Quotes
So they say
“No person today subscribes to Bacon’s view that judges must only declare the law and they do not make law... Judges do and must make law but not in the manner of legislatures.”
T. R. Andhyarujina, former solicitor-general of India, The Indian Express, December 15, 2007
“Freedom — freedom for citizens like you and me — can only be secured through courts, not through Parliament or through executive governments.”
Fali S. Nariman, leading constitutional expert and a practising lawyer, Hindustan Times, April 29, 2007
“Look at the millions that are suffering day by day, year after year, even in years of good harvest. Nine-tenths of the people do not know what it is to have a full meal in a day... The result is that you have become the richest country in the world and we the poorest.”
Dadabhai Naoroji noting the disparity between India and England in Dadabhai Naoroji — The Promise of India by Noshir H. Dadrawala
“The RTI (Right to Information) Act is the most progressive Act in the world. It has given real freedom to the people. If we want to
transform our electoral democracy into a participatory one, the
Act is the right tool.”
Maza Daruwala, director of the voluntary organization Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), The Times of India, August 30, 2006
“According to statistics, over 80 percent of Bombay students
join coaching classes, which operate like professional corporate bodies to maximize their profits. They are now catching the eye of foreign investors, willing to invest large amounts for a stake in this industry.”
The Rite Step, the newsletter of the Sir Shapurji Billimoria Foundation, October 2007
“A shocking revelation during the translation process is that out of every 100 people interviewed by a leading magazine only 3-4 knew the decent word for vagina in Hindi. That says a lot about our society, doesn’t it?”
Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal, theatre personality, Bombay Times, January 3, 2008
“I have nothing against senior citizens passing time by playing carom or cards at a designated club. But unless you do something which utilizes your faculties sufficiently, you don’t really feel alive.”
Soli Bamji, 88, senior citizen, Mumbai Mirror, October 21, 2007
T. R. Andhyarujina, former solicitor-general of India, The Indian Express, December 15, 2007
“Freedom — freedom for citizens like you and me — can only be secured through courts, not through Parliament or through executive governments.”
Fali S. Nariman, leading constitutional expert and a practising lawyer, Hindustan Times, April 29, 2007
“Look at the millions that are suffering day by day, year after year, even in years of good harvest. Nine-tenths of the people do not know what it is to have a full meal in a day... The result is that you have become the richest country in the world and we the poorest.”
Dadabhai Naoroji noting the disparity between India and England in Dadabhai Naoroji — The Promise of India by Noshir H. Dadrawala
“The RTI (Right to Information) Act is the most progressive Act in the world. It has given real freedom to the people. If we want to
transform our electoral democracy into a participatory one, the
Act is the right tool.”
Maza Daruwala, director of the voluntary organization Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), The Times of India, August 30, 2006
“According to statistics, over 80 percent of Bombay students
join coaching classes, which operate like professional corporate bodies to maximize their profits. They are now catching the eye of foreign investors, willing to invest large amounts for a stake in this industry.”
The Rite Step, the newsletter of the Sir Shapurji Billimoria Foundation, October 2007
“A shocking revelation during the translation process is that out of every 100 people interviewed by a leading magazine only 3-4 knew the decent word for vagina in Hindi. That says a lot about our society, doesn’t it?”
Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal, theatre personality, Bombay Times, January 3, 2008
“I have nothing against senior citizens passing time by playing carom or cards at a designated club. But unless you do something which utilizes your faculties sufficiently, you don’t really feel alive.”
Soli Bamji, 88, senior citizen, Mumbai Mirror, October 21, 2007
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