मेरी ज़िंदगी का सबसे बुरा पल वह था जब मैं सात साल का था और मुझे पता चला कि नस्लवाद जैसी कोई चीज़ भी होती है। आपको तब तक यह एहसास नहीं होता कि आप अलग हैं जब तक कि कोई आपको यह जता न दे।

The worst moment in my life was when I was seven years old and I discovered that there was a thing such as racism. You don't know you're different until someone lets you know.

The worst moment in my life was when I was seven years old and I discovered that there was a thing such as racism. You don't know you're different until someone lets you know.

Topic Society & World Justice
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Negative Type: Reflection 95%

मुझे इनहेरिटेंस टैक्स (विरासत कर) से दिक्कत है, खासकर एक प्रवासी परिवार से होने के कारण। मेरे पिता ने पूरी जिंदगी невероят कड़ी मेहनत की है, इसलिए मुझे यह बात अजीब लगती है कि जो इंसान इतने संघर्ष से गुजरा हो और जैसे-तैसे कुछ बचा पाया हो, मरने पर उसी से टैक्स वसूला जाए।

I have issues with inheritance tax, particularly coming from a migrant family. My dad has worked incredibly hard all his life, so it seems odd to me that someone who has gone through that experience and has managed to save then gets taxed for dying.

I have issues with inheritance tax, particularly coming from a migrant family. My dad has worked incredibly hard all his life, so it seems odd to me that someone who has gone through that experience and has managed to save then gets taxed for dying.

Topic Achievement & Work Money
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Negative Type: Observation 95%

मेरे दोनों माता-पिता प्रवासी मजदूर थे जो पचास के दशक में अपनी स्थिति सुधारने के लिए यू.के. आए थे। जिस संस्कृति में मैं पला-बढ़ा, वह कड़ी मेहनत करने, जमकर पैसे बचाने और अपने परिवार की देखभाल करने की थी।

Both my parents were migrant workers who came to the U.K. in the Fifties to better themselves. The culture I grew up in was to work hard, save hard and to look after your family.

Both my parents were migrant workers who came to the U.K. in the Fifties to better themselves. The culture I grew up in was to work hard, save hard and to look after your family.

Topic Relationships & Love Family
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Reflection 95%

मैं लगभग एक साल तक एक साइकोथेरेपिस्ट के पास गया, और वह अनुभव शानदार रहा। मैं एक बहुत ही स्पष्ट सवाल के साथ वहां गया था: मैं यह नहीं समझ पा रहा था कि मैं कुछ खास परिस्थितियों में एक खास तरीके से क्यों पेश आता हूँ, और मुझे उसका जवाब मिल गया।

I went to a psychotherapist for a year and a bit, and it was fantastic. I went in with a very clear question: I couldn't work out why I behaved in a certain way in certain situations, and I got that answered.

I went to a psychotherapist for a year and a bit, and it was fantastic. I went in with a very clear question: I couldn't work out why I behaved in a certain way in certain situations, and I got that answered.

Topic Health & Body Mental Health
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Reflection 95%

मुझे लगता है कि परिवार, दोस्तों और अपनेपन की भावना आपको पैसे से कहीं ज्यादा खुशी देती है। लेकिन, ज़ाहिर है, जीने के लिए न्यूनतम साधन तो होने ही चाहिए। दोस्तों के साथ बैठकर हंसने-बोलने से मुझे जो खुशी मिलती है, वह अनमोल है—मैंने आज तक जो भी खरीदा है, यह उससे कहीं ज्यादा बड़ी है।

I think family, friends and a sense of community give you greater happiness than money. But, of course, one has to have a minimum on which to live. The joy I get from sitting around and having a laugh is immeasurable - much greater than anything that I have ever bought.

I think family, friends and a sense of community give you greater happiness than money. But, of course, one has to have a minimum on which to live. The joy I get from sitting around and having a laugh is immeasurable - much greater than anything that I have ever bought.

Topic Achievement & Work Money
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Reflection 95%

'स्पैमलोट' के शुरुआती शो में से एक के दौरान, मैं अपने शाही दस्ताने ठंडे होने के लिए फ्रिज में भूल गया और मंच पर पहुँचने से पहले मुझे उनकी याद ही नहीं आई। उन्हें पूरी रात पिघलने के लिए रखना पड़ा था।

During an early performance of 'Spamalot,' I left my regal gloves in the fridge to cool down and didn't remember them until I was on stage. They needed to be thawed overnight.

During an early performance of 'Spamalot,' I left my regal gloves in the fridge to cool down and didn't remember them until I was on stage. They needed to be thawed overnight.

Tone: Humorous Sentiment: Neutral Type: Humorous 95%

स्कूल में भारतीय खाने के अनुभव को साझा करते समय मुझे बहुत झिझक महसूस होती थी। एक बच्चे के रूप में, आप किसी तरह खुद को ढालने, समाज में घुलने-मिलने के लिए बेचैन रहते हैं, जबकि मेरी तो हर बात सबसे अलग दिखती थी।

I was far too embarrassed to share the experience of Indian food at school. As a kid, you're desperate to fit in, to assimilate in some way, and everything about me stood out.

I was far too embarrassed to share the experience of Indian food at school. As a kid, you're desperate to fit in, to assimilate in some way, and everything about me stood out.

Topic Self & Identity Conformity
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Mixed Type: Reflection 95%

ऐसे मौके भी आए हैं जब मैंने बीफ खाया है, लेकिन आम तौर पर मैं अपने माता-पिता की संस्कृति के सम्मान में इससे बचने की कोशिश करता हूँ।

There are occasions when I've had beef, but I generally tend to avoid it, as a nod towards my parents' culture.

There are occasions when I've had beef, but I generally tend to avoid it, as a nod towards my parents' culture.

Topic Health & Body Nutrition
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Neutral Type: Observation 92%

मुझे हमेशा से ऐसा महसूस हुआ है कि मुझे खुद को साबित करना होगा, और अब यह मेरी आदत बन चुकी है। जब मैं पहली बार यूनिवर्सिटी गया, तो मैंने एक महिला के यहाँ किराए पर कमरा लिया, जिसने मुझसे पूछा, 'इसकी क्या संभावना है कि तुम मेरे बर्तनों को गंदा कर दोगे?' मैंने कहा, 'मुझे लगता है कि मैं आपका सवाल समझ नहीं पाया...' तो उसने कहा, 'जब तुम अपनी करी (सब्जी) पकाओगे।'

I've always felt I had to prove myself, and now it has become second nature. When I first went to university, I took lodgings with a woman who said, 'What are the chances of you staining my pans?' I said, 'I don't think I understand the question...' and she said, 'When you cook your curries.'

I've always felt I had to prove myself, and now it has become second nature. When I first went to university, I took lodgings with a woman who said, 'What are the chances of you staining my pans?' I said, 'I don't think I understand the question...' and she said, 'When you cook your curries.'

Topic Society & World Human Nature
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Mixed Type: Reflection 88%

अच्छे ड्रामे, चुनौती देने वाले ड्रामे—और जहाँ तक कॉमेडी का सवाल है—दिन के समय प्रसारित होने वाले कार्यक्रमों में भी उनकी अपनी एक जगह होती है।

Good drama, challenging drama - and comedy for that matter - has a place in the daytime schedule.

Good drama, challenging drama - and comedy for that matter - has a place in the daytime schedule.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Observation 92%

शayad मैं फिटनेस पर एक वीडियो बनाऊँ। असल में, यह फिटनेस से ज़्यादा मोटापे पर होगा।

I might do a fitness video. Actually, more of a fatness video.

I might do a fitness video. Actually, more of a fatness video.

Topic Health & Body Fitness
Tone: Humorous Sentiment: Positive Type: Humorous 98%

अच्छा खान-पान और कसरत बहुत ज़रूरी हैं, लेकिन मौत का डर अपने आप में एक बहुत बड़ी प्रेरणा है। जब मैं 'स्पैमलॉट' नाटक के रिहर्सल के पहले दिन पहुँचा और अपने साथ मंच पर मौजूद उन सभी युवाओं को देखा जो मुझसे कहीं ज़्यादा फिट थे, तो वह मेरे लिए अपनी जीवनशैली की unhealthy आदतों को छोड़ने का एक बड़ा टर्निंग पॉइंट बन गया।

Good diet and exercise are key, but abject fear has its own rewards. And arriving on the first day for rehearsals for Spamalot and seeing all these much younger, much fitter people, who I was going to be on stage with, became a catalyst for cutting out the more unhealthy aspects of my life.

Good diet and exercise are key, but abject fear has its own rewards. And arriving on the first day for rehearsals for Spamalot and seeing all these much younger, much fitter people, who I was going to be on stage with, became a catalyst for cutting out the more unhealthy aspects of my life.

Topic Health & Body Fitness
Tone: Humorous Sentiment: Positive Type: Reflection 92%

मुझे लगता है कि गैर-नस्लीय (non-ethnic) लेखकों के मन में अश्वेत या एशियाई किरदारों को लिखने को लेकर एक झिझक सी रहती है, शायद उन्हें लगता है कि वे उस संस्कृति को नहीं जानते इसलिए उस पर लिख नहीं सकते। मोटे तौर पर देखा जाए तो अगर कोई एशियाई किरदार होता है, तो मुझे फोन आ सकता है। लेकिन अगर किरदार का नाम 'फिलिप' है, तो पूरी संभावना है कि मुझे फोन नहीं आएगा।

I sense a kind of fear of writing black or Asian characters from non-ethnic writers, who perhaps feel that they don't know the culture and therefore can't write about it. By and large, if there's an Asian character, I might get a call. But if the character is called 'Philip,' the chances are I won't.

I sense a kind of fear of writing black or Asian characters from non-ethnic writers, who perhaps feel that they don't know the culture and therefore can't write about it. By and large, if there's an Asian character, I might get a call. But if the character is called 'Philip,' the chances are I won't.

Topic Society & World Justice
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Mixed Type: Observation 92%

मैंने लगभग 14 साल की उम्र से ही काम करना शुरू कर दिया था ताकि अपने परिवार पर बोझ न बनूँ। मैंने अखबार और दूध बांटने का काम किया। जब मैं 15 या 16 साल का था, तो शनिवार को एक सुपरमार्केट में सामान जमाने का काम करता था, और फिर यूनिवर्सिटी के दिनों तक, हर गर्मियों की छुट्टियों में मैंने टेम्परेरी जॉब्स किए, जब तक कि मेरा प्रोफेशनल करियर शुरू नहीं हुआ।

I started working myself from about 14, really, so I wasn't a burden on my family. I did a paper round and a milk round. When I was 15 or 16, I worked in a supermarket on Saturdays stacking shelves, and then every summer I temped, right through university until my working days started.

I started working myself from about 14, really, so I wasn't a burden on my family. I did a paper round and a milk round. When I was 15 or 16, I worked in a supermarket on Saturdays stacking shelves, and then every summer I temped, right through university until my working days started.

Topic Achievement & Work Hard Work
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Reflection 95%

'द कुमार्स' शो दुनिया के पाँच महाद्वीपों में देखा गया, और जब यह विचार मेरे दिमाग में आया था, तो मुझे खुद इस बात से थोड़ी हैरानी हुई थी कि किसी और को यह ख्याल पहले क्यों नहीं आया।

The Kumars... played on five continents, and even when I came up with the idea I was slightly surprised that no one else had.

The Kumars... played on five continents, and even when I came up with the idea I was slightly surprised that no one else had.

Topic Achievement & Work Success
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Observation 92%

खून देना और उसके बदले पैसे पाना, इसके उलट स्थिति से बेहतर है।

It is better to give blood but receive cash than the other way around.

It is better to give blood but receive cash than the other way around.

Topic Achievement & Work Money
Tone: Witty Sentiment: Mixed Type: Aphorism 95%

अपनी एशियाई पहचान की वजह से मैं गुमनाम नहीं रह सकता था—मैं क्या बोलता था, क्या खाता था, वीकेंड पर क्या करता था, यह सब बाकी लोगों से बिल्कुल अलग था। इसके अलावा मैं एक परफॉर्मर भी था, जो बहुत जल्दी हालात के हिसाब से ढल जाता था, लहजों (accents) में माहिर था, और इसी वजह से मैं सबसे अलग नज़र आता था।

Because of my Asian-ness, I couldn't be anonymous - what I said, what I ate, what I did at the weekend were startlingly different to what everyone else did. I was also a performer, quick and chameleon-like, good at accents, so that made me stand out.

Because of my Asian-ness, I couldn't be anonymous - what I said, what I ate, what I did at the weekend were startlingly different to what everyone else did. I was also a performer, quick and chameleon-like, good at accents, so that made me stand out.

Topic Self & Identity Identity
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Mixed Type: Reflection 95%

मैंने हमेशा से पैसे बचाए हैं। मैं बुरे वक्त के लिए पैसे जो ड़ने और अपनी चादर के हिसाब से पैर पसारने में विश्वास रखता हूँ। मैं महंगे कपड़े नहीं खरीदता; मेरे पास 10 साल पुरानी कार है जिसे मैं किसी बड़े प्रोजेक्ट के मिलने पर बदलने की सोचता हूँ। हाँ, जब हम परिवार के साथ छुट्टियों पर जाते हैं, तो वहाँ खुलकर खर्च करने में मुझे कोई झिझक नहीं होती।

I've always saved. I believe in keeping money back for a rainy day and living within my means. I don't buy expensive clothes; I have a 10-year-old car I'm hoping to replace when a big job comes in. I suppose when we do go on family holidays, I am quite happy to spend when we are there.

I've always saved. I believe in keeping money back for a rainy day and living within my means. I don't buy expensive clothes; I have a 10-year-old car I'm hoping to replace when a big job comes in. I suppose when we do go on family holidays, I am quite happy to spend when we are there.

Topic Achievement & Work Money
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Positive Type: Reflection 95%

मेरी माँ को लगता था कि टीवी और फिल्मों की मेरी लत महज़ आलस है। यदि आप एक अप्रवासी हैं, तो आप जानते हैं कि समाज आपको कभी पूरी तरह अपनाएगा नहीं, लेकिन आप यह उम्मीद करते हैं कि आपके बच्चे अपना लिए जाएँगे, और आप उन्हें व्यावहारिक रूप से समुदाय का एक ज़रूरी हिस्सा बनाने की कोशिश करते हैं—जैसे डॉक्टर या वकील बनाना। अभिनय तो उनकी समझ से बिल्कुल परे था।

My mum thought my TV and film addiction was laziness. If you're an immigrant, you know you'll never be an accepted part of society, but you hope your children will be, and you try to make them essential to the community in a practical way - being a doctor or a lawyer. Acting was beyond their comprehension.

My mum thought my TV and film addiction was laziness. If you're an immigrant, you know you'll never be an accepted part of society, but you hope your children will be, and you try to make them essential to the community in a practical way - being a doctor or a lawyer. Acting was beyond their comprehension.

Topic Relationships & Love Family
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Mixed Type: Reflection 95%

माइकल बेट्स एक बहुत ही हास्य विनोद वाले अभिनेता थे; उन्होंने भारत में सेवा दी थी, उर्दू बोल सकते थे, और उनकी कॉमिक टाइमिंग कमाल की थी।

Michael Bates was a very funny actor; he'd served in India, could speak Urdu, and had great comic timing.

Michael Bates was a very funny actor; he'd served in India, could speak Urdu, and had great comic timing.

Tone: Witty Sentiment: Positive Type: Observation 95%

एलन आल्डा और उनकी पत्नी आर्लेन उन सबसे सकारात्मक लोगों में से हैं जिनसे मैं कभी मिला हूँ। उन्होंने M*A*S*H शो के निर्माण, लेखन, अभिनय और निर्देशन के दौरान महिलाओं के समान अधिकारों का पुरज़ोर समर्थन किया; वे सेट और अपने घर के बीच चक्कर काटते रहते थे क्योंकि वे नहीं चाहते थे कि उनके बच्चों की पढ़ाई में कोई रुकावट आए।

Alan Alda and his wife Arlene are two of the most life-affirming people I've ever met. He espoused equal rights for women while producing, writing, acting in and directing M*A*S*H; he used to commute between the set and home because he didn't want to disrupt his kids' schooling.

Alan Alda and his wife Arlene are two of the most life-affirming people I've ever met. He espoused equal rights for women while producing, writing, acting in and directing M*A*S*H; he used to commute between the set and home because he didn't want to disrupt his kids' schooling.

Topic Relationships & Love Marriage
Sentiment: Positive Type: Observation 92%

टीवी या फिल्मों की तुलना में रंग-भेद से परे जाकर कलाकारों का चयन करने (colourblind casting) के मामले में रंगमंच (Theatre) हमेशा से ज़्यादा उदार रहा है। यह देखते हुए कि अधिकांश टेलीविज़न शो आज के समय पर आधारित होते हैं और 56 मिलियन लोगों तक पहुँचते हैं, मुझे इस बात से निराशा होती है कि अभी भी इसमें पर्याप्त प्रतिनिधित्व (representation) देखने को नहीं मिलता।

Theatre has always been better disposed to colourblind casting than telly or film. Given that most television is contemporary, and it reaches 56 million people, I am disappointed there still isn't more representation.

Theatre has always been better disposed to colourblind casting than telly or film. Given that most television is contemporary, and it reaches 56 million people, I am disappointed there still isn't more representation.

Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Mixed Type: Observation 92%

मैं आधिकारिक तौर पर एक डॉक्टर हूँ, और आप मानें या न मानें, मैं लोगों की जान बचा सकता हूँ, कुछ खास वाद्ययंत्रों के सुर ठीक कर सकता हूँ और लाठी से आम लोगों की पिटाई भी कर सकता हूँ।

I am officially a doctor, and believe it or not, I can save lives and tune certain instruments and can beat peasants with a stick.

I am officially a doctor, and believe it or not, I can save lives and tune certain instruments and can beat peasants with a stick.

Topic Health & Body Health
Tone: Humorous Sentiment: Positive Type: Humorous 92%

जब भी मैं किसी अस्पताल में जाता हूँ, मैं भद्दे मज़ाक करने लगता हूँ। मुझे लगता है कि यह खुद को बचाने का एक मानसिक तरीका (defence mechanism) है।

I make terrible jokes every time I go into a hospital. I think it's a defence mechanism.

I make terrible jokes every time I go into a hospital. I think it's a defence mechanism.

Topic Health & Body Health
Themes #Human Nature
Tone: Humorous Sentiment: Neutral Type: Observation 92%

मुझे पक्का याद है कि मैं एक ऐसे दौर से गुजरा था जब मुझे भारतीय होने पर झुंझलाहट होती थी क्योंकि सांस्कृतिक संदर्भों, शब्दावली और बाकी हर मामले में मैं बाकी सभी से बहुत आगे था—तो बस एक ही चीज़ थी जो मुझे पीछे खींच रही थी, वह था मेरा भारतीय होना। और इसके बारे में मैं कुछ नहीं कर सकता था।

I'm sure I went through a stage when I resented being Indian because in every other manner, in terms of cultural reference points and vocabulary and all the rest of it, I was way ahead of everybody else - so the one thing that set me back was being Indian. And I couldn't do anything about it.

I'm sure I went through a stage when I resented being Indian because in every other manner, in terms of cultural reference points and vocabulary and all the rest of it, I was way ahead of everybody else - so the one thing that set me back was being Indian. And I couldn't do anything about it.

Topic Self & Identity Identity
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Mixed Type: Reflection 95%