Quotes

"Danesh Nejadkay (of Paris Bakery) even offers batasa etiquette. Bite into the batasa, not break it. Offer or accept it with your right hand, soak it in a cup of tea for a
minute or two, let it ‘blow up’
and then have it with a spoon.”

Simin Patel, founder, Bombaywalla.org, Mid-Day, June 28, 2015

"The working woman comes in to make a purchase alone to celebrate her birthday or a promotion and or raise whereas we see married women with their husbands buying during their birthdays or on occasions such as Karva Chauth.”

Deepika Tewari, general manager —
marketing, Tanishq (Titan, part of
the Tata group), Campaign India,
June 12, 2015

"To get somewhere in Mumbai, you are always giving up something. Your peace, your comfort, your pride, and precious bits of family time. But imagine what the city is giving up. Every moment it is losing something to a vast and relentless human assault.”

Murzban Shroff, writer at the London
Short Story Festival, June 20, 2015

"Did you know that bentwood chairs (the chairs that are the trademark of the city’s Irani
cafés) used to be imported
from Poland? Sadly, they are
not manufactured any longer.”

Mansoor Showghi Yezdi, filmmaker,
Mid-Day, June 28, 2015

"My biggest regret is that I hastily sold off all my vintage-value instruments, on which thousands of evergreen chartbusters of the golden era were played.”

Burjor Lord who played drums and
other percussion instruments in more
than 15,000 Hindi film songs and soundtracks, DNA, June 28, 2015

"The best ever legal advice spotted on a hoarding came from an ad for a law office: ‘Just because you did it doesn’t mean you’re guilty.’”

funnyordie.com, Reader’s Digest, July 2015

"You (the bench) may feel
that (Fali) Nariman won’t make a good judge while (Soli) Sorabjee could make a good judge. That is
a matter of opinion and as long as this opinion comes from a body independent of executive interference, it will be acceptable to
the general public.”

Fali S. Nariman, senior advocate,
The Times of India, July 10, 2015

"Back in the 1960s, a police
commission member declared
that, in practice, the police had
four priorities. First, harass
political opponents. Second, protect crooks in the ruling party. Third, ensure VIP bandobast. Fourth, if there was any time left, investigate crimes.”

Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar,
whose late wife was a Parsi,
The Economic Times, August 5, 2015