no support. Stigma and discrimination is ruining the family lives. There is an urgent need for education, information, and increased awareness of HIV and AIDS. The response needs to be now. We cannot afford to become fatigued.” PeopleNeedsChildrenRealityPastMotherFightingFatherSupportWeekDyingAwarenessInformationIndiaResponseLeavingAidsDiscriminationUrgentFamily LifeHivStigmaHiv Aids Author:Ralph Fiennes
“This is how you falsify reality, ... The problem in India is not the Islamic fundamentalists. It's the Hindu fundamentalists, who will destroy India in the end.” EndsProblemRealityIndiaIslamicHinduism Author:Mahesh Bhatt
“This missile test reflects India's mindset, ... India's desire to control the subcontinent will never become a reality.” RealityDesireTestsIndiaMindsetMissiles Author:Rashid bin Mohammed Al Maktoum
“Most Americans think of hunger as a problem affecting only places like India, Africa or South America. But it is a tragic reality that our country has millions of children who are suffering from lack of food. We must all work together to save our country from this problem.” ThinkingChildrenCountryProblemRealityTogetherAmericaSufferingMillionsIndiaSouthHungerOur CountryTragicWorking TogetherSouth America Author:Beverly Johnson