Everything is recycled in India, even dreams. - Shashi Tharoor

The only possible idea of India is that of a nation greater than the sum of its parts.

Above all, as a Hindu I belong to the only major religion in the world that does not claim to be the only true religion. I find it immensely congenial to be able to face my fellow human beings of other faiths without being burdened by the conviction that I am embarked upon a “true path” that they have missed.

It was not just the maharajas who had to suffer: every Indian schoolchild must lament the influence of the British dress code on Indians — especially the tie as a permanent noose around the necks of millions of schoolchildren, in India’s sweltering heat, even today.