"War widows must live with their heads high. Corporate houses are stepping in to help, and fundraising is on, but the government must ensure that they live with dignity and pride. The families of the fallen men are not supposed to live on charity. The nation has to give them what is their rightful due.”
Sqn Ldr Parvez Rustom Jamasji
(Retd), mid-day, March 1, 2019
"There has to be a war against terror(ism) and not against
a country or any religion.”
John Abraham, actor and filmmaker,
whose mother Pheroza is a Parsi,
The Free Press Journal, March 5, 2019
"It (Parsi food) has a mix of not
just Irani influences but Gujarati food, and food of Bombay too.”
Riyaaz Amlani, restaurateur, whose
mother is a Parsi, The Hindu,
March 2, 2019
"The government has been
saying that mental illness will
be covered under insurance but no regulations or guidelines have been in place for the same.
All counseling should be
covered by insurance. This will allow people to use this service.”
Dr Vispi Jokhi, medical director,
Masina Hospital, The Free Press
Journal, February 25, 2019
"I was taught early in life to
forgive, but not forget.”
Smriti Irani, Union Minister, The Times
of India, February 6, 2019
"A book on ducks (zeros)? How perverse, I thought. I had forgotten all about it till Kersi Meher-Homji sent me the manuscript. I realized that research on cricket — especially on a Wisden-neglected topic like zeros — takes an awfully
long time to prepare.”
Steve Waugh in a foreword to Kersi Meher-
Homji’s book, quoted by columnist Clayton Murzello, mid-day, February 21, 2019
"I never tried (to climb) before. There is not a big tree in my
country. I don’t know, I just go.”
Mamoudou Gassama, who became a
national hero by saving a small child who
was dangling from the fourth-floor
balcony of a Parisian apartment
block, on being asked where he
learned to climb, Financial Times,
January 26-27, 2019
"Fortune cookies abroad are
bland and made with just
water, flour and oil, with people mostly paying attention to
cracking them open and
reading the message inside.”
Zyros Zend, co-owner, Yazdani Bakery,
The Indian Express, February 5, 2019
"The script has to hold you for the first 10 minutes. In that sense, it is raising the bar for writers. The writing has to be sharper.”
Boman Irani, actor and filmmaker,
Bombay Times, February 22, 2019