Civilization itself is housed in the human being.

- Nayantara Sahgal

[Race] had no substance, like a shadowy shape that terrifies in the dark but vanishes by the light of day.

- Nayantara Sahgal

Race was a word that bred arrogance, danger and violence. When had incitement to race served a peaceful purpose? Race was a fuel and it needed only a…

- Nayantara Sahgal

In the end countries, like people, are alone, and the real things that must be done have to be done without help.

- Nayantara Sahgal

passion of any sort is seldom governed by the rules of etiquette.

- Nayantara Sahgal

Formal education in British India was remarkable for its lack of connection with its Indian environment. Like the African persuaded to cover his nake…

- Nayantara Sahgal

what was the right level of prosperity, the level that banished dire need but did not satiate, the level that did not threaten the artist in the indi…

- Nayantara Sahgal

choice in any sphere is a peril, the basic division of peoples is of those who believe in choice and those who mistrust it.

- Nayantara Sahgal

In India the human being is a symphonic theme. 'The people' is not a compact, close-knit concept, but a sprawling one, flowing not only into differen…

- Nayantara Sahgal