"We are now a significant residential space within a larger megapolis, and for it to be retained in its
utopian Alice-in-Wonderland-like environs, the people who live
here will have to do something
to restore, maintain, preserve
and conserve (Mancherji Joshi Dadar Parsi Colony).”
Kayomi Engineer who has been
documenting and archiving Dadar Parsi Colony, mid-day, February 14, 2021
"In many countries, property
tax can be one percent or more
of market value. In India, it is
often 1/100th of this.”
Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar
whose late wife was a Parsi, The
Economic Times, February 10, 2021
"If we can get the pandemic under control, then we can get the economy going. There are some disclaimers, that we don’t have another demonetization or big shock to the economy. I think some of these secular trends like urbanization, digitalization, will help the urban economy grow.”
Nisaba Godrej, chairperson, Godrej
Consumer Products Ltd, The Economic Times, February 10, 2021
"After all, every asset is valuable only at a certain price. While the Tatas have deep pockets, if they end up shelling out a relatively
higher price for Air India, turning
it around may prove to be a
monumental task. ”
Ashvin Ramarathinam, research analyst, Mint, December 4, 2020
"India has one of the lowest allocations to health among all the countries of the world, consistently less than two percent of GDP (gross domestic product). This pandemic cruelly exposed our weakest link: badly equipped and understaffed public hospitals, chronic shortage of hospital beds and unmotivated, poorly trained staff.”
Dr Zarir F. Udwadia, consultant physician, Hinduja Hospital and Research Centre, Bombay and Dr T. Jacob John, former
professor of clinical virology, CMC Vellore,
The Times of India, August 4, 2020
"More than 20% of Indians
are depositors while less than
two percent are borrowers.”
Manish Sabharwal, Teamlease Services, The Indian Express, October 21, 2020
"It is not important that the real problems in agriculture be solved. It is more important that our
Supreme Representative not be seen to bend. When new
nationalism requires everyone
else to show they have no spine, one spine must remain firm,
even if the country breaks.”
Pratap Bhanu Mehta, contributing editor, commenting on the farmers’ agitation,
The Indian Express, February 6, 2021
"I grew up in Poona’s Koregaon Park,
in a little cottage, one lane away from
the Osho Ashram. And I was so fat,
I could never cycle as a kid!”
Natasha Poonawalla, executive director, Serum Institute of India, Hindustan
Times, August 9, 2020