"This use of seemingly legitimate tools of law and policy to sanction discrimination has only one parallel in recent history, in Hitler’s
Germany and Mussolini’s Italy,
both fascist regimes with deeply disturbing ideologies and
indefensible moral values.”
Ajit Prakash Shah, former chief justice of Delhi High Court and former chairperson of Law Commission of India, in reference to the Citizens (Amendment) Act, and the
National Register of Citizens, The Times
of India, January 26, 2020
"Less than a third of children
who start school will actually
graduate from college. For rural, Muslim girls, only 3% make
it to college today.”
Shaheen Mistri, founder and chief
executive officer, Teach for India, The
Free Press Journal, January 24, 2020
"The day my parents decided
to get hitched, they enrolled in
JJ Rodriguez’s dance class...
It was de rigueur to show the
object of your affection some smooth ballroom moves.”
Meher Marfatia, author-publisher,
mid-day, January 5, 2020
"The BEST headquarters
opposite had no canteen, so
its staff came in for our brun
maska-chai and kheema pao.”
Parvez Burzog, proprietor, Piccadilly
restaurant, mid-day, January 5, 2020
"We should be a little cautious about stampeding towards
EVs (electric vehicles) and
should be thinking harder
about public transport.”
Navroze K. Dubash, professor, Centre
for Policy Research, and coordinating
lead author of the Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change, Mint,
January 4, 2020
"A slowdown has gripped the
economy in the second half
of 2019 and it will be a while
before we can swing out of it.
This will result in many advertisers making less than ambitious plans for 2020 and will result in lower advertising budgets.”
Lara Balsara Vajifdar, executive
director, Madison World, The Economic Times, January 1, 2020
"Hindu-Muslim raazi, to kya karega Naazi (If Hindus and Muslims get on with each other the fascists will not be able to cause havoc).”
Slogan on placards at anti Citizens
(Amendment) Act, and the National
Register of Citizens meets, The Indian Express, January 2, 2020
"How do you collect power
from everybody just by looking
into their eyes... when that
happens, that moment on
stage, it’s earth-shattering.”
Zane Dalal, conductor, Symphony
Orchestra of India, Mint, December 8, 2019