Only an arrogant man will claim to be independent of everybody else and be self-contained.

There is no yajna (sacrifice) greater than spinning calculated to bring peace to the troubled spirit, to soothe the distracted student's mind, to spiritualize his life.

If you don't ask, you don't get it

Not those who shout 'satyagraha', 'satyagraha' will do satyagraha, but those who will work for it.

The real difficulty is that people have no idea of what education truly is. We assess the value of education in the same manner as we assess the value of land or of shares in the stock-exchange market. We want to provide only such education as would enable the student to earn more. We hardly give any thought to the improvement of the character of the educated. The girls, we say, do not have to earn; so why should they be educated? As long as such ideas persist there is no hope of our ever knowing the true value of education.

Solitude is a catalyst for innovation

How can I make difference so that I may bring peace to this world that I love and cherish so much? A name flickers instantly in my mind.