Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge,...At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom. Jawaharlal Nehru

You must be the change you want to see in the World. Mahatma Gandhi

Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country. Jawaharlal Nehru

Those who won our independence believe liberty to be the secret of happiness and courage to be the secret of liberty. Louis D. Brandeis

Saluting India! Where each bud blooms in its true colours Where each day is celebration of unity, harmony and synthesis.

I dream of an India that is prosperous, strong and caring. An India, that regains a place of honour in the comity of great nations. Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Nothing is more precious than independence and liberty. - Ho Chi Minh