I have a vision of India: an India free of hunger and fear, an India free of illiteracy and want.

India was secular even when Muslims hadn't come here and Christians hadn't set foot on this soil. It is not as if India became secular after they came. They came with their own modes of worship, and they, too, were given a place of honor and respect. They had the freedom to worship God as per their wish and inclination.

I dream of an India that is prosperous, strong and caring. An India, that regains a place of honour in the comity of great nations.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee Quotes