"This Soviet solution of the minorities problem has interest for us, as we have to face a difficult minority problem ourselves. The Soviets' difficulties appear to have been far greater than ours, for they had 182 different nationalities to deal with. Their solution of the problem has been very successful. They went to the extreme length of recognizing each separate nationality and encouraging it to carry on its work and education in its own language. This was not merely to please the separatist tendencies of different minorities, but because it was felt that real education and cultural progress could take effect for the masses only if the native tongues were used. And the results achieved already have been remarkable."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
NationalistsPeople of British IndiaPeople from AllahabadFounding Fathers of IndiaDemocratic socialists
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
Imported from EN Wikiquote
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jawaharlal_Nehru
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Related Quotes
"The experience of a man should not be measured by the number of years he has lived, but rather by the number of probl…"
"We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we c…"
"We have laid down in our constitution that India is a secular state. That does not mean irreligion. it means equal re…"
"America is a country no one should go to for the first time."
"There is only one genuinely nationalist Muslim in India—Jawaharlal."
"Time is not measured by the passing of years but by what one does, what one feels, and what one achieves."
"You don't change the course of history by turning the faces of portraits to the wall."
"We talk about a secular state in India. It is perhaps not very easy even to find a good word in Hindi for "secular". …"
"I am the last Englishman to rule India."
"The Bhagavad Gita deals essentially with the spiritual foundation of human existence. It is a call of action to meet …"