--- title: "9 Poor India Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 9 Poor India quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Poor India sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35e/lexi-alexander-4779_cinema_if-someone-is-poor-in-india-they-should_234943.jpg" --- > [If someone is poor in India, they should be able to watch the same films as rich people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lexi-alexander/if-someone-is-poor-in-india-they-should-be-able-to-watch-the-same/) [Lexi Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lexi-alexander/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35e/lexi-alexander-4779_cinema_if-someone-is-poor-in-india-they-should_234943.jpg) > [When I see the poor in India, it reminds me of the work that I have to do for them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/narendra-modi/when-i-see-the-poor-in-india-it-reminds-me-of-the-work-that-i-have-to/) [Narendra Modi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/narendra-modi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17e/narendra-modi-250_india_when-i-see-the-poor-in-india-it-reminds_1619392.jpg) > [“MY INDIA: India is Not Poor..!! India is Being Looted..!! ~Babu.r..\*\*”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/babu-r-2/my-india-india-is-not-poor-india-is-being-looted-babu-r/) [Babu.r](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/babu-r-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fb/babu-r-2-69349_babur3799-gmail-com_my-india-india-is-not-poor-india-is-bein_3017937.jpg) > [I'm confident that it is with the strength of the poor that India will move forward.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/narendra-modi/i-m-confident-that-it-is-with-the-strength-of-the-poor-that-india/) [Narendra Modi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/narendra-modi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4e/narendra-modi-250_confident_i-m-confident-that-it-is-with-the-streng_2702263.jpg) > [The India I want, I'll never tire of repeating, is a more just and less poor India, one entirely free of foreign…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/indira-gandhi/the-india-i-want-i-ll-never-tire-of-repeating-is-a-more-just-and-less/) [Indira Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/indira-gandhi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cd/indira-gandhi-1113_country_the-india-i-want-i-ll-never-tire-of-repe_98768.jpg) > [I grew up poor in India, and there were days when we struggled to find food and other basic necessities. Our mother…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naveen-jain/i-grew-up-poor-in-india-and-there-were-days-when-we-struggled-to-find/) [Naveen Jain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naveen-jain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/545/naveen-jain-3569_educate_i-grew-up-poor-in-india-and-there-were-d_1169633.png) > [We would have to give out something for the poor in India. It is my responsibility to give the people an account…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/narendra-modi/we-would-have-to-give-out-something-for-the-poor-in-india-it-is-my/) [Narendra Modi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/narendra-modi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/084/narendra-modi-250_accounts_we-would-have-to-give-out-something-for_1847137.jpg) > [“If overpopulation or lack of resources created poverty, then Hong Kong should be poor. Hong Kong has 20 times as many people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stossel/if-overpopulation-or-lack-of-resources-created-poverty-then-hong-kong/) [John Stossel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-stossel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c11/john-stossel-5146_economic-freedom_if-overpopulation-or-lack-of-resources-c_70413.jpg) > [“Who constitutes the nation? Only the elite?Or do the hundreds of millions of poor in India also make up the nation? Are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/who-constitutes-the-nation-only-the-elite-or-do-the-hundreds-of/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/186/p-sainath-2-160991_development_who-constitutes-the-nation-only-the-elit_1524543.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/poor-india/#itemlist", "name": "Poor India Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If someone is poor in India, they should be able to watch the same films as rich people.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lexi Alexander" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lexi-alexander/if-someone-is-poor-in-india-they-should-be-able-to-watch-the-same/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35e/lexi-alexander-4779_cinema_if-someone-is-poor-in-india-they-should_234943.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35e/lexi-alexander-4779_cinema_if-someone-is-poor-in-india-they-should_234943.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35e/lexi-alexander-4779_cinema_if-someone-is-poor-in-india-they-should_234943.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If someone is poor in India, they should be able to watch the same films as rich people.” — Lexi Alexander", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I see the poor in India, it reminds me of the work that I have to do for them.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Narendra Modi" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/narendra-modi/when-i-see-the-poor-in-india-it-reminds-me-of-the-work-that-i-have-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17e/narendra-modi-250_india_when-i-see-the-poor-in-india-it-reminds_1619392.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17e/narendra-modi-250_india_when-i-see-the-poor-in-india-it-reminds_1619392.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17e/narendra-modi-250_india_when-i-see-the-poor-in-india-it-reminds_1619392.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When I see the poor in India, it reminds me of the work that I have to do for them.” — Narendra Modi", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“MY INDIA: India is Not Poor..!! 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