"Speaking for myself, I would
prefer to be born as a dog in a
dog lover’s house than as a
human being who has to
endure the suffering.”
Rohinton Fali Nariman, Supreme
Court justice, tying the theory of karma
with reincarnation, Hindustan
Times, November 17, 2019
"Creativity takes a lot of time and effort. Many, if not most attempts, are not successful, but when something works, it makes all
the hard (work) worthwhile.
You must be happy and
relaxed to be creative.”
Kainaz Messman Harchandrai, founder
and creative director-production and
development, Theobroma, a chocolaterie, bakery and cafe, The Economic Times, November 7, 2019
"If the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership is signed by other 15 countries and we are sitting outside, no multinational
will want to come here.”
Arvind Panagariya, vice chairman,
National Institute for Transforming
India (NITI) Aayog, The Indian Express, November 13, 2019
"While we sutured the skin,
he was fully awake and talked coherently, although he was still abusing us — a sign of good
health and prosperity in many
cultures including my own.”
Dr Mazda Turel, referring to a patient following
brain surgery, mid-day, October 13, 2019
"Justice, advocacy and civil rights are not among the areas CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) funds can be used for at present. This is very short-sighted.”
Maja Daruwala, National Human
Rights Commission’s special monitor
for police and prison reform and a
senior adviser to the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, an international non-government organization,
Mint, November 11, 2019
"If you visit Bombay’s Parsee
General Hospital and require
hospitalization, you are first
asked your age. If you are under 60, you are admitted to the
children’s ward and those
above that, to the adult ward!”
Dr Sanjay Nagral, columnist and surgeon, MumbaiMirror, November 15, 2019
"India’s Supreme Court has
taken the ultimatum made by
L. K. Advani and other Hindutva leaders to Muslims 30 years
ago — accept land elsewhere
and get your mosque out of
here else we will break it down
— and legitimized it.”
Aakar Patel, columnist, executive
director, Amnesty International, India,
The Times of India, November 10, 2019