Quote #13

'If India had a Latin version of the American motto E Pluribus Unum, it would be E Pluribus Pluribum.' [12]

More from Shashi Tharoor

  1. 'If America is a melting pot, then to me India is a thali -- a collection of sumptuous dishes in different bowls. Each may not mix with the…
  2. 'Our founding fathers wrote a constitution for a dream. We have given passports to their ideals.' [11]
  3. 'The pluralism and the linguistic diversity of India is something of which we can truly be proud.' [13]
  4. 'The idea of India is not based on language, not on geography, not on ethnicity and not on religion. The idea of India is of one land embra…
  5. 'Pluralist India must, by definition, tolerate plural expressions of its many identities.' [14]
  6. 'The only possible idea of India is that of a nation greater than the sum of its parts.' [9]
  7. 'India imposes no procrustean exactions on its citizens: you can be many things and one thing.' [15]
  8. 'The memories of the first Independence Day may have faded, but the power of that magical moment must never be forgotten.' [8]

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