“If you listen to the urban speech patterns there you'll find it's quite characteristic that a sentence will begin in one language, go through a second language and end in a third. It's the very playful, very natural result of juggling languages. You are always reaching for the most appropriate phrase.” IfsEndsLanguageNaturalResultsSpeechThirdsIndiaPatternsSentencesPhrasesCharacteristicsReachingAppropriateUrbanJuggling Author:Salman Rushdie
“World' is a large term, but man must enlarge his allegiance, considering himself in the light of a world citizen... A person who truly feels: 'The world is my homeland; it is my America, my India, my Philippines, my England, my Africa,' will never lack scope for a useful and happy life. His natural local pride will know limitless expansion; he will be in touch with creative universal currents.” KnowsMenWorldFeelsPersonsLightAmericaTermNaturalCreativePrideCitizensUniversalIndiaEnglandCurrentsLocalsHappy LifeConsideringExpansionScopeLimitlessAllegianceHomelandPhilippinesWorld Citizen Author:Paramahansa Yogananda
“I get upset when so many people say there are all sorts of problems in Africa and India where they have these big families. They don't realize that 10 children in rural Tanzania will use less natural resources in a year than one middle class American child. People don't think like that.” PeopleThinkingYearsChildrenUseProblemBigsRealizingNaturalClassMiddleResourcesIndiaUpsetMiddle ClassNatural ResourcesBig FamiliesTanzania Author:Jane Goodall
“If I have to describe the India-US relationship in a single word, I will say we are natural allies. I think the relationship between India and US, and the two countries in themselves, have played an enormously important role and continue to play an important role in strengthening democratic values all over the world.” IfsThinkingWorldTwoImportantCountryPlayValuesNaturalRolesIndiaDemocraticAlliesStrengtheningSingle WordTwo CountriesDemocratic Values Author:Narendra Modi
“I feel ashamed that the new, nuclear, neo-liberal India thinks of itself as a 'natural ally' of Israel. Ever since India began to call itself an emerging superpower, it has become a slavish, groveling satellite state of the US.” ThinkingFeelsStatesNaturalIndiaIsraelNuclearAshamedAlliesEmergingSuperpowerSatellitesGroveling Author:Arundhati Roy
“The seven things that make up the rainbow of India's development are India's strong and deep rooted family system, Agriculture-Animal development, India's Matru Shakti (women power), Natural Resources (Jal, Jameen, Jungle), Youth power, Vibrant Democracy and Knowledge.” StrongNaturalAnimalDemocracyYouthDevelopmentResourcesIndiaSevenRootedRainbowAgricultureJungleGovernanceNatural ResourcesWomen PowerShakti Author:Narendra Modi
“The trend lines in research and innovation look good for places such as India and China and less good for America as we go forward. So even if you're not enchanted by the prospect of cosmic discovery, the prospect of dying poor may be what it takes to understand the role of this adventure in the future of the natural world in which we live.” IfsWorldLooksMayAmericaNaturalLinesPoorRolesDyingAdventureResearchDiscoveryIndiaInnovationChinaTrendsCosmicNatural WorldEnchantedResearch And Innovation Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson
“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