It's because Gandhi believed in villages and because the British ruled from the cities; therefore, Nehru thought of New Delhi as an un-Indian city.
Therefore reinforcing a stereotype, therefore thinking that the entire Indian culture is just made of people that are against their children's decisions.
Indians are marvelous storytellers. In some ways, that oral tradition is stronger than the written tradition.
I've never yet managed to write a novel which didn't have an Indian central character.
The culture of caring and giving permeates many Indian families. In their own way, they are engaged in philanthropic pursuits.
I had the feeling I was going to be successful, and I didn't want to be another disappointing Indian.
As to the Indians, the guiding principle was, promise them anything just so long as they get out of the way.
Flying from L.A. to India is an arduous undertaking. I regard myself more as a trans-Atlantic citizen than an Indian.
The Indian may seem poor to we rich Westerners but in matters of the spirit it is we who are the paupers and they who are millionaires.
If I can do one hundredth part for the Indian that Mrs. Stowe did for the Negro, I will be thankful.
I'm encouraged because you pick up any food magazine and there's two or three recipes involving Indian spices.
I love Indian, Italian and Mexican food. And if it's a romantic type of thing, I like a good French restaurant.
When I stopped eating meat, I fell in love with East Indian food - there's so much selection, and they use the most beautiful spices.
My dad knows every single accent from being an old Yiddish grandpa to being Indian or Jamaican. It was very cool to grow up with that.
Gandhi has asked that the British Government should walk out of India and leave the Indian people to settle differences among themselves, even if it means chaos and confusion.
There is one God, and He made both Indians and white men. We were all made out of the dust of the earth.
Great numbers of the Indians pass our camp on their hunting excursions: the day was clear and pleasant, but last night was very cold and there was a white frost.
Chana dal are skinless dried split chickpeas used in Indian cooking. They have a great texture and delicate flavour.
We have seen Indians in immense numbers, and all those on this coast of the Pacific contrive to make a good subsistence on various seeds, and by fishing.
There are plenty of good Indian writers in English, and none of us feel we are carrying the burden of being a poster boy.
Every Indian outbreak that I have ever known has resulted from broken promises and broken treaties by the government.
