'The right wing has worked for 70-80 years at the grass roots before it burst onto social media.' 'Social media is an extension of its formidable work in society.' 'If you think you can fight them on social media, forget it. You can't.'

'The place I used to sleep in the jail had a big window high up on the opposite side, where at sunrise and sunset time a bird would drop in every day.' 'It could be an eagle or a peacock. And sometimes a monkey.' 'Those moments calmed you, brought hope...'

'We want Muslims to go about their work and business unhindered.' 'They should not get victimised and that will only come through the process of reconciliation.'

'We are losing the battle of secularism, but we have not lost.'

'The cases have not reduced because the prosecution has found some other way to stop people from using their right to free speech.'

'That she drove 20 km in 9 minutes is rubbish.'

'He was the most thoughtful corporate person I encountered.'

'We cannot afford to be complacent about our food security needs.'

'The BJP is scared it may lose the Delhi municipal elections where they have been in power for the last 15 years.'

'If you have only one hit out of 100 movies in a year, it is death for Bollywood.'

'We are seeing an era where only what Modi wishes is going to happen.' 'A clear message has now been sent to others that if this fate could befall on Nitin Gadkari, then just think what could happen to lesser mortals.'

Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com recounts the history of the Indian flag and how it has evolved over the years.

'... as has been happening in the last three weeks, then the foreign exchange reserves will not be comfortable to ensure that the rupee does not fall drastically.'

'To simply let the rupee depreciate to any level according to market forces will not be in the country's interests.'

'If you want to change everything all of a sudden to polyester, then the production of khadi flags will come under trouble.'

'Every Indian knows why the BJP is targeting Hamid Ansari.'

'The message the BJP is sending is that they are in no way responsible for Uddhav's downfall and it was only Shinde who is to be blamed.'

'Maharashtra governor did not do anything that was contrary to the Supreme Court's decision.'

'Politicians want pliable policemen who would carry out their orders, right or wrong, lawful or illegal.'

So worried is Shiv Sena rebel leader Eknath Shinde of desertions that he is asking rebel MLAs in Guwahati to sign affidavits affirming that they won't go back on supporting the 'cause of Hindutva' after reaching Mumbai.