"Only man has law... You
must build the law!”
Raphael Lemkin, lawyer who in 1940 coined the term "genocide” and had the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide passed by the United Nations in 1948, A Problem From Hell:
America And The Age Of Genocide by
Samantha Power (William Collins, 2021)
"Society’s fears would ebb if the judiciary were to stop being, to quote (British judge) Lord (James Richard) Atkin, ‘more executive-minded than the executive,’ as it has been over the last 10 years.”
Ajaz Ashraf, columnist and senior
journalist, mid-day, June 10, 2024
"The Indian art community has done little to support anything happening in Palestine. There are very few civic movements currently in this regard. Although I do
not consider this a worthy enough outcry for what is happening to Palestinians, considering this
was something I could contribute to (in spreading across the
message), I joined it.”
Shireen Gandhy, director and owner,
Chemould Prescott Road, on participating
in a one-day shutdown to show
solidarity with the Palestinians,
mid-day, June 1, 2024
"I believe our (Irani) cafe has
hosted the most film shootings.”
Rustom Dehmiri, who runs Cafe Universal,
The Indian Express, May 26, 2024
"‘If you really want to discuss
ailments, discuss mental health history in the family,’ I stated,
referring to its under-diagnosed nature. ‘If you’re getting married
to a Parsi, there’s nothing you
can do about it,’ I joked, ‘but assuming you aren’t, it might be worthwhile discussing.’”
Dr Mazda Turel, practicing neurosurgeon, Wockhardt Hospitals and honorary
assistant professor of neurosurgery,
Grant Medical College and Sir J. J. Group of Hospitals, mid-day, June 9, 2024
"When Homi Dastoor opened his eyes after a seizure for a few seconds to appreciate the doctor for administering to him, (he said) ‘Thank you doctor for coming,
but I am going.’”
Related by his daughter, Meher Marfatia, author-publisher, sunday mid-day,
May 5, 2024
"Our labor laws have been
such/that industry couldn’t
do much/in labor-intensive
production/there was far too
much obstruction.”
Nadir Godrej, managing director,
Godrej Industries, The Indian Express,
May 19, 2024
"At the Paris Olympics this year, the food was always expected to be good but the real surprise was when the catering committee announced that 60% would
be plant-based.”
Vikram Doctor, food columnist and critic, The Economic Times, June 9, 2024