I have nothing but unreserved praise for our armed forces, paramilitary and internal security forces. Their sacrifices to preserve the integrity and unity of our country present a saga of unparalleled courage and discipline.

That is how our nation has been built - by a partnership between citizen and government, between individual and society, between a family and the wider community.

It is true that when you make a boy educated, it gives benefit to one family but when you make a girl educated, its benefit goes to two families. Another important fact is that the children of an educated woman do not remain uneducated.

Our Constitution provides the fundamental right to freedom of speech and expression and it also enjoins upon citizens the duty to safeguard public property and to abjure violence.

Fraternity and compassion are written into nature's DNA.

With the evolution of information technology, there have emerged new questions, for example, of data and privacy.

My government accords top most priority to national security. Therefore, effective steps are being taken to tackle terrorism and naxalism.

It is our sacred obligation to eliminate the curse of poverty in the shortest possible time. This is non-negotiable for the Republic.

The Citizenship Amendment Act is a historic law. It has fulfilled wishes of the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi.

The resilience, tenacity and zeal of our valiant air warriors is a source of pride for every Indian.

My Government has provided equitable access to benefits and facilities of its schemes for the poor people; of all religions and all regions, and has, thus, earned the trust of the people of the country.

Our defence forces and their morale symbolise the prowess of the India of the 21st century.

Under Swachh Bharat initiative, the government has built nine crore toilets.

Everywhere, across continents, Gandhiji is mentioned, cherished and remembered as an icon for all humanity. He is the embodiment of India.

Our country is indebted to our farmers who are our annadata, because of whose hard work we are self-reliant in foodgrain.

India and Vietnam are old civilizations. We have ancient cultural and spiritual connections.

My election to the position of president is the symbol of the greatness of Indian democracy.

A disciplined and morally upright nation is built by disciplined and morally upright institutions.

The key to India's success is its diversity. Our diversity is the core that makes us so unique. In this land we find a mix of states and regions, religions, languages, cultures, lifestyles and much more. We are so different and yet so similar and united.

I associate colors with music, or music with colors.

I started out on an apprenticeship in Hollywood working as an assistant to Hans Zimmer and another composer Klaus Badelt. That's how I got my foot in the door.

As a film composer, you have to be a good collaborator.

In the case of 'Game Of Thrones,' I've been to set a couple of times, and it's really exciting and inspiring for me to see the set and the actors in action, meet them and talk to them, so it definitely helps. If I can go to set, I will.

What I love about film music is the variety. On one movie, you might be asked to do a completely electronic score, and then another might ask you to do orchestral only.

I wanted to play in bands and get signed by a record label and tour the world and stuff, but that never really worked out.

A lot of people have said, 'Do a Westworld tour!' I definitely have ideas, because we could do a whole concert from just the first season. The player piano plays such a huge role in that one, so it's a must-have as a centerpiece.

What I love with 'Game of Thrones' is, every season, I get to continue to develop the existing themes; every season, I also get to write new themes.

In 'Westworld,' I really got to explore new areas, stylistically. We had the Indian world, we had Shogun world, so I got to play with new instrumentation - and also, a lot of new themes.

With 'Game of Thrones,' the most dominant instrument would definitely be the cello. That's something I just felt really captured the mood of the show very well.

The piano is not really in the language of the 'Game of Thrones' score.

The piano has a huge dynamic range that almost no other instruments have. It can play very low, and it can play very high.

I love performing on my own scores. I do it quite a lot.

What I love is that 'Game of Thrones' is always up for surprises.

I love getting time to write a piece of music that can settle in and set the tone of the show.

What's amazing about 'Game of Thrones' is that it's set in a fantasy world; it's a fantasy story. So I always say that with the score, we're open to do whatever we want.

When I work on my music, I always kind of just try to do my best work.

What I love about 'Game of Thrones' is that the positioning of the music is so well done, because it's not overdone. When the music cuts in, it really has something to say.

I've worked with Jonah Nolan on several projects. I really love collaborating with him.

I'm usually pretty good at remembering the melodies that I wrote.

You could argue that 'Game of Thrones' has been around longer than 'Westworld,' but honestly, either one - I don't have a side or anything - I love them both equally.

When I grew up in the '80s, all of my favorite TV shows always had these great openings, and it always got me excited.

I always have a hard time describing myself.

My task is to tell a story with the music. I always like to have themes in terms of characters or plots, and things that can tell a story always interest me the most.

The computer is limited in expression. It can't do what the human player can do. What's dangerous is that you fall for writing for the computer and what sounds good on it instead of writing something that actually sounds good when a player performs it. It's dangerous when you go down that road.

What I like about the piano is that it's a beautiful hybrid instrument in the sense that it can sound very warm but also very cold.

There is an emotional aspect to live players that, no matter how good the samples are, you cannot replicate.

The piano is such a timeless instrument.

The tonality of the flute almost has a mystic element to me.

I don't listen to film music at all. I don't want to be influenced.

What's so cool about 'Light of the Seven' - and what I love about 'Game of Thrones' - is you never know what's going to happen.