When I took over as president, I studied the Constitution, and the more I studied it, the more I realised that it does not prevent the president of India from giving the nation a vision. So when I went and presented this vision in Parliament and in legislative assemblies; everyone welcomed it, irrespective of party affiliations.
India's trade deficit is because of excess of import over exports.
Today, India consumes about 682 watts per capita, far lesser than developed nations. As India develops, it will definitely require a lot more energy.
Today, India is a nuclear weapons state.
I was in high school when Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru unfurled India's flag in New Delhi.
For 2,500 years, India has never invaded anybody.
All the scientists and technologists should work in appropriate region, specifically the rural technologies, to transform Indian rural sector.
There is not enough funding for basic sciences in India. We have to invest in a big way, and I am pushing that idea.
I want young Indian composers to be able to do more than just film music. I want to give them the skills that will enable them to create their own palette of sounds instead of having to write formulaic music. It doesn't matter if they become sound engineers, producers, composers or performers - I want them to be as imaginative as they like.
I basically love classical music. I love a lot of musicians playing together and the whole culture of that, whether it's Indian or it's Western.
