Until the day she died, my mother continued to fight for the rights of women. She joined all the women’s movements of the time; she stirred up a lot of revolts. She was a great woman, a great figure. Women today would like her immensely.
INDIRA GANDHIMuslim women had to go out in purdah, that heavy sheet that covers even the eyes. Hindu women had to go out in the doli, a kind of closed sedan chair like a catafalque. My mother always told me about these things with bitterness and rage.
More Indira Gandhi Quotes
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My grandfather once told me that there were two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was much less competition.
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Now I don’t get upset by unpleasant things, I don’t play the victim, and I’m always ready to come to terms with life.
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The meek may one day inherit the earth, but not the headlines.
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To me the function of politics is to make possible the desirable.
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Women sometimes go too far, it’s true. But it’s only when you go too far that others listen.
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In all communities you find groups that behave badly. But you must understand them too.
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As I always say, I do not wish you an easy time, but I wish you that whatever difficulty you may have, you will overcome it.
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Dacca is now the free capital of a free country.
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what is popular need not necessarily be right or wise.
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To become capable, one must have faith in oneself.
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For me the only point that has remained unchanged through the years is that in India there is still so much poverty.
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Martyrdom does not end something, it only a beginning.
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One must beware of ministers who can do nothing without money, and those who want to do everything with money.
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I’m trained to difficulties; difficulties can’t be eliminated from life.
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There exists no politician in India daring enough to attempt to explain to the masses that cows can be eaten.
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