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… — Rajiv Gandhi Copy Share Image
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,… — Rajiv Gandhi Copy Share Image
We have been making changes continuously. You cannot expect everything to be perfect the minute it is made. Things change; they are dynamic as… — Rajiv Gandhi Copy Share Image
Education must be a great equaliser in our society. It must be the tool to level the differences that our various social systems have… — Rajiv Gandhi Copy Share Image
Indiraji should have been here today, speaking to you in her gentle, impassioned voice. One with Bharatmata's immortal spirit, she now shines as a… — Rajiv Gandhi Copy Share Image
In every democracy, it is the people's will that is supreme. We should translate the intense yearning of the people of India and Pakistan… — Rajiv Gandhi Copy Share Image
For some days, people thought that India was shaking. But there are always tremors when a great tree falls. — Rajiv Gandhi Copy Share Image
The freedom movement transformed the status of women. Women fought along with men as comrades. In the process, the shackles that had bound them… — Rajiv Gandhi Copy Share Image
I would like to clarify that our opposition to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty is not related to any consideration involving Pakistan. Our position on this important issue is consistent and principled. We are not ready to sign the NPT as it stands today because it is blatantly discriminatory in character. — Rajiv Gandhi Copy Share
There has to be a national consensus. We cannot legislate without overwhelming national consensus that religious and communal groups should be totally banned from… — Rajiv Gandhi Copy Share Image
We are committed to the development of friendship and good neighbourly relations with Pakistan. I believe that Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto shares this commitment. — Rajiv Gandhi Copy Share Image
