"The BMC (Bombay Municipal
Corporation) is prepared to dip into
its reserves and spend Rs 12,000
crores on a coastal road, but it’s not
willing to spend Rs 600-odd crores to
revive and upgrade the BEST fleet.”
Cyrus Guzder, former head of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Heritage Society,
MumbaiMirror, March 17, 2019
"Many people bring home a pup without realizing that it takes a lot of patience and effort... When you want her to sit, she will run in the opposite direction. But that is the fun of working with dogs.”
Shirin Merchant, canine trainer and
behaviorist, mid-day, March 24, 2019
"If a film makes money, then good for the producer, but to me, the process of making is important.”
Boman Irani, actor and filmmaker,
The Times of India, February 22, 2019
"Ninety percent of all books published in India sell less than 2,000 copies a year. A paltry nine percent sell between
2,000 to 10,000 copies, and — hold
your breath — less than one percent
sell more than 10,000 copies.”
Meghna Pant, author of How To Get Published In India, The Hindu, March 24, 2019
"We are strict landlords. Grills
and ACs (air-conditioners) on the facade are firmly banned.”
Soli Mistry, landlord, mid-day,
February 17, 2019
"The undertakings given... that
the amount of Rs 550 crore would be paid only out of the sale of assets was false to the knowledge
of the three Reliance companies. This itself affects the administration of justice, and is, therefore,
contempt of court.”
Justice Rohinton Nariman, ordering
industrialist Anil Ambani and two others to pay Rs 453 crore to Ericsson in four weeks or else be jailed, The Hindu, February 21, 2019
"I lost faith in god. Was god there
in Auschwitz? No, god and
Auschwitz cannot co-exist.”
Solomon Perel, a Jew who survived
the Holocaust by posing as a Nazi, The Times of India, March 10, 2019
"Along with Dilshad Chari my mother urged people to flutter khadi flags from poles tied to their balconies. Together, they formed the Raghavji Road Mahila Mandal,
organizing craft sessions, and
Hindi and Urdu classes (as a branch of the Hindustani
Prachar Sabha) from my home.”
Dr Armaity Desai, social scientist,
mid-day, February 17, 2019
"It is one of the few physical buildings
in the British capital pertaining to
Indo-British heritage and migration
and this exhibition shines a light on
the social heritage of this building.”
Phiroza Marker, manager, India Club, whose family has been associated with
its running for over 22 years, The Free Press Journal, January 31, 2019