"The four varna are perceived to be located in the nature of the individual, i.e. Brahmana in sadacara , Ksatriya in saurya , Vaisya in vyavasaya , and Sudra in seva . A yogin experiences all men and women of all races and castes within himself. Therefore he has no hatred for anybody. He has love for every being."

"And who was this speaker, anyway? I waited to the end, enduring the nonsense of it all just to find out. It turned out to be William Dalrymple. Ah, of course. William Dalrymple, described here long ag…"

"Staff standards are not theological abstractions, but scientific approximations, and are evolved for the use of the line, the sole justification of the standards being that they will make line work mo…"

"Poems in a way are spells against death. They are milestones, to see where you were then from where you are now. To perpetuate your feelings, to establish them. If you have in any way touched the cent…"

"The position of these ‘academics’ in Bengal has, of course, been helped by the fact that the CPI has been in power there for so long. But their sway has not been confined to the teaching and ‘research…"