'In my time, I didn't have that kind of guidance. 'I asked to speak to the international pageant winners before I went and nobody spoke with me. 'It doesn't take away from your title when you help others. It just brings more accolades back to our country.'
'Everyone is so excited. There is a lot of excitement everywhere. This was a long time desire of many people.'
'You ain't seen anything yet,' EAM Jaishankar says about the India-US relationship.
'The prime minister is talking to his Chachaji and he is crying in the PM's lap, it was such an emotional scene.'
'It was beautifully played by an American band.'
'I was amazed at how tasty it was.' 'They did a good job with millets and lentils, which Mr Modi liked.'
'With Trump, the relationship was very transactional, whereas with President Biden it is very structured.'
Back in the Press Briefing room on being commended for her questions to President Biden and the Indian prime minister, The Wall Street Journal's Sabrina Siddiqui responded, "You gotta do it."
A lady in a white salwar suit leads the chants of people holding both Indian and US flags.
'If we want our economies to be strong, we need to invest in young people who are our future.'
As soon as you enter the White House you get a sense of the frenzied pace of preparation for Prime Minister Modi's visit, Rediff.com US Contributor Abhijit J Masih discovers on a visit to 1600, Pennsylvania Avenue on Tuesday morning.
'India matters significantly to President Biden and to this administration, and not just in South Asia or the Indo-Pacific region, but truly globally.'
While the Mughals seems to be receding from text books and memory, the stage presentation of Mughal-e-Azam is spreading its message of love in North America.
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