Quotes

"He (J. R. D. Tata) encouraged the freedom of thought and expression. If any member of the board disagreed with JRD, he not only respected it but appreciated it.
He never expected anyone to
toe his or ‘the Tata line.’”

Nusli Wadia’s letter to Tata Motors’ shareholders quoted in Moneylife, December
23, 2016-January 5, 2017, submitted by
reader Rashid Khosravi

"The Students’ Literary and Scientific Society set up in 1848 by Dadabhai Naoroji, Dr Bhau Daji Lad and two others in Bombay is considered the precursor of students’ organizations in India.”

Smruti Koppikar, columnist, Hindustan Times, September 28, 2017

"The government must make solid efforts to encourage dissent, provided it is not abusive, of course.”

Soli Sorabjee, former attorney general,
The Hindu, September 20, 2017

"People do not want to leave
tragedy behind at home only to discover that it has stalked
them into the auditorium. When God’s in his heaven and all’s well with the world, people can, with
relieved detachment, watch
tragedy, not otherwise.”

Adi Marzban, playwright,
The Times of India, August 21, 2017

"I want to thank my parents
for somehow raising me to
have confidence that is
disproportionate with my looks
and abilities.”

Tina Fey, actor, Reader’s Digest,
September 2017

"We have perhaps launched
only three or four vaccines in
the last decade. But in the next decade, we are hoping to launch
a new vaccine every year
or year-and-a-half.”

Adar Poonawalla, chief executive
officer and executive director, Serum
Institute of India Private Limited,
Mint, September 16, 2017, submitted
by reader Rashid Khosravi

"A survey of 12,500 expats
around the world has ranked
India among the 10 worst
countries to live and work in.”

Annual Expat Insider survey,
The Times of India, September 9, 2017

"All community housing projects offer space and encouragement
for community activities.”

Abigail McGowan, professor, South
Asian visual and material culture
and historiography at the University of Vermont, refering to amenities offered to Cusrow Baug residents in the late
1930s, The Hindu, June 18, 2017