Famous quote by Abdul Kalam

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Why are we, as a nation so obsessed with foreign things? Is it a legacy of our colonial years? We want foreign televisio

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"Why are we, as a nation so obsessed with foreign things? Is it a legacy of our colonial years? We want foreign television sets. We want foreign shirts. We want foreign technology. Why this obsession with everything imported?"

- Abdul Kalam

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This quote is written / told by Abdul Kalam somewhere between October 15, 1931 and today. He/she was a famous Statesman from India. The author also have 28 other quotes.

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