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1. “We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been
made.”
2. The Indian system of counting is probably the most successful intellectual innovation ever devised by human beings. It has
been universally adopted. ...It is the nearest thing we have to a universal language.
3. India will teach us the tolerance and gentleness of mature mind, understanding spirit and a unifying, pacifying love
4. Whenever I have read any part of the Vedas, I have felt that some unearthly and unknown light illuminated me. In the
great teaching of the Vedas, there is no touch of sectarianism. It is of all ages, climbs, and nationalities and is the royal
road for the attainment of the Great Knowledge. When I read it, I feel that I am under the spangled heavens of a
summer night.
5. "India is, the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of
legend, and the great grand mother of tradition. our most valuable and most instructive materials in the history of man
incredible tradition of spirituality from which he came. India doubtless needs some things today from the West -- not
the ones she has chosen to adopt, namely the materialism and superficiality, rather the West’s efficiency and
organization. But the West needs even more badly India’s humanity and spirituality, which is unrivalled by any culture
7. “I learned that Bharat is the most ancient source of living wisdom (spirituality) and that it has always generated its
8. India was the motherland of our race, and Sanskrit the mother of Europe's languages: she was the mother of our
philosophy; mother, through the Arabs, of much of our mathematics; mother, through the Buddha, of the ideals
embodied in Christianity; mother, through the village community, of self-government and democracy. Mother India is
9. After the conversations about Indian philosophy, some of the ideas of Quantum Physics that had seemed so crazy
a.) Werner Heisenberg ji b.) Albert Einstein ji c.) Keith Critchlow ji d.) John D. Barrow ji
10. The Indian way of life provides the vision of the natural, real way of life. We veil ourselves with unnatural masks.
On the face of India are the tender expressions which carry the mark of the Creator's hand.
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PART-I
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Why?
ABCD;
knowwisdm
Ramanujamji
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Why?
Ramanujacha
rigaru
Gopala-
sisupala
Know-
knowledge
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Why?
Honesty; map
land
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Max Muller, German Scholar: "There is no book in the world that is so thrilling,
Sir William Jones, British Orientalist: "The Sanskrit language, whatever be its antiquity is of wonderful
structure, more perfect than the Greek, more copious than the Latin and more exquisitely refined than either.”
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P. Johnstone: "Gravitation was known to the Hindus (Indians) before the birth of
Newton. The system of blood circulation was discovered by them centuries before
Harvey was heard of."
Emmelin Plunret: "They were very advanced Hindu astronomers in 6000 BC.
Vedas contain an account of the dimension of Earth, Sun, Moon, Planets and
Galaxies." ('Calendars and Constellations‘)
Mark Twain: "So far as I am able to judge, nothing has been left undone, either by
man or nature, to make India the most extraordinary country that the sun visits on his
rounds. Nothing seems to have been forgotten, nothing overlooked.”
William James, American Author: "From the Vedas we learn a practical art of
surgery, medicine, music, house building under which mechanized art is included.
They are encyclopedia of every aspect of life, culture, religion, science, ethics, law,
cosmology and meteorology.”
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Lancelot Hogben: "There has been no more revolutionary contribution than the one which the Hindus
(Indians) made when they invented ZERO." ('Mathematics for the Millions‘)
Wheeler Wilcox: "India - The land of Vedas, the remarkable works contain not only religious ideas for
a perfect life, but also facts which science has proved true. Electricity, radium, electronics, airship, all
B.G. Rele: "Our present knowledge of the nervous system fits in so accurately with the internal
description of the human body given in the Vedas (5000 years ago). Then the question arises whether
the Vedas are really religious books or books on anatomy of the nervous system and medicine." ('The
Vedic Gods')
Will Durant, American Historian: "It is true that even across the Himalayan barrier India has sent to
the west, such gifts as grammar and logic, philosophy and fables, hypnotism and chess, and above all
Will Durant, American historian: "India was the motherland of our race, and Sanskrit the mother of
Europe's languages: she was the mother of our philosophy; mother, through the Arabs, of much of our
mathematics; mother, through the Buddha, of the ideals embodied in Christianity; mother, through the
village community, of self-government and democracy. Mother India is in many ways the mother of us
all“.
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The Indian system of counting is probably the most successful intellectual innovation ever devised by human beings.
It has been universally adopted. ...It is the nearest thing we have to a universal language.: John D. Barrow ji
India will teach us the tolerance and gentleness of mature mind, understanding spirit and a unifying, pacifying love
Whenever I have read any part of the Vedas, I have felt that some unearthly and unknown light illuminated me. In the
Great teaching of the Vedas, there is no touch of sectarianism. It is of all ages, climbs, and nationalities and is the
royal road for the attainment of the Great Knowledge. When I read it, I feel that I am under the spangled heavens of a
“Bharat has been an inspiration to me through her great gift to the modern world, Mahatma Gandhi, and the
incredible tradition of spirituality from which he came. India doubtless needs some things today from the West -- not
the ones she has chosen to adopt, namely the materialism and superficiality, rather the West’s efficiency and
organization. But the West needs even more badly India’s humanity and spirituality, which is unrivalled by any culture
“I learned that Bharat is the most ancient source of living wisdom (spirituality) and that it has always generated its
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India was the motherland of our race, and Sanskrit the mother of Europe's languages: she was the mother of
our philosophy; mother, through the Arabs, of much of our mathematics; mother, through the Buddha, of the
ideals embodied in Christianity; mother, through the village community, of self-government and democracy.
After the conversations about Indian philosophy, some of the ideas of Quantum Physics that had seemed so
The Indian way of life provides the vision of the natural, real way of life. We veil ourselves with unnatural
masks. On the face of India are the tender expressions which carry the mark of the Creator's hand. : George
Bernard Shaw ji
"India is, the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the
grandmother of legend, and the great grand mother of tradition. our most valuable and most instructive
materials in the history of man are treasured up in India only.” Mark Twain ji
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Johannes Adrianus Bernardus van Buitenen; His interests ranged widely
over literature, philosophy and philology but toward the end of his career he
focused primarily on the Mahābhārata.
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1. “We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been
made.”
2. The Indian system of counting is probably the most successful intellectual innovation ever devised by human beings. It has
been universally adopted. ...It is the nearest thing we have to a universal language.
3. India will teach us the tolerance and gentleness of mature mind, understanding spirit and a unifying, pacifying love
4. Whenever I have read any part of the Vedas, I have felt that some unearthly and unknown light illuminated me. In the
great teaching of the Vedas, there is no touch of sectarianism. It is of all ages, climbs, and nationalities and is the royal
road for the attainment of the Great Knowledge. When I read it, I feel that I am under the spangled heavens of a
summer night.
5. "India is, the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of
legend, and the great grand mother of tradition. our most valuable and most instructive materials in the history of man
incredible tradition of spirituality from which he came. India doubtless needs some things today from the West -- not
the ones she has chosen to adopt, namely the materialism and superficiality, rather the West’s efficiency and
organization. But the West needs even more badly India’s humanity and spirituality, which is unrivalled by any culture
7. “I learned that Bharat is the most ancient source of living wisdom (spirituality) and that it has always generated its
8. India was the motherland of our race, and Sanskrit the mother of Europe's languages: she was the mother of our
philosophy; mother, through the Arabs, of much of our mathematics; mother, through the Buddha, of the ideals
embodied in Christianity; mother, through the village community, of self-government and democracy. Mother India is
9. After the conversations about Indian philosophy, some of the ideas of Quantum Physics that had seemed so crazy
a.) Werner Heisenberg ji b.) Albert Einstein ji c.) Keith Critchlow ji d.) John D. Barrow ji
10. The Indian way of life provides the vision of the natural, real way of life. We veil ourselves with unnatural masks.
On the face of India are the tender expressions which carry the mark of the Creator's hand.
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Acknowledgements
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“All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become.” – Gautama Buddha.
“Political tyranny is nothing compared to social tyranny and a reformer who defies society is a more courageous man than a politician who defies government.” – B. R.
Ambedkar
“The tree laden with fruits always bends low. If you wish to be great, be lowly and meek.” – Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
“Democracy is good. I say this because other systems are worse.” – Jawaharlal Nehru
“We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far.” – Swami Vivekananda
“Prophet Mohammed would have no objection to The Satanic Verses.” – Salman Rushdie
“Arise, Awake and Stop not until the goal is reached.” – Swami Vivekananda.
“I am not very good at statistics. I am also a poor thinker.” – Manmohan Singh
“You must be the change you want to see in the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi.
“No one would starve in independent India. Its grain would not be exported. Cloth would not be imported by it. Its leaders would not use a foreign language and finding justice
in it would be neither costly nor difficult.” – Sardar Patel
“Failure comes only when we forget our ideals and objectives and principles.” – Jawaharlal Nehru
“I am an Indian. In fact, I feel like a foreigner when I go abroad.” – Sonia Gandhi
“You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose.” – Indira Gandhi
“A politician should not be written off till he or she is cremated.” – George Fernandes
“There is an important distinction between barriers to entry and barriers to imitation.” – C.K.Prahalad
“I was assured of a place in the team without trials, but I had a feeling it was not fair…when many of my friends were fighting badly for a place and had to prove their mettle in
the inter-provincial tournament.” – Dhyan Chand
“To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal.” – Abdul Kalam
“No apology is necessary for being truthful to the echoes of one’s mother tongue.” – Mulk Raj Anand
“Do not say, ‘It is morning,’ and dismiss it with a name of yesterday. See it for the first time as a newborn child that has no name.” – Rabindranath Tagore
“The biggest problem in the world today is not poverty or disease but the lack of love and charity and the feeling of being unwanted.” – Mother Teresa
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“No religion has mandated killing others as a requirement for its sustenance or promotion.” – Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam
“Indian men are still used to the traditional role given to women; they want intelligent girls for company but not to marry…(they) have yet to taste and relish the company of
mature women.” – Amrita Pritam motivational-quotes-by-famous-indian-
“After all, our Killers are our …Brothers!!??” – Bal Gangadhara Tilak
people/
“No girl has offered to go to bed with me in return for a part (in a film). I wish it would happen.” – Manmohan Desai
“Education is the manifestation of perfection already in a man.” – Swami Vivekananda
“Did Indira Gandhi ask for somebody’s permission to carry out the test in 1974?” – Atal Bihari Vajpayee
“The mullahs of the Islamic world and the mullahs of the Hindu world and the mullahs of the Christian world are all on the same side. And we are against them all.” –
Arundhati Roy
“If any enterprise is run along the line the Government of India is run, it would go into liquidation.” – Nani Palkhivala
“One must beware of ministers who can do nothing without money, and those who want to do everything with money.” – Indira Gandhi
“The Congress has made this country. The rest (the opposition parties) are all tenants.” – Bhajan Lal
“Even if we lose the wealth of thousands, and our life is sacrificed, we…should keep smiling and be cheerful keeping our faith in God and Truth.” – Sardar Patel
“If a pilot can become the prime minister, why can’t a film star?” – Shatrughan Sinha
“The world is not impermanent if one lives there after knowing God.” – Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
“A man who does not have thousands of enemies, I don’t consider him a man. A man whose name does not make some people squirm at night, his life has no meaning. His
coming into this world is purposeless.” – O.P. Chautala
“No real change in history has ever been achieved by discussions.” Subhash chandra bose
“I don’t understand these national awards, because half of those who sit in judgement over Indian films do not… possess the competence to evaluate a film correctly.” –
Satyajit Ray
“The aim of life is no more to control the mind, but to develop it harmoniously; not to achieve salvation here after, but to make the best use of it here below” – Bhagat Singh
“I believe the country needs a dictatorship.” – Bal Thackeray
“Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.” – Arundathi Roy
“We will build neither mandirs nor masjids. Our priority will be to build latrines.” – Kanshi Ram
“Soldiers who always remain faithful to their nation, who are always prepared to sacrifice their lives, are invincible.” – Subhash Chandra Bose
“As long as there are women, there are bound to be sex rackets.” – E.K. Nayanar
“I would be a disaster as a prime minister.”- V. P. Singh
“Why talk of the team when our Cricket Board is like an exclusive club with members being there for years on end? If they can stay on without performing, the players too feel
they can stay in the team without too big a performance.” – Sunil Gavaskar
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