"During my course at Le Cordon Bleu London, however, I realized how much I missed home food. I cooked Indian meals every night.”
Anahita Dhondy, chef partner,
SodaBottleOpenerWala, Gurgaon,
The Hindu, March 8, 2019
"Philanthropy usually begins at
the native place and makes a logical progression to the larger community. The importance of community was articulated by Jamsetji Tata in the early 1900s. ‘In a free enterprise, the community is not just another stakeholder in business but is, in fact, the very purpose of its existence.’”
Sonu Bhasin, founder, Families and
Business, The Economic Times,
February 26, 2019
"Father dressed in the dagli and trousers, but in khadi material. Mum refused to drape the
embroidered gara, declaring it a foreign import. She chose a
Surat ganth sari instead.”
Dr Armaity Desai, social scientist,
on her parents’ wedding, mid-day,
February 17, 2019
Delhi chief minister Arvind
"Kejriwal is not the only politician to make deprecating comments about the judiciary. Politicians belonging to other political parties... also indulge in the same game. It is forgotten that an independent judiciary is not a political party.”
Soli J. Sorabjee, former Attorney
General of India, Hindustan Times,
February 17, 2019
"I get trolled not because I
am a politician, but because I
am a woman in power.”
Smriti Irani, Union Minister, The Times
of India, February 6, 2019
"The owners of the iconic and
stylish buildings from past eras have struggled a lot to maintain
the city’s heritage properties.
They have pitched in financially from their own pockets.”
Anita Captain, managing trustee,
Eros Cinema, Hindustan Times,
February 1, 2019
"According to the Journal of Advanced Transportation high speed rail is quicker than air over distances ranging as far as 1,000 kms.”
Mark Tully, former Bureau Chief of the BBC, Hindustan Times, February 24, 2019
"It takes between five to 10 years to get a forest up and going and once that is done, the forest takes care of itself. In these times of rapid urbanization across India, if we can have these pockets of forest at the corner of every street, it provides the much needed green lungs for urbanized choking cities.”
Jim Sarbh, actor and host for a
documentary series, Planet Healers,
The Hindu, March 8, 2019