We took such a beating on Bofors. As far as I know, no one from my government was involved. Rajiv Gandhi More Quotes by Rajiv Gandhi More Quotes From Rajiv Gandhi India is an Old country but a young nation…I am young and I too have a dream, I dream of India Strong, Independent, Self-Reliant and in the front rank of the nations of the world, in the service of mankind. Rajiv Gandhi strong dream country Development is not about factories, dams and roads. Development is about people. The goal is material, cultural and spiritual fulfilment for the people. The human factor is of supreme value in development. Rajiv Gandhi goal spiritual people Women are the social conscience of a country. They hold our societies together. Rajiv Gandhi our-society together country Education must be a great equaliser in our society. It must be the tool to level the differences that our various social systems have created over the past thousands of years. Rajiv Gandhi differences past years For some days, people thought that India was shaking. But there are always tremors when a great tree falls. Rajiv Gandhi powerful people fall If farmers become weak the country loses self-reliance but if they are strong, freedom also becomes strong. If we do not maintain our progress in agriculture, poverty cannot be eliminated from India.But our biggest poverty alleviation programme is to improve the living standard of our farmers. The thrust of our poverty alleviation programmes is on the uplift of the farmers. Rajiv Gandhi strong uplifting country When a big tree falls, the ground shakes Rajiv Gandhi bigs tree fall Every person should take a lesson from history. We should understand that wherever there have been internal fights and conflicts in the country, the country has been weakened. Due to this, the danger from outside increases. The country has to pay a big price due to this type of weakness. Rajiv Gandhi weakness fighting country Our task today is to bring India to the threshold of the twenty-first century, free of burden of poverty, legacy of our colonial past, and capable of meeting the rising aspirations of our people. Rajiv Gandhi twenties people past She was mother not only to me but to the whole nation. She served the Indian people to the last drop of her blood. Rajiv Gandhi mother blood people We must see that regional imbalances in the growth of various parties of the country are removed and all the states progress evenly. We shall ensure that all citizens of the country get full opportunity to contribute their might towards India's progress. Rajiv Gandhi party opportunity country Thinking of this University [Ambedkar University] today, we are reminded of Mahatma Gandhi because if there was anyone who fought for the weak in India, the first one to raise his voice for Scheduled Castes, that was Gandhiji. There were social workers before him but not any people who raised this matter in the political arena as he did. Rajiv Gandhi voice people thinking To Mahatma Gandhi, the key to India's progress was the development of its villages. In his unified vision, education, agriculture, village industry, social reform all came together to provide the basis for a vibrant rural society free from exploitation and linked to the urban centres as equals. Our planning incorporates this basic insight. Rajiv Gandhi village vision together education I didn't have any personal goals when I came, but after being in politics - after seeing people, their difficulties, their wants - I think our goal has to be to eliminate poverty from India. Rajiv Gandhi goals poverty politics people How shall we remember Mahatma Gandhi, that eternal pilgrim of freedom? Born of the very spirit of India, steeped in the tradition, the song, the legend of our ancient land - and yet he was revolutionary. Unique among revolutionaries, he marched for freedom, clad in the robe of truth, with non-violence for his staff. Rajiv Gandhi tradition freedom truth song In Kashmir, you need utmost cooperation between all centres of authority. Rajiv Gandhi need you kashmir cooperation We must remember that self-reliance and eradication of poverty demands - indeed, compel - the present generation to bear hardship and make sacrifices. Those who are employed have a duty to the future of India. They have to be more productive and consume less so that resources can be made available for investment and for programmes to help poor. Rajiv Gandhi generation future poverty remember Civilizations are built by the ceaseless toil of a succession of generations. With softness and sloth, civilizations succumb. Let us beware of decadence. Rajiv Gandhi beware let-us us sloth We have been making changes continuously. You cannot expect everything to be perfect the minute it is made. Things change; they are dynamic as you progress. The requirements change. Demands change. So you change with that. Rajiv Gandhi you progress change perfect The secretariat will play a pivotal role in decision-making above a certain level, where basic policies are involved, but below that, we will have to leave the implementation to whoever is in charge. Rajiv Gandhi leave will where play
