# Quote — Shashi Tharoor, Nehru

> If America is a melting pot, then to me India is a thali -- a collection of sumptuous dishes in different bowls. Each may not mix with the next, but they combine on your palate to produce a satisfying repast.

- Author: [Shashi Tharoor](https://www.leafyquotes.com/shashi-tharoor.md)
- Book: [Nehru](https://www.leafyquotes.com/shashi-tharoor/nehru.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Shashi_Tharoor#Nehru:_The_Invention_of_India) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/shashi-tharoor/nehru/if-america-is-a-melting

## More from this book

> If India had a Latin version of the American motto E Pluribus Unum, it would be E Pluribus Pluribum.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/shashi-tharoor/nehru/if-india-had.md)