When I was young, I was very selfish, now not any more.

Muslim women had to go out in purdah, that heavy sheet that covers even the eyes. Hindu women had to go out in the doli, a kind of closed sedan chair like a catafalque. My mother always told me about these things with bitterness and rage.

People tend to forget their duties but remember their rights.

I've never understood women who, because of their children, pose as victims and don't allow themselves any other activities.

If you only knew, for instance, how much I enjoy being a grandmother! Do you know I'm twice a grandmother? Rajiv and Sonia have had a boy and a girl.

If by happiness you mean instead an ordinary contentment, then yes - I'm fairly contented. Not satisfied - contented.

There exists no politician in India daring enough to attempt to explain to the masses that cows can be eaten.