Category - Barkha Dutt

Discover the thoughtful Quotes of Barkha Dutt, a philosopher and author. Our collection of his most impactful quotes reflects his deep understanding of language, philosophy, and history. Motivational Quotes of Barkha Dutt
Whether seeking thought-provoking reflections or academic wisdom, Barkha Dutts words offer a rich source of intellectual inspiration. #BarkhaDutt Barkha Dutt

Barkha Dutt

No matter what you think of him otherwise, there are no two ways about it – Narayana Murthy is inextricably linked to the modern Indian’s sense of self. So also is Sachin Tendulkar. Every time he goes out to bat, he carries with him the dreams of a billion people. Like many sporting legends, he is an iconic symbol of our subliminal nationalism.

– Barkha Dutt

Barkha Dutt

For a man once called the Indian Obama by the historian and public intellectual Ramachandra Guha, the diminishing of Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar could not be more dramatic.

– Barkha Dutt

Barkha Dutt

Women – whether in politics, media or business – can’t have it both ways. We can’t demand to be judged irrespective of our gender if we also plan to manipulate our sexual identity to our advantage. We can’t both play the game and pretend to be sitting it out. We can’t deliberately act ‘female’ and complain about male bias.

– Barkha Dutt

Barkha Dutt

Modi’s masterstroke has always been to blur the battlelines and construct an artificial enemy one that plays into primal instincts of pride and insecurity.

– Barkha Dutt

Barkha Dutt

Wherever I go, people complain about what they see on television. Yet, if you are lapping this up because it’s random entertainment or from morbid fascination, you are enablers.

– Barkha Dutt

Barkha Dutt

Politicians know that as public opinion learns to assert itself more aggressively, a government that goes against a presidential opinion can find itself on the defensive.

– Barkha Dutt

Barkha Dutt

Every time that zealots clash with the zany and Religion and Freedom take opposite positions across the trenches, the issue becomes larger than the individual.

– Barkha Dutt

Barkha Dutt

Most of us will agree that my former medium, television news, has been reduced to tawdry entertainment.

– Barkha Dutt

Barkha Dutt

The army’s original job description was to protect borders, but a demanding country depends on it for everything else too, from rebuilding bridges after a tsunami to keeping the peace when religious riots erupt.

– Barkha Dutt

Barkha Dutt

In a country like ours where the poor barely have the right to live, a legally recognised right to die would push them to the very margins of healthcare services.

– Barkha Dutt

Barkha Dutt

In 2020 we saw the poorest Indian citizen suffer as migrant workers, in the hundreds of thousands, fled the cities on foot, sometimes barefoot, to return to the villages.

– Barkha Dutt

Barkha Dutt

The working conditions of Indian labourers in the Gulf countries are notoriously abusive.

– Barkha Dutt

Copyright © 2025 · Created by Quotes Studio