“Lofty questions about the mind are fascinating to ask, philosophers have been asking them for three millennia both in India where I am from and here in the West - but it is only in the brain that we can eventually hope to find the answers.” MindHas BeensThreeAsksAnswersBrainIndiaAskingWestPhilosopherFascinatingLofty Author:Vilayanur S. Ramachandran
“For nearly three decades there has been, by and large, peace and tranquility on the India-China border. Not a single bullet has been fired for over a quarter-century. Both countries are showing great maturity and a commitment to economic cooperation.” Has BeensCountryThreeEconomicCenturyCommitmentIndiaChinaDecadesBordersMaturityCooperationQuartersBulletsTranquilityPeace And TranquilityEconomic Cooperation Author:Narendra Modi
“Fifty three per cent children in India face sexual abuse - both boys and girls - but we still feel uncomfortable talking about it. We are still hypocrites when it comes to issues like child abuse, sex or for that matter homosexuality. It is high time that we brought the issue from under the carpet.” FeelsChildrenStillsMatterFacesGirlThreeSexTalkingBoysIssuesAbuseIndiaUncomfortableFiftyChild AbuseCentsHomosexualityCarpetHypocriteBoy And Girl Author:Rahul Bose
“Well, first of all, we now have everybody with the exception of India, Pakistan, and Israel, and I dont think these three countries are going to join by simply providing them an incentive, in terms of technology.” ThinkingFirstsWellsCountryThreeTermTechnologyIndiaIsraelExceptionProvidingPakistanIncentivesIndia Pakistan Author:Mohamed ElBaradei
“If it is the case that you need just a first 11 and three or four more players, then why did Christopher Columbus sail to India to discover America?” IfsNeedsFirstsAmericaThreeCasesFourPlayerFootballIndiaManagersSoccerSailChairmanColumbus Author:Claudio Ranieri
“In our times, significantly, the three outstanding voices against violence have been silenced by murder - Mahatma Gandhi in India, Archbishop Romero in El Salvador, and Dr. Martin Luther King, here at home.” Has BeensHomeThreeVoiceViolenceKingsIndiaMurderOur TimeDrsLutherOutstandingDr Martin Luther KingEl SalvadorAgainst Violence Book:Speaking up Source: Speaking up
“BJP is a political party with a difference that aims at good governance. This is proved by the fact that three of the five Chief Ministers according to a recent NDTV survey/poll are from BJP-ruled states.” StatesFactsPoliticalThreeDifferencesPartyFiveIndiaAimChiefsMinistersPolitical PartiesPollsGovernanceSurveysGood GovernanceBjp Author:Narendra Modi
“Women have an important role in agriculture. We need to introduce technology, which will help us harness the potential of women in agriculture. We need to divide the agriculture sector into three parts- regular farming, farming of trees and animal husbandry. If we are able to do this, the contribution of our women will increase even more.” IfsNeedsImportantHelpingAbleThreeAnimalRolesTechnologyTreeEmpowermentIndiaIncreaseContributionDividesIntroducingAgricultureFarmingHarness Author:Narendra Modi
“I had three sessions of chemotherapy so it was really tough, it was hard to go through it. But while I was going through my treatment, I was always motivated that I was going to come back and play for India. I think that's what kept me going and got me through.” ThinkingHardPlayThreeToughIndiaTreatmentMotivatedSessionChemotherapy Author:Yuvraj Singh
“We were great mates [with Rajiv Gandhi]: very, very, very close friends. In fact, on my visit to India as Prime Minister, we were going to his home for dinner. There were two aspects I remember: one is him saying how he had trouble with his security people, because they insisted he wears a vest. He said it was very uncomfortable and he often took it off, but of course, in the end, it wouldn't have mattered if he'd been wearing three vests - he would have been gone.” PeopleIfsHas BeensSaidTwoEndsFactsHomeRememberThreeCoursesGoneTroubleSecurityAspectIndiaDinnerMinistersUncomfortablePrimeMatesPrime MinisterClose FriendsVests Author:Bob Hawke
“Three-quarters of India lives on the edge of the market economy. You can't tell them that only those who can afford water can have it.” ThreeWaterEconomyIndiaEdgesQuartersMarket EconomyLife On The Edge Author:Arundhati Roy
“Just a few years ago India, Pakistan and Bangladesh were one country. Actually, we were many countries if you count the princely states.... Then the British drew a line, and now we're three countries, two of them pointing nukes at each other - the radical Hindu bomb and the radical Muslim bomb.” IfsYearsTwoCountryStatesThreeLinesYears AgoIndiaBritishRadicalBombsPakistanPointingBangladeshNukesIndia Pakistan Author:Arundhati Roy
“Jesus must have been a really great artist in creating enemies because he was only thirty-three when he was crucified, and there were only three years of work because he appeared at the age of thirty. Up to that time he was with the mystery schools, going around the world to Egypt, to India, and the possibility is even to Tibet and to Japan.” WorldYearsHas BeensAgeSchoolArtistThreeJesusChristEnemyMysteryPossibilityCreatingJesus ChristIndiaAround The WorldThirtyJapanThree YearsReally GreatEgyptGreat ArtGreat ArtistTibet Author:Rajneesh
“I have had fatwas issued against me, some three in Bangladesh and another five in India. I will not be cowed by these threats and shall fight for my rights.” FightingThreeFiveRightsIndiaThreatBangladesh Author:Taslima Nasrin
“To believe that I could, at twenty-three, sacrifice history and culture for the Absolute was further proof that I had not understood India. My vocation was culture, not sainthood.” BelieveCultureThreeSacrificeUnderstoodIndiaAbsolutesTwentiesProofVocationSainthoodHistory And Culture Book:Autobiography, Volume 1: 1907-1937, Journey East, Journey West Source: Autobiography, Volume 1: 1907-1937, Journey East, Journey West
“The Maharishi had invited us all to go to India to his ashram in the Indian Himalaya. We were there studying meditation for two and a half months. While the other three Beatles went back to London to start the beginning of their Apple empire, George and I went to Madras for a week’s relaxation. I took this photograph of George one morning, as I thought the light on his face was lovely. I think this was the last time that I saw him looking so calm.” ThinkingTwoLightLastsFacesThreeHalfMorningStudySawsMeditationWeekMonthsIndiaPhotographCalmLondonLovelyIndianApplesEmpiresLast TimeInvitedRelaxationHimalayasMadras Author:Pattie Boyd
“If I had to pick three of my favorite magazines, they would be 'Fast Company', 'Silicon India', and 'Smithsonian.'” IfsWould BeThreeCompanyPicksIndiaMy FavoriteMagazinesSiliconSmithsonian Author:Padmasree Warrior
“In [India] and across the globe, hundreds and thousands of children, as young as three, as young as four, are sold into sexual slavery. But that's not the only purpose that human beings are sold for. They are sold in the name of adoption. They are sold in the name of organ trade. They are sold in the name of forced labor, camel jockeying, anything, everything.” HumansChildrenInspirationYoungPurposeMotivationThreeNamesHuman BeingsFourLaborIndiaSlaveryTradeOrgansAdoptionGlobesCamels Author:Sunitha Krishnan
“I didn't finish my dress until about three days before my wedding - I had the flu and was stitching it from my bed. And the tulle came back from India all brown. We had to wash it for hours, but that didn't dissuade me from wearing it.” ThreeHoursBedIndiaDressesBrownWeddingFluTulle Author:Georgina Chapman
“There are three trips you take to India: the one you think you're going to have - that you plan for; the one you actually have; and the one you live through once you go back home.” ThinkingHomeThreePlansTravelIndiaBack Home Author:Erin Lokitz