FINAL
THOUGHT
India is and—let us
hope—remains a
miracle.
—MALCOLM FORBESTHOUGHTS ON
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PUNJABI LIKE DAIRY PRODUCTS.”
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96 | FORBES ASIA OCTOBER 2018
“Indians are the
Italians of Asia and
vice versa. Every man
in both countries is
a singer when he is
happy, and every
woman is a dancer
when she walks to the
shop at the corner.”
—GREGORY DAVID
ROBERTS“We may not have
sewage, drinking
water, and Olympic
gold medals,
but we do have
democracy.”
—ARAVIND ADIGA“If America is
a melting-pot,
then to me
India is a thali,
a selection of
sumptuous
dishes in
dierent
bowls.”
—SHASHI
THAROOR“India is a curious
place that still
preserves the past
religions and its
history. No matter
how modern India
becomes, it is still very
much an old country.”
—ANITA DESAI“No people whose
word for ‘yesterday’
is the same as their
word for ‘tomorrow’
can be said
to have a
irm grip on
the time.”
—SALMAN
RUSHDIE“I JUST WANTED
TO GO HOME, TO
THE LANGUAGE
IN WHICH I WAS
KNOWN, AND
LOVED.”
—JHUMPA LAHIRI“If there is one
place on the face
of earth where
all the dreams
of living men
have found a
home from the
very earliest
days when man began the dream of
existence, it is India!” —ROMAIN ROLLAND“NOTHING MAKES YOU
FEEL MORE BEAUTIFUL
THAN A SARI.” —MITALI PERKINS“Vedas are the
most rewarding
and the most
elevating book
which can be
possible in the
world.”
— SCHOPENHAUER“To steel yourself
against mangoes showed
a degree of iciness that
was almost inhuman.”
—VIKRAM SETH“INDIAN FOOD IS LIKE CLASSICAL MUSIC RAGA—
IT TAKES TIME TO BUILD UP TO A CRESCENDO.”
—SHOBHAA DE