<p>Nirmala Sitharaman at the start of her Budget speech quoted legendary poet Rabindranath Tagore. She quoted him emphasising India's continuing fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/union-budget-2021">Follow DH's coverage on Union Budget 2021 here</a></strong></p>.<p>Here's the quote:</p>.<p>"Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark." -Rabindranath Tagore</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/union-budget/budget-2021-live-fm-nirmala-sitharaman-modi-parliament-budget-speech-income-tax-slabs-budget-2021-announcements-coronavirus-privatisation-divestment-945745.html">Follow live updates on Union Budget 2021 here</a></strong></p>.<p>Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the preparation of this year's Budget was under a circumstance like never before. She lauded the government's Covid-19 response and said, "The risk of not having a lockdown was a too big a risk".</p>
<p>Nirmala Sitharaman at the start of her Budget speech quoted legendary poet Rabindranath Tagore. She quoted him emphasising India's continuing fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/union-budget-2021">Follow DH's coverage on Union Budget 2021 here</a></strong></p>.<p>Here's the quote:</p>.<p>"Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark." -Rabindranath Tagore</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/union-budget/budget-2021-live-fm-nirmala-sitharaman-modi-parliament-budget-speech-income-tax-slabs-budget-2021-announcements-coronavirus-privatisation-divestment-945745.html">Follow live updates on Union Budget 2021 here</a></strong></p>.<p>Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the preparation of this year's Budget was under a circumstance like never before. She lauded the government's Covid-19 response and said, "The risk of not having a lockdown was a too big a risk".</p>