Yes, I think India's economy always has been a mixed economy, and by Western standards we are much more of a market economy than a public sector-driven economy.
Gender equality will only be reached if we are able to empower women.
We simply can no longer afford to deny the full potential of one half of the population. The world needs to tap into the talent and wisdom of women. Whether the issue is food security, economic recovery, health, or peace and security, the participation of women is needed now more than ever.
For me, a better democracy is a democracy where women do not only have the right to vote and to elect but to be elected.
As more and more women, men and young people raise their voices and become active in local government, and more local leaders take action for the safety of women and girls, change happens.
In some places women have all the rights they deserve and in others there are big restrictions - in some countries they even mutilate women.
It was said that Chile was not ready to vote for a woman, it was traditionally a sexist country. In the end, the reverse happened: the fact of being a woman became a symbol of the process of cultural change the country was undergoing.
Some of the burdens we carry include false weight, perhaps to make up for all the horrible stuff we actually did and forgot.
With song titles, I try to keep a healthy sense of humor while saying something at the same time.
Dare to be strong and courageous. That is the road. Venture anything.
I've always been a composer dependent on texts.