"Fifty years ago, the UNESCO helped to create the IITs as a means of providing superior education to Indians and spurr…"

"For most of their first fifty years, these IITs were one of the greatest bargains America ever had. (p. 106)."

"Here in the place of that Hijli Detention Camp stands the fine monument of India, representing India's urges, India's…"

"Lesley Stahl of CBS on 60 Minutes"

"Vinod Khosla, venture capitalist on 60 Minutes:"

"The IITs became islands of excellence by not allowing the general debasement of the Indian system to lower their exac…"

"The Benaras Hindu University (BHU) could not have been established without the help of the king, who ruled the city b…"

"My Lord, this is no ordinary occasion. We are watching to-day the birth of a new and, many hope, a better type of Uni…"

"I am establishing a University, which will combine ancient wisdom with the knowledge of the physical sciences and tec…"

"If Ashoka founders think it was a company because they put so much money in it, let us now talk business. Many in the…"