“ Generally, that humble piece of furniture placed on the front veranda of the house officially belonged to the man of the household; the women never slept on it. Swarnakanthi Rajapakse
“ Families could often trace their lineage back several centuries. Their livelihood was earned from drum playing, a service considered to be dis-respectable. As members of a low caste, the drummers were… Swarnakanthi Rajapakse
“ Carolina protected her so that Suneetha should remain a virgin until her wedding night. The worth of such purity in character was immeasurable in this society and culture. Therefore, she never even al… Swarnakanthi Rajapakse
“ Maggie was ten years younger than him. Being cross-cousins, they lived in the same compound, in the same two houses that still existed. When their parents told him to take her for his wife, there was… Swarnakanthi Rajapakse
“ Physical beauty or sexual attraction in a woman was not a criterion in deciding, strengthening, or the survival of such relationships of these villagers. Swarnakanthi Rajapakse
“ If the woman has the physical fitness and the meritorious luck to bear his children, the family was a fortunate one. Villagers always looked at sterility with a squinted eye, and its fault and the mis… Swarnakanthi Rajapakse
“ A new movement reinforced by activists such as Buddhist monks, physicians who practised traditional medicine, teachers, farmers, and laborers brought Prime Minister Bandaranaike into the political hel… Swarnakanthi Rajapakse
“ According to the Buddha's doctrine that they believed in, it was not the caste that defined a person high or low. It was one's deeds that mattered. Swarnakanthi Rajapakse
“ Her heart filled with boundless love that surged anew for her father. She felt like rushing to him and planting a quick kiss on his cheek the way she used to when she was a small girl. However, these… Swarnakanthi Rajapakse
“ Yes, we have to seek redemption! Redemption from the divisive politics based on caste and religion, redemption from the corruption which is eating our lives like termites, redemption from misery of po… Madhu Vajpayee
“ Though our castes and institutions are apparently linked with our religion, they are not so. These institutions have been necessary to protect us as a nation, and when this necessity for self-preserva… Swami Vivekananda
“ If their horoscopes are not compatible, this marriage is out of the question. Swarnakanthi Rajapakse
“ In Sri Lanka, the people you lived amongst, the people you went to school with, the people in whose houses you ate, whose jokes you shared: these were not the people you married. Quite possibly they w… Ashok Ferrey
“ We aren't human.""Yes. We. Are." His voice turns fierce. "I don't give a shit what the something-somethingth council of big important farts decreed, or how the geomests classify things, or any of that… N.K. Jemisin
“ You are free; you are free to go to your temples. You are free to go to your mosques or to any other places of worship in this State of Pakistan. You may belong to any religion, caste or creed—that ha… Muhammad Ali Jinnah
“ The last time everyone loved or at least liked everyone was when the world had a population of about 4. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“ When we choose a mobile network, do we check whether Airtel or Vodafone belong to a particular caste? No, we simply choose the provider based on the best value or service. Then why do we vote for some… Chetan Bhagat
