"The arrest of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal is a watershed moment in India’s slide towards a full blown tyranny. Much of what this government has been doing over the last few years — the selective use of the Enforcement Directorate to target the opposition and protect its own, the clamp-down on civil society, the suppression of protest, censorship and the misuse of tax and administrative law — were designed to consolidate a
pervasive culture of fear.”
Pratap Bhanu Mehta, contributing editor, The Indian Express, March 23, 2024
The events have been drawing crowds from far-flung places like Ambernath, Vasind, Panvel and Dahanu. "The attendees range from families to young students who join the artists in singing and dancing along, which makes it a special one-of-a-kind experience.”
Khushroo Suntook, chairperson, National Cen-
tre for the Performing Arts, on an outdoor musical performance at Cooperage Bandstand, Sunday Hindustan Times, January 7, 2024
Architect "Hafeez (Contractor) has capacities for doing large projects and there is no one in Bombay
who can execute such large
projects. But one hopes he
does it while incorporating the
potters and kolis and diverse
communities in Dharavi.”
An unnamed noted urban planner,
Sunday Hindustan Times, January 7, 2024
"The dragon motif occurs very rarely in Parsi gara textiles, making it highly prized. I have seen it used in the form of unique borders or ‘kors.’ The motif has carved a
special niche for itself in the Parsi gara lexicon, among fantastical creatures like phoenixes and
the divine fungus.”
Ashdeen Lilaowala, fashion designer,
sunday mid-day, December 31, 2023
"I dare say I faced more
gender and racial discrimination
in India than I did abroad.”
Coomi Wadia, India’s first woman
music conductor, Sunday Times of India,
December 24, 2023
"Some people weren’t comfortable dining here with their family so we revoked our liquor license, even though it was a hard decision
considering the monetary gains.”
Sherzad Irani, Jimmy Boy, The Indian
Express, January 14, 2024
"Education should not be intended to make people comfortable, it is meant to make them think.”
Hanna Gray, president, University of
Chicago, quoted by Sonalde Desai,
professor, University of Maryland and the National Council of Applied Economic
Research, The Indian Express,
January 13, 2024
"In exquisite irony, an
Army-owned cinema has always been used more by the Navy.”
A veteran commodore, quoted
by Meher Marfatia, author-publisher,
sunday mid-day, January 14, 2024