"You never change things by
fighting the existing reality.
To change something, build
a new model that makes the
existing model obsolete.”
R. Buckminster Fuller, American
architect and writer, cited by reader
Yezdyar S. Kaoosji
"She [Ruttie Jinnah (née Petit)] worked with several social
causes, including helping the
women of Kamathipura when
no respectable woman would
step into the red light area.”
Deepa Gahlot, columnist, critic and author, The Free Press Journal, August 11, 2023
"If the 3M scientist Spencer
Silver had not been searching for a stronger adhesive, he would not have found the weaker one that
became Post-Its.”
Naushad Forbes, co-chairman, Forbes
Marshall; past president, Confederation
of Indian Industry; chairman, Centre for
Technology Innovation and Economic
Research and the Ananta Aspen Centre, Business Standard, August 17, 2023
"A study estimates that individuals contributed over Rs 33,000 crore to philanthropy (in the financial year April 1 to March 31, 2022), with high-net-worth individuals contributing another Rs 29,000 crore. In addition, Indian companies spent over Rs 25,000 crore as corporate social responsibility grants. However, Indian philanthropy focuses on a narrow set of issues. Almost all individual donations go to either religious institutions or to beggars, whereas over 60% of corporate donations go to education, healthcare and rural development.”
Subhashish Bhadra, author, Caged
Tiger: How Too Much Government
Is Holding Indians Back, The Times
of India, April 30, 2023
"Tehmi Marazban ran a ragingly popular ballroom dancing class at Putla Mansion, in the vast hall (Nanabhai) Bhiwandiwalla
intended as an entertainment
venue. That converted into its current avatar, the Cumballa Hill
School, in the 1960s.”
Meher Marfatia, columnist and author-
publisher, sunday mid-day, April 23, 2023
"Overall, 41% of marriages end in divorce by their 25th anniversary, according to the (UK) Office
for National Statistics.”
Bloomberg, reprinted in Mint, April 19, 2023
"The region can retain its green tag, but also have clean
development if the notification
is amended. The no-change-in
land-use clause means that if your land was meant for horticulture at the time, your farm will remain a farm for eternity. In my opinion,
this is crippling the region.”
Farzan Mazda, Dahanu resident,
sunday mid-day, June 26, 2022