Quote #14

'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 next, but they combine on your palate to produce a satisfying repast.' [12]

More from Shashi Tharoor

  1. 'The pluralism and the linguistic diversity of India is something of which we can truly be proud.' [13]
  2. 'If India had a Latin version of the American motto E Pluribus Unum, it would be E Pluribus Pluribum.' [12]
  3. 'Pluralist India must, by definition, tolerate plural expressions of its many identities.' [14]
  4. 'Our founding fathers wrote a constitution for a dream. We have given passports to their ideals.' [11]
  5. 'India imposes no procrustean exactions on its citizens: you can be many things and one thing.' [15]
  6. '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…
  7. 'In India we celebrate the commonality of major differences; we are a land of belonging rather than of blood.' [15]
  8. 'The only possible idea of India is that of a nation greater than the sum of its parts.' [9]

All Shashi Tharoor quotes