“The Indian community in Canada has integrated much better than the Indian community in United States. They've become really Canadian at the same time as keeping all their Indian characters and customs and social groups.” StatesCharacterSocialCommunityUnitedUnited StatesGroupsIndianCanadaCustomsIntegratedSocial Groups Author:Azim Premji
“I have to put down roots where I decide to stay. It wasn't enough for me to be an expatriate Indian in Canada. If I can't feel that I can make social, political and emotional commitments to a place, I have to find another place.” IfsFeelsI CanEnoughPoliticalSocialEmotionalCommitmentRootsIndianCanadaExpatriates Author:Bharati Mukherjee
“We must begin by acknowledging that there is a complete absence of two things in Indian Society. One of these is equality. On the social plane we have an India based on the principles of graded inequality, which means elevation for some and degradation for others. On the economic plane we have a society in which there are some who have immense wealth as against many who live in abject poverty.” MeanTwoSocialWealthPrinciplesPovertyEconomicIndiaAbsenceInequalityIndianPlanesTwo ThingsImmenseDegradationElevation Author:B. R. Ambedkar
“Action expresses priorities.” LoveInspirationActionHappinessSocialFamilyExpressionPoliticianActivityIndiaActivismPrioritiesIndianDoings Author:Mahatma Gandhi
“Ultimately, the Indian public is not fool. They can spot the difference between what is said for effect and what is done in reality. Whether it is politicians or actors or social activists, they know for sure whom to trust or not.” KnowsSaidDoneRealityActorsSocialDifferencesEffectsFoolPoliticianSpotsIndianActivistWhom To Trust Author:Rahul Bose
“to the Indian, politics are what the weather is to an Englishman. Politics are an introduction to a stranger on a train, they are the standard filler for embarrassing silences in conversation, they are the inevitable small talk at any social gathering.” SocialSilenceConversationStandardsIndiaTrainStrangerWeatherInevitableIndianEmbarrassingGatheringIntroductionEnglishmenSmall TalkFillers Book:Home to India Source: Home to India