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There's nothing universal about Indian families except that the family itself is deeply important across the country. It's sort of the fabric and anchor of our country.

Sonia Gandhi and her husband have always been persons I look at with a lot of respect. Of course, one of the reasons we look at India with a lot of sympathy and enthusiasm is Sonia Gandhi. Now she is Indian, not Italian, but she will always represent a myth for Italians.

The extraordinary thing about India is that it's such a family place. It's full of families everywhere.

Nothing is quite so emotional and passionate as what goes on inside of a family. People are driven to distraction by a father or a mother or a husband. Or a child.

The Gandhi family has a tradition of being good hosts. When you call upon them, they treat you with a lot of respect.

While Mumbai is a melting pot of cultures, Delhi is made of community, and we can see these lines quite clearly. An aunty from Punjabi Bagh will be different from a Faridabad aunty or an aunty from Vasant Kunj.

It is not important what Rahul Gandhi thinks, its important what a billion Indians think.

The culture of caring and giving permeates many Indian families. In their own way, they are engaged in philanthropic pursuits.

Rahul Gandhi is very idealistic and a very decent human being. He has real concerns for the downtrodden.

My entire family has been with the Congress right from the time of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Congress is in our blood and as a loyalist, I am always there for Congress.