"Every religion has good and
bad traditions. The elimination of
bad traditions should be seen
as an improvement, not an
attack, on religious faith.”
Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar,
whose wife was a Parsi, The Times
of India, October 21, 2018
"It was the most exclusive club and powerful network of the time. Parsis were on the commanding heights of law, commerce, society — and culture. Who else knew not to clap between movements?”
Bachi Karkaria, journalist and author
In Hot Blood, quoted in Hamazor,
Issue 4, 2018
"Placing a ban on junk food in colleges without creating adequate awareness of the ill effects of junk food will be myopic.”
Mickey Mehta, fitness expert, Afternoon Despatch & Courier, October 17, 2018
"Good genes override all bad foods and bad habits (like smoking). If you have good genes, you will live longer, regardless of what foods you eat, or bad habits you have.”
Dr Rasi Wickramsinghe, cardiologist,
Hamazor, Issue 4, 2018
"If you go to a plastic surgeon
and say, I’d like you to just fix
my neck, he will tell you flat
out that he can’t do it without
giving you a face lift too.
And he’s not lying.”
Nora Ephron, American writer and
filmmaker, in I feel bad about my neck:
And other thoughts on being a woman,
quoted in The Hindu, November 20, 2017
"Earlier, going on a holilday
was considered a luxury,
especially if one was staying
in a joint family. But today it is
considered a necessity.”
Zubin Karkaria, chief executive officer,
VFS Global Group, G2, December-
January 2008, submitted by reader
Rashid Khosravi
"Dance is almost like a sport; in fact in some countries it is considered a sport. It involves cardiovascular or aerobic fitness, core and strength training and stretches
for flexibility.”
Shiamak Davar, choreographer,
Hindustan Times, January 31, 2018
"Collegiality does mean, however, that, even when I disagree with another judge, I recognize that we are part of a common endeavor, and that each of us is, almost always, acting in good faith according to his or her own view.”
Harry Edwards, chief judge emeritus
on the United States Court of Appeals
for the District of Columbia, quoted by
jurist Fali S. Nariman, The Indian
Express, April 18, 2018
"I have no religious opinions. I come from small minorities from both my parents’ sides and
consider myself an Indian first.”
John Abraham, actor, whose mother
Pheroza is a Parsi and father, a Christian, MumbaiMirror, August 3, 2018
"On TV, you know your show
will last for six months or a
year but there is no such
guarantee on the web.”
Sanaya Irani, actor, Hindustan Times,
September 4, 2018
"The crane is always in movement, and with its wings spread, it looks so elegant. I’ve used it in many forms — from a sari with a big crane on it to dancing cranes.”
Ashdeen Lilaowala, designer,
The Hindu, September 18, 2018
"The onslaught of alcohol on the developing brain is more severe than on the adult brain. Also... teens tend to binge drink, and
the adolescent brain is more
vulnerable to brain damage
from excessive drinking.”
Dr Pervin Dadachanji, psychiatrist,
MumbaiMirror, November 8, 2018
"Cornelia Sorabji and Mithan
Lam worked hard to convince
the colonial government to
change laws that repressed
women. Perveen is at the point where she’s only able to help
women clients facing
particular legal challenges.”
Sujata Massey, novelist, on her book
A Murder on Malabar Hill featuring a
fictional Parsi lawyer, Perveen Mistry,
The Hindu, March 29, 2018
"Money is available to very big players, but the smaller players
are struggling for a bit for liquidity.”
Keki Mistry, chief executive officer, HDFC, The Economic Times, November 20, 2018
"An IT (income tax) officer,
passing an order bound not to
satisfy any test of law,
nonchalantly asked me to
knock on the doors of the court,
‘otherwise how will judicial
precedents be set.’ There
was no thought of the
costs this would entail.”
Maneck Davar, chairman and managing director, Spenta Multimedia Pvt Ltd, The Indian Express, January 31, 2019
"It’s a cliché but your body is made in the kitchen not in the gym alone. So, pay attention to what you eat.”
Sana Khaan, actor, Hindustan Times,
December 17, 2018
"I rely on personal experiences
to an extent... Primarily, I hope
to engage the reader and to tell
a great story, but I am also
propelled by my compulsion
to express myself.”
Bapsi Sidhwa, author, G2,
December-January 2008, submitted
by reader Rashid Khosravi
"People don’t care how much
you know until they know
how much you care.”
Theodore Roosevelt, U.S. president,
quoted in Mouth and Foot Painting
Artists 2018 table calendar