"The policy rhetoric wants prisons to be places of reform and
rehabilitation. Their neglect by
the executive and oversight bodies ensures they act as warehouses for the poor and the marginalized.”
Maja Daruwala, senior adviser,
Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative and Vijay Raghavan, professor, Centre for Criminology and Justice, School of Social Work, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, The Indian Express, December 28, 2020
"We need to shed our misplaced preference for a strong rupee — Rs 100 to the dollar would completely address protection without tariffs, and be the greatest export incentive around.”
Naushad Forbes, co-chairman,
Forbes Marshall; past president, Confede-
ration of Indian Industry; chairman, Centre for Technology Innovation and Economic Research and Ananta Aspen Centre,
Business Standard, December 1, 2020
"The win, when it came, was
special. Hearing the Indian
national anthem being played on the global stage made me feel very proud. I hope I can take this forward in the new season.”
Jehan Daruvala, the first Indian
to win an F2 race, The
Economic Times, January 8, 2021
"When you are standing at
the edge of a cliff, progress is
a step backwards.”
An anonymous source quoted by
Sriram Panchu, senior advocate,
Madras High Court, The Hindu,
July 27, 2020
"Flying was bad. Until I made a lot of money. I used to be terrified of flying, but it turns out I was just terrified of flying economy.”
Richard Osman, television presenter,
quoted from The Sunday Times, in
MoneyWeek, August 21, 2020
"What one thinks one wants, isn’t necessarily what’s best for you.”
Adage cited by Dr Mazda Turel, practicing
neurosurgeon, Wockhardt Hospitals and
honorary assistant professor of neurosurgery,
Grant Medical College and Sir J. J. Group of
Hospitals, mid-day, January 10, 2021
"We get the impression that you are trying to help people putting up unauthorized constructions. You don’t take our orders seriously and go out and say this Court is very harsh to officers of (the Bombay Municipal Corporation). When our orders are not followed, what do (you) expect (us) to do?”
Justices Shahrukh Kathawalla and Riyaz
Chagla, The Times of India, January 11, 2021
"When power leads man towards arrogance, poetry reminds him
of his limitations. When power
narrows the areas of man’s concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.”
John F. Kennedy, former U.S.
president, quoted in The New York
Times, January 24, 2021