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There was a time when one couldn't dream of being an actor if they weren't well-connected or they weren't a star kid. Barun Sobti

Time Kid Dream Were Being Star Actor

People make a star out of actors after one or two films and keep capitalising on the same thing without having the courage of exploring the world of cinema, which has so much to offer. Barun Sobti

I never had any desire to defend myself, and never did I seriously think about it. Bhagat Singh

Myself Seriously Think About Never Had Did Any Desire Defend

Our entire family is replete with sentiments of patriotism. Uncle Swarna Singh left for his heavenly abode in jail in 1910, two or three years after my birth. Uncle Ajit Singh is leading the life of an exile in foreign countries. Bhagat Singh

Life Family Patriotism Three Uncle Birth Our Abode Entire Leading Countries Foreign Foreign Countries Exile His Years Left Replete Heavenly Jail After Sentiments Two

In what way can a man believing in God cease believing due to his personal vanity? There are only two ways. The man should either begin to think himself a rival of God, or he may begin to believe himself to be God. Bhagat Singh

My applications submitted to the Tribunal regarding my interview during the hunger strike were misinterpreted, and it was published in the press that I was going to offer defence, though in reality I was never willing to offer any defence. Bhagat Singh

Reality Defence Interview Strike Press Hunger Though Tribunal Willing Never Misinterpreted Were Offer Submitted Any Going Regarding Published Applications

Let me announce, with all the strength at my command, that I am not a terrorist and I never was, expect perhaps in the beginning of my revolutionary career. And I am convinced that we cannot gain anything through those methods. Bhagat Singh

L. Ram Saran Das was sentenced to death in 1915, and the sentence was later commuted to life transportation. Today myself, sitting in the condemned cell, I can let the readers know as authoritatively that the life-imprisonment is comparatively a far harder lot than that of death. Bhagat Singh

Life Today Death Myself Ram Later Know Readers Condemned Lot Than Cell Sitting Sentence Sentenced Far Transportation Comparatively Harder

Those revolutionaries who have, by chance, escaped the gallows should live and show to the world that they cannot only embrace gallows for the ideal but also bear the worst type of tortures in the dark, dingy prison cells. Bhagat Singh

I flew into a small airport surrounded by cornfields and pastures, ready to carry out the two commands my father had written out for me the night before I left Calcutta: Spend two years studying creative writing at the Iowa Writers' Workshop, then come back home and marry the bridegroom he selected for me from our caste and class. Bharati Mukherjee

Home Me Class Creative Writing Father Before Back Our Spend Airport Out Carry Marry Small Caste Selected Writers Had He Written Studying Come Iowa Ready Years Commands Left Surrounded Then Flew Workshop Creative Writing Night Two

In Hindu societies, especially overprotected patriarchal families like mine, daughters are not at all desirable. They are trouble. And a mother who, as mine did, has three daughters, no sons, is supposed to go and hang herself, kill herself, because it is such an unlucky kind of motherhood to have. Bharati Mukherjee

In India, there are real consequences to inattention; drivers who jeopardize pedestrians can be lynched on the spot. Bharati Mukherjee

Consequences Pedestrian India Drivers Spot Real Who Jeopardize

I had never walked on the street alone when I was growing up in Calcutta, up to age 20. I had never handled money. You know, there was always a couple of bodyguards behind me, who took care if I wanted... I needed pencils for school, I needed a notebook, they were the ones who were taking out the money. I was constantly guarded. Bharati Mukherjee

Alone Me You Age Money School Care Guarded Took Pencils Out Constantly Never Had Taking Know Couple Always Were Up Walked Handled Behind Wanted Notebook Bodyguards Who Growing Growing Up Street Needed

I don't feel the depression the people who are always looking back to the '50s, to 'Father Knows Best' feel. I can see the coming of another glorious era. Bharati Mukherjee

Depression Best People Father Looking Looking Back Glorious Back See Feel Knows Another Always Era Coming Who

I never have my CNN off, it's on the whole day. I don't want to be out of range of television. I'm constantly bombarded by information - Somalia one second, Haiti the next - I need that constant pounding. I couldn't write without television. I need to have the world in my room. Bharati Mukherjee

Lepers were a common sight all over India and in every part of Calcutta, but extending help beyond dropping a coin or two into their rag-wrapped stumps was not. As a child I was convinced even touching a spot a leper had rubbed against would lead to infection. Bharati Mukherjee

Every Sight Would India Touching Lead Had Part Dropping Over Beyond Spot Were Infection Child Common Against Convinced Leper Help Even Extending Two Coin

In Mumbai, even Bollywood stars use autos when they are in a hurry. Bhavish Aggarwal

Stars Hurry Use Even Bollywood Mumbai

Compared to Uber, we have a much local business model. We allow the customers to pay in cash as well as use our prepaid wallet. We allow them to book through call centres and pre-book for future travels. Bhavish Aggarwal

I always have my backpack. Bhavish Aggarwal

Backpack Always

As far as Ola is concerned, we are focused and determined to build a business that can sustain and be impactful. Bhavish Aggarwal

Business Build Focused Determined Concerned Sustain As Far As Far

As entrepreneurs, we sometimes do not understand the complexities of running a government. Bhavish Aggarwal

Government Sometimes Complexities Running Entrepreneurs Understand

The value that SoftBank saw in us was that we are a technology company in the mobile Internet space. Bhavish Aggarwal

Technology Space Internet Value Saw Mobile Us Company

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