Be the change you want to see in others — Gandhiji.
Self, Character & VirtueQ1
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Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.
Self, Character & VirtueQ2
Ships don’t sink because of water around them; ships sink because of water that gets into them.
Self, Character & VirtueQ3
Philosophy of wantlessness is Utopian, while materialism is a chimera.
Self, Character & VirtueQ4
Inspiration for creativity springs from the effort to look for the magical in the mundane.
Self, Character & VirtueQ5
Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.
Self, Character & VirtueQ6
Contentment is natural wealth; luxury is artificial poverty.
Self, Character & VirtueQ7
A grateful mind is very beautiful.
Self, Character & VirtueQ8
Quick but steady wins the race.
Success, Effort & Life's JourneyQ1
Courage to accept and dedication to improve are two keys to success.
Success, Effort & Life's JourneyQ2
Life is long journey between being human and being humane.
Success, Effort & Life's JourneyQ3
A ship in harbour is safe, but that is not what ship is for.
Success, Effort & Life's JourneyQ4
Not all who wander are lost.
Success, Effort & Life's JourneyQ5
There is no path to happiness, Happiness is the path.
Success, Effort & Life's JourneyQ6
Best lessons are learnt through bitter experiences.
Success, Effort & Life's JourneyQ7
It is best to see life as a journey, not as a destination.
Success, Effort & Life's JourneyQ8
Destiny of a nation is shaped in its classrooms.
Knowledge, Truth & WisdomQ1
A good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.
Knowledge, Truth & WisdomQ2
Reality does not conform to the ideal, but confirms it.
Knowledge, Truth & WisdomQ3
Wisdom finds truth.
Knowledge, Truth & WisdomQ4
The real is rational and the rational is real.
Knowledge, Truth & WisdomQ5
What is research, but a blind date with knowledge!
Knowledge, Truth & WisdomQ6
History is a series of victories won by the scientific man over the romantic man.
Knowledge, Truth & WisdomQ7
Thinking is like a game, it does not begin unless there is an opposite team.
Knowledge, Truth & WisdomQ8
Mathematics is the music of reason.
Knowledge, Truth & WisdomQ9
Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.
Knowledge, Truth & WisdomQ10
The empires of the future will be the empires of the mind.
Knowledge, Truth & WisdomQ11
The doubter is a true man of science.
Knowledge, Truth & WisdomQ12
All ideas having large consequences are always simple.
Knowledge, Truth & WisdomQ13
Thought finds a world and creates one also.
Knowledge, Truth & WisdomQ14
A well-educated mind will always have more questions than answers.
Knowledge, Truth & WisdomQ15
Lending hands to someone is better than giving a dole.
Ethics, Morality & ValuesQ1
Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make a man more clever devil.
Ethics, Morality & ValuesQ2
Need brings greed, if greed increases it spoils breed.
Ethics, Morality & ValuesQ3
Customary morality cannot be a guide to modern life.
Ethics, Morality & ValuesQ4
A people that values its privileges above its principles loses both.
Ethics, Morality & ValuesQ5
Values are not what humanity is, but what humanity ought to be.
Ethics, Morality & ValuesQ6
Just because you have a choice, it does not mean that any of them has to be right.
Ethics, Morality & ValuesQ7
Truth knows no color.
Ethics, Morality & ValuesQ8
Shelving hard decisions is the least ethical course.
Ethics, Morality & ValuesQ9
Words are sharper than the two-edged sword.
Human Nature, Perception & PsychologyQ1
The process of self-discovery has now been technologically outsourced.
Human Nature, Perception & PsychologyQ2
Your perception of me is a reflection of you; my reaction to you is an awareness of me.
Human Nature, Perception & PsychologyQ3
A smile is the chosen vehicle for all ambiguities.
Human Nature, Perception & PsychologyQ4
Oxymorons reflect the ironies of life.
Human Nature, Perception & PsychologyQ5
‘The past’ is a permanent dimension of human consciousness and values.
Change, Time & ImpermanenceQ1
History repeats itself, first as a tragedy, second as a farce.
Change, Time & ImpermanenceQ2
You cannot step twice in the same river.
Change, Time & ImpermanenceQ3
The years teach much which the days never know.
Change, Time & ImpermanenceQ4
A thorn is a changed bud.
Change, Time & ImpermanenceQ5
With greater power comes greater responsibility.
Leadership & Power (abstract)Q1
Character of an institution is reflected in its leader.
Leadership & Power (abstract)Q2
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but to test the character, give him power.
Leadership & Power (abstract)Q3
The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
Leadership & Power (abstract)Q4
A good leader is one who follows the followers.
Leadership & Power (abstract)Q5
We may brave human laws but cannot resist natural laws.
Nature, Spirituality & Inner PeaceQ1
Mindful manifesto is the catalyst to a tranquil self.
Nature, Spirituality & Inner PeaceQ2
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
Nature, Spirituality & Inner PeaceQ3
Nature is the symbol of the spirit.
Nature, Spirituality & Inner PeaceQ4
Best for an individual is not necessarily best for the society.
Individual, Society & Human Relations (abstract)Q1
Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world.
Individual, Society & Human Relations (abstract)Q2
Was it the policy paralysis or the paralysis of implementation which slowed the growth of our country?
Governance, Federalism & Public AdministrationQ1
Water disputes between States in federal India.
Governance, Federalism & Public AdministrationQ2
Cooperative federalism: Myth or reality.
Governance, Federalism & Public AdministrationQ3
Impact of the new economic measures on fiscal ties between the union and states in India.
Governance, Federalism & Public AdministrationQ4
There are better practices to ‘best practices’.
Governance, Federalism & Public AdministrationQ5
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.
Governance, Federalism & Public AdministrationQ6
Visionary decision-making happens at the intersection of intuition and logic.
Governance, Federalism & Public AdministrationQ7
The cost of being wrong is less than the cost of doing nothing.
Governance, Federalism & Public AdministrationQ8
GDP (Gross Domestic Product) along with GDH (Gross Domestic Happiness) would be the right indices for judging the wellbeing of a country.
Economy, Development & EmploymentQ1
Fifty Golds in Olympics: Can this be a reality for India?
Economy, Development & EmploymentQ2
Tourism: Can this be the next big thing for India?
Economy, Development & EmploymentQ3
Crisis faced in India – moral or economic.
Economy, Development & EmploymentQ4
Dreams which should not let India sleep.
Economy, Development & EmploymentQ5
Can capitalism bring inclusive growth?
Economy, Development & EmploymentQ6
Innovation is the key determinant of economic growth and social welfare.
Economy, Development & EmploymentQ7
Near jobless growth in India: An anomaly or an outcome of economic reforms.
Economy, Development & EmploymentQ8
Farming has lost the ability to be a source of subsistence for majority of farmers in India.
Economy, Development & EmploymentQ9
There can be no social justice without economic prosperity but economic prosperity without social justice is meaningless.
Economy, Development & EmploymentQ10
Science and technology is the panacea for the growth and security of the nation.
Science, Technology & Digital SocietyQ1
Technology cannot replace manpower.
Science, Technology & Digital SocietyQ2
Cyberspace and Internet: Blessing or curse to the human civilization in the long run.
Science, Technology & Digital SocietyQ3
Digital economy: A leveller or a source of economic inequality.
Science, Technology & Digital SocietyQ4
Rise of Artificial Intelligence: the threat of jobless future or better job opportunities through reskilling and upskilling.
Science, Technology & Digital SocietyQ5
Alternative technologies for a climate change resilient India.
Environment & SustainabilityQ1
Forests are the best case studies for economic excellence.
Environment & SustainabilityQ2
Forests precede civilizations and deserts follow them.
Environment & SustainabilityQ3
Is the growing level of competition good for the youth?
Society, Gender & Social JusticeQ1
If development is not engendered, it is endangered.
Society, Gender & Social JusticeQ2
Fulfilment of ‘new woman’ in India is a myth.
Society, Gender & Social JusticeQ3
Poverty anywhere is a threat to prosperity everywhere.
Society, Gender & Social JusticeQ4
Patriarchy is the least noticed yet the most significant structure of social inequality.
Society, Gender & Social JusticeQ5
Hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
Society, Gender & Social JusticeQ6
Girls are weighed down by restrictions, boys with demands – two equally harmful disciplines.
Society, Gender & Social JusticeQ7
A society that has more justice is a society that needs less charity.
Society, Gender & Social JusticeQ8
Are the standardized tests good measure of academic ability or progress?
Education & Human CapitalQ1
Neglect of primary health care and education in India are reasons for its backwardness.
Education & Human CapitalQ2
Has the Non-Alignment Movement (NAM) lost its relevance in a multipolar world?
International Relations, Security & StrategyQ1
Management of Indian border disputes—a complex task.
International Relations, Security & StrategyQ2
Technology as the silent factor in international relations.
International Relations, Security & StrategyQ3
When two elephants fight, it is the grass that gets trampled.
International Relations, Security & StrategyQ4
Is the Colonial mentality hindering India’s Success?
Culture, Identity & Nation-BuildingQ1
South Asian societies are woven not around the state, but around their plural cultures and plural identities.
Media, Technology & Public DiscourseQ2
Culture is what we are, civilization is what we have.
Media, Technology & Public DiscourseQ3
Is sting operation an invasion on privacy?
Media, Technology & Public DiscourseQ1
‘Social media’ is inherently a selfish medium.
Media, Technology & Public DiscourseQ2
Biased media is a real threat to Indian democracy.
Media, Technology & Public DiscourseQ3
Social media is triggering ‘Fear of Missing Out’ amongst the youth precipitating depression and loneliness.
Media, Technology & Public DiscourseQ4
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