The past is always with us, for it feeds the present.

I was nostalgic even as a young man. Preferred listening to Opera not Bing Crossby.

I... allowed my memory to journey back to the days when I was a boy of ten, full of health and optimism, when my wonder at the great game of living had yet to give way to disillusionment at its shabbiness.

It is always the same with mountains. Once you have lived with them for any length of time, you belong to them. There is no escape.

The India I Love, does not make the headlines, but I find it wherever I go - in field or forest, town or village, mountain or desert - and in the hearts and minds of people who have given me love and affection for the better part of my lifetime.

Live long, my friend, be wise and strong. But do not from any man his song.

Hinduism comes closest to being a nature religion. Rivers, rocks, trees, plants, animals, and birds all play their part, both in mythology and everyday worship. This harmony is most evident in remote places like this, and I hope it does not loose its unique character in the ruthless urban advance.