“I believe economic growth should translate into the happiness and prog...” — Pratibha Patil Quote

I believe economic growth should translate into the happiness and progress of all. Along with it, there should be development of art and culture, literature and education, science and technology. We have to see how to harness the many resources of India for achieving common good and for inclusive growth.

India-Seychelles relations have been characterized by close friendship, understanding and cooperation.

There should be no effort, consciously or otherwise, that will lead to the erosion of institutional credibility and authority.

There is simply no way our nation can progress if its women population is left behind.

A truly happy woman drives some men and almost every other woman absolutely crazy

I love these geese. They make my chest tight and full and help me believe that things will be all right again, that I will pass through this time as I have passed through other times, that the vast and threatening blank ahead of me is a mere specter, that life is lighter and more playful than I’m giving it credit for. But right on the heels of that feeling, that suspicion that all is not yet lost, comes the urge to tell my mother, tell her that I am okay today, that I have felt something close to happiness, that I might still be capable of feeling happy. She will want to know that. But I can't tell her. That's the wall I always slam into on a good morning like this. My mother will be worrying about me, and I can't tell her that I'm okay.

Development does not start with goods; it starts with people and their education, organisation, and discipline. Without these three, all resources remain latent, untapped potential. . . .