Nayantara Sahgal Quotes
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Formal education in British India was remarkable for its lack of connection with its Indian environment. Like the African persuaded to cover his nakedness with a Mother Hubbard, we wore mental Mother Hubbards, and they were often a sad fit. Our textbooks had been compiled by Englishmen for English children, of whom there were none in my school and few in any school in India.
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Passion of any sort is seldom governed by the rules of etiquette.
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For societies are built as much on what people choose to forget as what they remember.
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In India the human being is a symphonic theme. 'The people' is not a compact, close-knit concept, but a sprawling one, flowing not only into different walks of life, but into the intricately woven multi-layers of privilege, wealth, and education. 'The people' created by Gandhi is a young concept.
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Race was a word that bred arrogance, danger and violence. When had incitement to race served a peaceful purpose? Race was a fuel and it needed only a match to light it. Any match - my hostility, your ambition, a third person's advantage.
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Choice in any sphere is a peril, the basic division of peoples is of those who believe in choice and those who mistrust it.
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Truth is strong medicine. It should be prescribed with great care.
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In the end countries, like people, are alone, and the real things that must be done have to be done without help.