Quotes
So they say
“Writers of fiction try to depict their own cultures as truthfully as they are able to, and in that sense are bridge builders. On a recent visit
to Lahore I found the book
shops filled with books by Indian authors. Writers tend to transcend nationality and in that respect are citizens of several countries at the same time — a much-needed
glue in our strife-torn world.”
Bapsi Sidhwa, author, Sunday
Hindustan Times, January 11, 2009
“No matter how many terrorists
we kill, they have already won. They have won because they
have changed the way we live. They have made the previously unacceptable a necessity.
They have forced us to retaliate and involuntarily enter their dark world. They have robbed us
of our innocence.”
Firoze Hirjikaka, columnist, Freedom First,
January 2009
“Today, the entire Muslim
world is aflame with
demonstrations against Israel
and what is happening in Gaza. Well, where were these
demonstrators when 173 innocent people were killed in Bombay?
Why were there no demonstrations in Muslim countries of the world against the Bombay attacks? Against the Pakistanis who
came to Bombay and shot
the people here?”
Zubin Mehta, music director of the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra, Sunday
Mid Day, January 11, 2009
“Earlier we used to get
more foreigners. But post
the attacks several people from
far off places in the city and
from the country are thronging.
The bullet marks are doing what
the book Shantaram did
some years back for us.”
Farhang Jehani, partner of Leopold Café, The Indian Express, December 29, 2008
“The common people of
Bombay should contribute
towards the refurbishment of
the Taj, not because Mr Tata needs it, but that’s the way we can signal our appreciation of the Tata
presence in our midst.”
R. C. A. Godbole, scientist, Freedom First,
January 2009
“We rely on theater to console us and invigorate us. We have all had our individual ways of reacting to the inhuman attack. Theater is my strength, it’s where I come from. Theater primarily reflects life.”
Shernaz Patel, actor, Hindustan Times Café, January 6, 2009
“Humor exposes the fact that it’s not the dumb people who cause problems, it’s the smart people who come up with dumb ideas.”
Bob Mankoff, cartoon editor of The New Yorker, NYT News Service, The Times of India, December 28, 2008
to Lahore I found the book
shops filled with books by Indian authors. Writers tend to transcend nationality and in that respect are citizens of several countries at the same time — a much-needed
glue in our strife-torn world.”
Bapsi Sidhwa, author, Sunday
Hindustan Times, January 11, 2009
“No matter how many terrorists
we kill, they have already won. They have won because they
have changed the way we live. They have made the previously unacceptable a necessity.
They have forced us to retaliate and involuntarily enter their dark world. They have robbed us
of our innocence.”
Firoze Hirjikaka, columnist, Freedom First,
January 2009
“Today, the entire Muslim
world is aflame with
demonstrations against Israel
and what is happening in Gaza. Well, where were these
demonstrators when 173 innocent people were killed in Bombay?
Why were there no demonstrations in Muslim countries of the world against the Bombay attacks? Against the Pakistanis who
came to Bombay and shot
the people here?”
Zubin Mehta, music director of the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra, Sunday
Mid Day, January 11, 2009
“Earlier we used to get
more foreigners. But post
the attacks several people from
far off places in the city and
from the country are thronging.
The bullet marks are doing what
the book Shantaram did
some years back for us.”
Farhang Jehani, partner of Leopold Café, The Indian Express, December 29, 2008
“The common people of
Bombay should contribute
towards the refurbishment of
the Taj, not because Mr Tata needs it, but that’s the way we can signal our appreciation of the Tata
presence in our midst.”
R. C. A. Godbole, scientist, Freedom First,
January 2009
“We rely on theater to console us and invigorate us. We have all had our individual ways of reacting to the inhuman attack. Theater is my strength, it’s where I come from. Theater primarily reflects life.”
Shernaz Patel, actor, Hindustan Times Café, January 6, 2009
“Humor exposes the fact that it’s not the dumb people who cause problems, it’s the smart people who come up with dumb ideas.”
Bob Mankoff, cartoon editor of The New Yorker, NYT News Service, The Times of India, December 28, 2008
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