Indians today are governed by two different ideologies. Their political ideal set in the preamble of the Constitution affirms a life of liberty, equality and fraternity. Their social ideal embodied in their religion denies them.
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Men are mortal. So are ideas. An idea needs propagation as much as a plant needs watering. Otherwise both will wither and die.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Both humans and ideas are finite, requiring nurturing to thrive.
This quote by B. R. Ambedkar highlights the importance of sustaining and promoting ideas just as we would nurture living plants. It emphasizes that without effort and support, both ideas and people face decay and oblivion.
Themes
IdeasMortalityNurturingPropagationGrowth
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech on innovation, one could quote this to stress the need for cultivating new ideas.
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