Shobha Warrier

'How can the voting percentage be higher than the actual polled votes?'

'A lot of parents tell their children, 'You are not good enough. The neighbour's child is so good. Why can't you be like him?'' 'I want to tell all parents and children that all of us are created with absolute brilliance.' 'My life is an example. From 42% in my board examination, I became one of the IAS toppers.' 'Every child should have his or her own dream to chase; not their parents' or not somebody else's.'

'Our Constitution as well as the Right to Education Act do not make any distinction between Indian or foreigner; it only talks about 'child'.' 'It says that every child has the right to get education.'

'Today when I see them talking to people from different countries confidently, I realise that education does not come from classrooms alone but from life experiences too.'

'A man who brought about the greatest set of economic reforms in the country, who changed the course of Indian history, cannot be considered weak.'

'Before you work on your business plan, before you build your team, you should have a clear idea about what your product is, who your customer is, how valuable the product is, and whether the market is deep and wide.'

'If people want to work 90 hours, we should let them work.' 'If people want to work 30 hours, you should let them work 30 hours.' 'But they should not expect the same level of success and attention.'

'Can we give young India the tools to solve the problems the country or society faces and uplift the community?'

'They sell such ideas in the name of 'national interest'.' 'What national interest are they talking about?' 'There is no national interest in this. The only interest that is there is their profit.'

'We give them problems so that they can come up with solutions using the technological skills they have learnt.''In fact, changemaking and problem solving are interchangeable, in a way.'