Sharmila Tagore : (5)

" To be awarded with an honour of the stature of a Padma Bhushan, which is deemed as one of the three highest civilian awards in our country, is just gratifying. " - Sharmila Tagore

" My son Saif is an avid reader. He points me to books worth reading. I also must do the Indian Express crossword every morning, which is not too difficult and yet not too easy either. " - Sharmila Tagore

" I was brought up in a Bengali family. We were three girls and never made to feel any lesser than men. " - Sharmila Tagore

" There is a mindset that has to be changed – the sense of entitlement of the man. That happens when you are bringing up someone. If you are going to differentiate between a boy and a girl from age zero, then he is bound to grow up with the sense of entitlement. " - Sharmila Tagore

" I wanted to change my image. That’s why I did ‘Aradhana.’ " - Sharmila Tagore