India is a land of plenty inhibited by poverty; India has an enthralling, uplifting civilization that sparkles not only in our magnificent art, but also in the enormous creativity and humanity of our daily life in city and village. Pranab Mukherjee artcitycivilization share on social
I come from a political family. My father was a freedom fighter. He was a prominent leader of the locality and member of the Congress party. He spent 10 years in British prisons. In the evening, in our living room, the only subject we used to discuss was politics. So politics was not unfamiliar to me. Pranab Mukherjee britishcongressdiscuss share on social
No problems are ever resolved by violence. It only aggravates the pain and the hurt on every side. Pranab Mukherjee aggravatehurtpain Change image and share on social
I have seen vast, perhaps unbelievable, changes during the journey that has brought me from the flicker of a lamp in a small Bengal village to the chandeliers of Delhi. Pranab Mukherjee bengalbringchandelier Change image and share on social
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. Pranab Mukherjee buildentirefuture share on social
Of course, running a coalition government in a country like India is a difficult task. More so when Congress leads the coalition, since most of the political parties were anti-Congress. To have a coalition, to run a coalition government, you require a lot of adjustments, a lot of flexibility. Pranab Mukherjee adjustmentanticoalition share on social
I am comfortable at the height where destiny has put me. Pranab Mukherjee comfortabledestinyheight Change image and share on social
In our generation, the role models were Gandhi and Nehru. We revered them. They were venerated personalities. I read almost every speech of Nehru. Pranab Mukherjee gandhigenerationmodel Change image and share on social
Indian president does not determine policy. Here President is not the policy maker. In the name of the president, the cabinet takes the policy decision. Pranab Mukherjee cabinetdecisiondetermine Change image and share on social
I feel that when the reforms in UN take place and the Security Council will be expanded in the permanent membership category, India will have a place, I hope so, but first it is to be expanded. Pranab Mukherjee categorycouncilexpand Change image and share on social