'Training was incredible and thrilling, be it firing weapons, drill or 10 km runs and push-ups. It gave us unforgettable memories and inculcated soldier like qualities.'
'You are one of the drops that make that ocean, but when you leave it makes no difference to the ocean.'
'His way of communication is different than the first yatra.' 'Maybe his anger and frustration stems from the fact that no one is asking hard questions to the government and he is trying to do that.'
'Rahul Gandhi is the face of the INDIA alliance. If he contests against a BJP candidate and defeats her/him, it will send a strong message.'
'He should not come to Kerala and fight against the CPI which is an integral part of the INDIA alliance'
'They will continue to keep pricking at places where both of us are sensitive and keep the LAC alive.'
For four decades, his voice united millions of Indians for an hour every Wednesday as he brought Hindi cinema's greatest songs in an unparalleled radio broadcast.
An illuminating conversation with Chandu Borde, 90, one of India's finest cricketers in the 1960s.
'We used to get Rs 250 for a Test match, and if the match was over in 4 days, 50 rupees were cut.'
'We will teach them about our idol Mohammad Sahab and all the great men of other religions as well -- about Shri Ram, Krishna, Yeshu, Bhagwan Mahavir.' 'We want children from the madrasas to become doctors, engineers, scientists, soldiers and walk in the footsteps of Dr A P J Abdul Kalam.' 'That is why we have named the modern madrasas after Dr Kalam.'
There will be work today, there will be work tomorrow, there will be work the day after, but nothing will make up for the eternal regret of not seeing a friend when he was dying.
'The nylon noose was around his neck; a suicide note was in his hands.'
'There is something in our desh ki mitti that has held us together.'
'So many conquerors, colonisers, cultures came and went, but we withstood them and rose up again.'
'Rama is Lord God of maryada. Today's maryada is the Constitution.'
'You can attack and conspire to weaken us, but you cannot destroy the Congress permanently.'
'If this was not tokenism, why is the central government not bringing the UCC, why is a small state like Uttarakhand doing so?'
'In the short term the relationship will get worse.'
'In Eastern Ladakh the Chinese attempted salami slicing.' 'Our response has been superb. Our military has responded magnificently.'
'BJP's ultimate ambition is to control Bihar independently.'
'My understanding is that by the time President Xi Jinping came for the Chennai summit [2019], he had already instructed his army to undertake the action in Galwan in the summer of 2020.'
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