"I could never muster the courage to speak to girls in my college in Pune. Most of them were Parsis and spoke English. I came from a village and could barely converse in English."
- Sharad PawarThe well-known Indian politician Sharad Pawar frequently uses anecdotes from his early years to illustrate how he overcame obstacles in his life to become the leader he is today. One such tale concerns his time as a young college student in Pune. Pawar, who grew up in a village, was not used to spea…