“Postcolonialism is the invention of some rich guys from India who saw that they could make a good career in top Western universities by playing on the guilt of white liberals.” GuyWhiteCareersRichSawsIndiaGuiltWesternUniversityInvention Author:Slavoj Žižek
“Our nation is rich and our people can be rich. 2014 elections is a fight against poverty.” PeopleFightingNationsPovertyDemocracyRichIndiaElection Author:Narendra Modi
“Forget if you are rich or poor. All you need is faith in yourself. If you have the passion to work then just get up and set forth and you will find the way!” IfsWayNeedsMotivationPassionForgetPoorRichIndiaGet UpFaith In YourselfRich Or Poor Author:Narendra Modi
“We, the present generation, have the responsibility to act as a trustee of the rich natural wealth for the future generations. The issue is not merely about climate change; it is about climate justice.” NaturalWealthJusticeResponsibilityIssuesRichGenerationsIndiaClimateClimate ChangeFuture GenerationTrustees Author:Narendra Modi
“Coming age is the age of knowledge. However rich, poor or powerful a country be, if they want to move ahead, only knowledge can lead them to that path.” IfsWantCountryAgeMovingPoorPowerfulEducationPathRichIndiaMoving AheadRich Poor Author:Narendra Modi
“A nation with a strong defence industry will not only be more secure. It will also reap rich economic benefits - it can boost investment, expand manufacturing, support enterprise, raise the technology level and increase economic growth in the country.” CountryStrongNationsGrowthLevelsTechnologySupportRichEconomicIndustryBenefitsIndiaIncreaseRaisesInvestmentSecureEnterpriseGovernanceEconomic GrowthDefenceManufacturingReapBoost Author:Narendra Modi
“Prime Minister Jan Dhan Yojana is a reflection of how rich India's poor are at heart. Without any obligation to put any money in the 0 balance accounts, they didn't open an empty account.” HeartPoorRichBalanceReflectionEmpowermentEmptyAccountsIndiaObligationMinistersPrimePrime Minister Author:Narendra Modi
“Imagine what would happen if the government were to take the wealth of 200,000 of India's richest people and redistribute it amongst 2 million of India's poorest? We would hear a lot about socialist appropriation and the death of democracy. Why should taking from the rich be called appropriation and taking from the poor be called development?” PeopleIfsShouldGovernmentHappensWealthPoorMillionsDemocracyRichImagineDevelopmentIndiaSocialistPoorestAppropriation Author:Arundhati Roy
“Now, if you're rich, you can spend a lot of money, Netherlands-style, and reduce that. But Bangladesh or parts of India, like Calcutta, they just simply won't be able to afford that kind of protection.” IfsKindAbleRichStyleIndiaProtectionLots Of MoneyCalcuttaBangladeshNetherlands Author:Bill Gates
“My father had been a forester and I had grown up on those hills. I had seen forests and streams disappear. I jumped into Chipko movement and started to work with the peasant women. I learned from them about what forests mean for a rural woman in India in terms of firewood and fodder and medicinal plants and rich knowledge.” MeanFatherTermRichMovementIndiaPlantDisappearForestsHillsStreamsPeasantsFodderFirewood Author:Vandana Shiva
“You go to India and you see the poorest village somewhere in the middle of India. And the poor family is happier than any rich billionaire in this country because of spirituality.” CountrySpiritualityPoorRichMiddleIndiaVillageBillionairePoorestPoor Family Author:Marina Abramovic
“The rich and powerful countries are trying to wreck as much as possible. You know, go off the cliff as soon as you can. Extract every drop of hydrocarbons off the ground and destroy the environment. At the opposite extreme are countries like Bolivia and Ecuador, indigenous people around the world, and first nations in Canada and tribal people in India, campesinos in Colombia... They're trying to save the commons.” PeopleKnowsWorldTryingFirstsCountryNationsPowerfulRichEnvironmentOppositesIndiaExtremesAround The WorldCanadaIndigenousCliffsWrecksColombiaIndigenous PeopleBoliviaEcuadorHydrocarbonsPowerful Countries Author:Noam Chomsky
“Looking a dead insect in the sack of basmati that had come all the way from Dehra Dun, he almost wept with sorrow and marvel at its journey, which was tenderness for his own journey. In India almost nobody would be able to afford this rice, and you had to travel around the world to be able to eat such things where they were cheap enough that you could gobble them down without being rich; and when you got home to the place where they grew, you couldn't afford them anymore.” WorldWayEnoughHomeWould BeAbleRichJourneyGrewSorrowIndiaAround The WorldTendernessInsectsRiceBeing Rich Author:Kiran Desai
“India happens to be a rich country inhabited by very poor people.” PeopleCountryHappensPoorPowerfulRichIndiaPoor PeopleRich CountriesMixed Economy Author:Manmohan Singh
“Iqbal, that great poet, was so right. The moment you recognize what is beautiful in this world, you stop being a slave. To hell with the Naxals and their guns shipped from China. If you taught every poor boy how to paint, that would be the end of the rich in India.” IfsWorldEndsMomentsWould BeBeautifulPoorBoysHellRichThis WorldTaughtPoetGunIndiaSlavePaintChinaGreat PoetPoor Boy Book:The White Tiger Source: The White Tiger
“If China and India were as rich as the United States is today, the market for cancer drugs would be eight times larger than it is now.” IfsStatesInspirationWould BeTodayMotivationUnitedUnited StatesRichDrugIndiaCancerChinaEightHealthcareChina And India Author:Alex Tabarrok