“Even the Hindu neighbours had no way of figuring out what the priest recited, though it was in their mother tongue, Marathi. He didn’t give a damn about the meaning of the words, the feeling behind them, the poetry of… — Kiran Nagarkar Copy Share
“I have the strange feeling that man created language but now it creates us.” — Kiran Nagarkar Copy Share Image
“In India, as in other poor countries, we have a line that is invisible and abstract and yet more powerful and pervasive than anything the West or the Japanese have invented. It is called the poverty line. Above the poverty line are three meals a day. Below it is a spectrum that stretches all the way from 2.99 to zero… — Kiran Nagarkar Copy Share
“my joyous companion of the mornings. Who knows what pain we cause our dearest ones?” — Kiran Nagarkar Copy Share Image
“Nobody sang steamy overwrought songs to Rama, Vishnu or Shiva. What was the source of the irresistible attraction of the peacock-feathered god? How was he able to get away with the very things that would land any other man in jail for life? Did the women, in their heart of hearts, want to walk the streets with see-through, wet blouses… — Kiran Nagarkar Copy Share
“I am a very possessive woman. But I knew that if I were to keep you, I would have to let go of you.… — Kiran Nagarkar Copy Share Image
Gurus Enable you to see new things. The trouble with Gurus is that you can rarely see beyond them. — Kiran Nagarkar Copy Share Image
“It’s not enough to be honest and loyal, frankly it doesn’t matter if you are not, so long as you are perceived to be… — Kiran Nagarkar Copy Share Image
“Even the Hindu neighbours had no way of figuring out what the priest recited, though it was in their mother tongue, Marathi. He didn’t give a damn about the meaning of the words, the feeling behind them, the poetry of the language or the complex manoeuvres of the plot line. He had no thought for metaphysical implications nor time to… — Kiran Nagarkar Copy Share
“There is no truer meditation than music and no journey of discovery greater than that of looking within. A” — Kiran Nagarkar Copy Share Image
