'The pluralism and the linguistic diversity of India is something of which we can truly be proud.' [13]

'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 comb…

'Pluralist India must, by definition, tolerate plural expressions of its many identities.' [14]

'India imposes no procrustean exactions on its citizens: you can be many things and one thing.' [15]

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

'In building an Indian nation that takes account of the country's true Hindu heritage, we have to return to the pluralism of the national movement.' [8]

We're ashamed of what we are. That's why we feel that we have to get rid of the values of our glorious history and run to learn from other, new nations. Don't …