"Today, we are less than 1,000.
Most of the Parsi population is in
the 80s or 90s age group, a bit like the Japanese. There are very few
young Parsis in Pakistan today.”
Isphanyar Bhandara, chief executive
officer, Murree Brewery, The Times
of India, January 1, 2025
"I have supreme faith in the Supreme Court. The judgments, even if they take long, 90% are correct.”
Zia Mody, managing partner, AZB & Partners, The Economic Times, December 13, 2024
"The next wave of artificial
intelligence (AI) is physical AI.
The era of robotics has arrived.”
Jensen Huang, chief executive officer,
Nvidia, Bloomberg, reprinted in Mint,
December 24, 2024
"If a robot malfunctions (and this
has happened and patients have been harmed), who is to blame — the surgeon, the hospital, or
the manufacturer?”
Dr Mazda Turel, practicing neurosurgeon, Wockhardt Hospitals and honorary
assistant professor of neurosurgery,
Grant Medical College and Sir J. J.
Group of Hospitals, sunday mid-day,
December 15, 2024
"(Author Ketu) Katrak is also sensitive in her approach on the subject of
(contemporary dancer Astad)
Deboo’s struggle with his identity
as an individual from the Parsi
community exploring dance,
a gay man in India in the early
1970s, and as a performer
exploring a new language.”
Shriram Iyengar interviewing Katrak
on her book, Astad Deboo: An Icon of
Contemporary Indian Dance, mid-day,
December 9, 2024
"This is the same contractor delisted by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for ruining the heritage staircase at Banganga. Does the country lack heritage experts that a defamed contractor is allowed to work on another heritage site?”
Zoru Bhathena, activist, The Free Press
Journal, December 6, 2024
"Directing is not just about taking a shot, swinging the camera from left to right or guiding actors. It is about understanding the anatomy of a script and the story it wants to tell.”
Boman Irani, actor and director,
The Times of India, November 19, 2024
"I am stuck in the era of the 50s
and 60s in terms of fashion and I
don’t follow too many trends. I
like the fashion from that era as
I believe it is timeless.”
Tara Sutaria, actor, The Times of India,
November 6, 2024
"Land cannot be manufactured,
so we need to create new urban spaces. Reclamation is not a
crime but a necessity.”
Hafeez Contractor, architect, The Free
Press Journal, November 15, 2024