"In the hinterland, people
seem to want a strong man for
PM (Prime Minister), not
necessarily a gentleman.”
Coomi Kapoor, consulting editor,
The Indian Express, May 22, 2019
"My Lord (Ripon), there are no lions in the path... If there is any
obstruction, it comes from a very poor class of animals. But ever if there are lions in the way, I am
prepared to go before your Lordship. Let them eat me up, and while they are eating me, your Lordship may discreetly retire.”
Behramji Malabari on entreating viceroy Lord Ripon to introduce legislation to prohibit infant marriage and enforced widowhood quoted in, I am the Widow: An Intellectual Biography of Behramji Malabari, Dr Harmony Siganporia
"We never realized those were gutters, they were that clean.”
Fram Ghaswala, commenting on the
cleanliness of Queen’s Road decades
ago, mid-day, May 26, 2019
"The smartness of a city is
sometimes in just widening a
side-walk, or cleaning the nullahs and creating the most beautiful walkable streets around it.”
Antoni Vives, former deputy mayor of
Barcelona, mid-day, February 23, 2019
"Growing up, I was exposed to a
lot of African music, thanks to
my dad (Cyrus Oshidar). I think
it’s because of that, that I have
got some rhythm in my body,
and can dance as well.”
Shayaan Oshidar, singer and
songwriter, mid-day, April 28, 2019
"The most important reason for the decline of such properties (single screen theaters) is the increasing rent, which makes even the basic upkeep a difficult task.”
Anita Captain, managing trustee,
Eros Cinema, Hindustan Times,
February 1, 2019
"To make a film feel real, you need to observe the people, what they wear, what are their routines, what music they listen to and what they laugh about. And then, the process just happens organically.”
Zoya Akhtar, director, whose
mother Honey is a Parsi, Hindustan
Times, February 28, 2019
"A cotton sari catches fire in five seconds and is fully aflame at 200°C in 30 seconds. Polyester — 20 seconds, 100°C and 60 seconds to full fire. Silk saris are most flammable: 5-10 seconds to catch fire, reaching 250-300°C in 15.”
C. Y. Gopinath, columnist,
mid-day, April 2, 2019
"Every celebrity is a human being first! I am a daughter, a sister, a friend... and a person with a heart, emotions, a mind and pain.. Just
because I smile constantly does
not mean I am not hurt!”
Vahbiz Dorabjee, television actor,
commenting on her divorce,
The Times of India, April 23, 2019
"We’ve survived on Rustom
Baug and Jer Baug. I’m
best stocked at muktad.”
Dilip Salunke, Shri Sainath Flower Shop located in Byculla, mid-day, April 28, 2019
"Jehangir Vazifdar opened it as Hotel Heritage. In 1968 Byculla, middle class families welcomed
the smaller, affordable place.”
Phiroze Vazifdar, mid-day, April 28, 2019
"We’re sending our daughters into a workplace that was designed for our dads — set up on the assumption that employees had (wives) who would stay home to do the unpaid work of caring for family.”
Melinda Gates, co-chair, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in her memoir,
The Moment of Lift, The Economic
Times, April 29, 2019
"Pilibhit had the highest turnout
in UP, 67.4%. Should the
mother get lower polling than
the son? Varun worked hard,
but he too like other Members of Parliament did not do so in tandem with the administration. I keep the administration on its toes.”
Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, Feroze
Gandhi’s daughter-in-law, seven-time
Member of Parliament, Union minister
and Bharatiya Janata Party candidate,
while successfully campaigning for the
2019 parliamentary election, The
Times of India, May 1, 2019
"I don’t know what being
competitive really is. I have
been raised with a twin sister.
We have only learnt to love a fellow woman and to help one another in all situations.”
Tara Sutaria, actress, whose mother Tina
is a Parsi, The Times of India, May 6, 2019
"Instead of starting the trimming from top, the BMC (Bombay
Municipal Corporation) trims
only the lower branches which
puts trees in shock and causes
more damage to them.”
Zoru Bhathena, activist, The Times
of India, May 20, 2019
We refused to "accept the cold hard reality that India had
changed irrevocably. It wasn’t
even India anymore! It had
become Hindustan!”
Shobhaa De, columnist, The Times
of India, May 26, 2019
"The life of RCC (reinforced
cement concrete) structures is
80-85 years. We’ll be fortunate getting over 10 more. It’s
tough gauging the strength of
foundations and piling.”
Kersi Kapadia, architect, a resident of
an art deco building on Queen’s Road,
mid-day, May 26, 2019
"The most important thing at
this point is to do more for job creation, which comes through a boost to the industry and certain sectors of the economy like construction, for example, which is a huge employment generator.”
Keki Mistry, HDFC vice chairman and chief
executive officer, DNA, May 28, 2019