"The notion that there can be only one concept of what constitutes a nation, and that every other view is anti-national, is intellectually empty at best and authoritarian at worst.”
Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar,
husband of late Shahnaz, The
Economic Times, February 17, 2016
"Our written constitution
guarantees freedom of speech
but it does not guarantee
freedom after speech.”
Retired judge of the Court of Appeal
of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, quoted by
jurist Fali Nariman, The Indian Express,
February 17, 2016
"By and large I’ve been backing businesses in the e-commerce space because they enable
goods and services to reach
people who could never have
been catered to in this manner before. They never got a chance previously to order what they wanted, have it delivered at their doorstep, pay when they receive it, and return it if not acceptable.”
Ratan Tata, chairman emeritus, Tata
Sons, Tata Review, reprinted in Mint,
February 3, 2016
"In that period (when I joined the business), the great Indian entrepreneurial spirit was killed by socialism. And so, I am not even sure what career I would have gone into if I didn’t have a family business to get into. But I was very happy to build the family business.”
Adi Godrej, chairman, Godrej Group,
The Economic Times, January 26, 2016
"There was the added stress of switching businesses. I was in textiles, then I moved to real estate and then to gaming and hospitality. Each time, it has been a challenge to continue doing what I did and then to start a new business without any prior knowledge of it.”
Jaydev Mody, married to a Parsi,
Outlook Business, December 12, 2014,
submitted by reader Rashid Khosravi
"If I say I want to do only socially relevant films, I will be sitting at home for the rest of the year. I am willing to do any kind of film provided there is a spectrum for me to perform, whether it is Jolly LLB or 3 Idiots. I can’t say I will do only relevant cinema because at
heart I am an entertainer.”
Boman Irani, actor, DNA,
February 1, 2016
"I loved watching my mother and grandmother get ready for the races and waited for the moment when I would get to wear a fancy hat. This is where my interest in fashion and hats came into being. Horses are magnificent creatures and they deserve nothing less than well turned out spectators who can appreciate their beauty and grace.”
Delna Poonawalla, designer, DNA,
January 29, 2016
"Why have we forgotten the idea of repair and restoration? Why cannot the government policies
invest in that? Why is demolition and building anew the only way?”
Kaiwan Mehta, architect, Mid-Day,
February 2, 2016
"Many people ask me why
I choose to live with older, ailing animals, and I ask them, will
your husband or wife remain
young forever?”
Roxanne Davur, founder of the animal hospice Probably Paradise, Mid-Day, January 31, 2016
A Bangladeshi friend contends that "a cow is safer in India than a Muslim.”
Shashi Tharoor, Congress leader,
DNA, December 2, 2015
"The whole premise of Being Cyrus — killing old people — is not an explored subject or theme in most movies. Especially making Parsis the bad guys, who have always been portrayed as good and almost painfully boringly, saintly. Which is not accurate at all.
We are just like anybody else.
I’m sure we can be pretty
damned homicidal if situations
and circumstances push us to be.”
Kersi Khambatta, scriptwriter,
Mid-Day, January 31, 2015
"There are several ways to
ensure a pain-free, normal
delivery now. And of course there are mothers who see a natural delivery as risky and opt for the C-section as a safer bet.”
Dr Jeroo Bhada, gynecologist,
Hindustan Times, January 31, 2016
"The fracture or dislocation of a bone or tooth would not constitute grievous hurt in Parsi matrimonial law (in colonial times), although
it would continue to do so
under Indian criminal law.”
Mitra Sharafi, Law and Identity in
Colonial South Asia, extract submitted
by reader Prochy Mehta
"I was passionate about betting
on horse racing in my younger days. But I gave it up when I
joined the board of control for
Indian horse racing authorities around 35 years ago. That saved me a lot of money, in terms of
the losses I may have had.”
Cyrus Poonawalla, chairman,
Poonawalla Group, The Economic
Times, January 22, 2016
"What I don’t like is when people come up to me and say ‘Oh, you are hurt. We are sorry.’ I know
they mean well, but I have no time for sympathy. When I’m hurt, all
I want to do is get back on my
feet, and start shooting again.”
John Abraham, actor, whose mother
Pheroza is a Parsi, Hindustan Times,
January 25, 2016
"Honest ex-CJI Kapadia passes away” is a headline. It’s a
reflection of our times that
"honest” is a honorific for a judge.
Jehangir Bisney, blogger, email dated January 8, 2016