Measures of self-government and a school council, especially for such young children, were a great innovation.

Hence we did not foster competition in our school, on the contrary.

Democracy can only spring from practising it early, and democratic action was not to expected from young people brought up under a close authoritarian system.

You could not receive a young man in your room; you might be permitted to have him to tea in one of the public reception rooms, but you could accept no invitation from young men to tea or other entertainment without a chaperone from the College.

I love the solitary, romantic idea of writing.

We have contributed through Indian culture; so many international collections are Indian-inspired. Why we don't make an international impact? We have talent, but we have not leveraged it, not married commerce to design.

I think that if I were in a satisfying marriage, I would probably choose monogamy, but I wouldn't want that to be a requirement.

I'm a deeply romantic person, nostalgic to a fault.