"Placed around each coffin
were items to carry the young
children into the afterlife: a
Spiderman outfit, a plush kitty, juice boxes, grilled pork, and
toy trucks, many of them.”
At the funeral of children massacred
by a lone gunman in Uthai Swan,
Thailand, The New York Times,
October 10, 2022
"There is no denying the fact
that victims feel extremely
vulnerable, and that anxiety
builds up and can also
lead to depression. (But)
stalkers too need help. They are
drowning in the illusion they
are in ‘love’ and the other
person will love them back. They usually display huge social
withdrawal and mood swings.”
Dr Zirak Marker, a child, adolescent and family psychiatrist, sunday mid-day,
September 11, 2022
"Respect for our legal system grows when judges explain
themselves and when they’re transparent so that people
understand the reasons for
why they win or lose a case.
That way, the public can
trust that justice is based
on the rule of law.”
Firdaus F. Dordi, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge, Valley Lawyer, July 2022
"Note that the 1921 census
occurred when India was still
suffering from the after-effects of the great influenza epidemic that killed 12-13 million people, and the 1941 census was conducted despite World War II.”
Omkar Goswami, chairperson,
Corporate and Economic Research
Group Advisory, appealing to the
Government of India to hold the delayed
2021 census, The Economic
Times, September 16, 2022
"Since July, and after the lockdown, there’s been this spate of shows, and things seem back to normal. Shows seem to have come back with a vengeance, which is such a welcoming change.”
Gary Lawyer, singer-songwriter,
mid-day, August 3, 2022
"Why choose many ministers to manage our states and country when just one supreme leader
will do?... It’s sad that dictatorships get such a bad reputation.”
Lindsay Pereira, columnist, mid-day,
August 19, 2022
"The degree of plurality of opinion in our mainstream television
channels and newspapers, which could be expected in a country as large, diverse and stratified,
socially and economically, as
India, is sadly missing.”
Coomi Kapoor, consulting editor,
The Indian Express, August 6, 2022