"My father (violinist and conductor) Mehli Mehta grew up in Bombay also, and he and my grandfather never stopped talking about how Bombay was spoilt (in their time), before I was born! So this is how the history of Bombay has been.”
Zubin Mehta, maestro,
The Times of India, August 10, 2023
"My mission will be complete when I
can remove biases, dogmas and ensure equality for all infertile couples.”
Dr Firuza Parikh, celebrated gynecologist, Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre,
mid-day, July 8, 2023
"There is a dirty secret in
global health: Rich countries
get quality medicines; the
poor sometimes get poison.”
Vidya Krishnan, journalist specializing
in health issues, The New York Times, September 13, 2023
"Anything whittled down of
(German composer Richard)
Wagner is not Wagner. But it’s better than nothing... I wonder
how it will go. I think it should go well. I thought it’s time that we
introduced a little more depth
in our programing.”
Khushroo Suntook, chairman, National Centre for the Performing Arts, The
Times of India, September 13, 2023
"(Billionaire entrepreneur Elon)Musk wanted to buy Twitter
because he had been so bullied as a kid and now he could own the playground. Owning a playground won’t stop you from getting
bullied. If you think about it,
owning a playground won’t get
you much of anything at all.”
Jennifer Szalai, non-fiction reviewer for The New York Times, on Walter Isaacson’s book Elon Musk (Simon & Schuster 2023 ),
Business Standard, September 11, 2023
"He (nuclear scientist Dr Homi Sethna) brought back for me seemingly ordinary HB pencils, but with a story. One hailed from the Prime Minister’s Office. The other was a keepsake from the Cabinet. I still possess these pencils, tangible reminders of his journey.”
Hormuz Dadabhoy, grandson of Sethna, sunday mid-day, August 27, 2023
"We want to take our tradition
and these products to every
corner of the country. We will
leverage our online platforms to reach there and bring in a
stronger digital presence.”
Sarfaraz Irani, sales director, Parsi Dairy Farm, sunday mid-day, August 27, 2023
"When I walked my first runway for the recent Dior show, she (my mother Mehr Jesia who was a model and a former Miss India) offered a few tips. I said okay, chalo (fine), let’s do this. But when I got the casting call, they told me to unlearn everything I had learned.”
Myra Rampal, model, sunday mid-day,
September 3, 2023