Our federal Constitution embodies the idea of modern India: it defines not only India but also modernity.

Our federal Constitution embodies the idea of modern India: it defines not only India but also modernity.

Let Jammu and Kashmir lead the way in the building of a new future for India. Let it set an example to the rest of India and the world by showing how the entire region can be transformed into a zone of peace, stability and prosperity.

There is no humiliation more abusive than hunger.

If the rise of European colonisation began in 18th century India, then the rallying cry of 'Jai Hind!' also signalled its end in 1947.

I personally believe that the office of the President of India is not to be sought. It is to be offered.

We are all equal children before our mother; and India asks each one of us, in whatsoever role we play in the complex drama of nation-building, to do our duty with integrity, commitment and unflinching loyalty to the values enshrined in our Constitution.