How I Taught My Grandmother to Read and Other Stories

Many a times there is no perfect solution for a given problem. No solution is also a solution. Everything depends upon how you look at it. We make judgements on others depending upon what we think of them.

You should not be so sensitive. Sensitive people suffer a lot in life.

There is a difference between loneliness and solitude. Loneliness is boring, whereas in solitude you can inspect and examine your deeds and your thoughts.

I knew then that to come up in life you require talent, hard work, aggression and connections.

Men can do certain things well and women other things. Men and women are complementary to each other. One need not prove one’s strength.

it is not the institution, ultimately it is you and you alone who can change your life by hard work.’ Probably he was not aware that he was following the philosophy of the Bhagavad Gita: ‘Your best friend is yourself and your worst enemy is yourself.