Quotes
"Raja Ram Mohan Roy, whose efforts for reform in the Hindu religion, especially for the abolition of Sati, evoked virulent opposition because of menacing intolerance. We must ensure that we do not revert to those dark days.”
Soli Sorabjee, former attorney general,
The Indian Express, November 1, 2017
"Instead of getting ready, what you really want to do is get started.”
Drew Houston, chief executive officer,
Dropbox, The Times of India,
September 3, 2017
"Traditionally, the bhaji dana ma gos and khatto meat were mandatory at Parsi wedding feasts that were wall-to-wall mutton affairs.”
Kurush F. Dalal, Katy’s Kitchen,
Mint, June 17, 2017
Young unemployed women can’t afford such expensive condoms. Female condoms are bigger in
size and hence, women think
twice before using them. These
issues need to be addressed.”
Dr Rekha Daver, former head of the
gynecology department, J. J. Hospital,
mid-day, November 9, 2017
"DGP UP (Director General of Police,
Uttar Pradesh), Sulkhan Singh,
has ordered the National Security Act be invoked against those
accused of ‘cow slaughter and
trafficking.’ I hope someone files a PIL (Public Interest Litigation). I have never heard anything more absurd, and so drenched with sycophancy. This is what I meant by loyalty to party ideology, rather than the law of the land.”
Keki N. Daruwalla, writer and former
member of the Union cabinet secretariat,
The Indian Express, June 20, 2017
"The furniture and décor are the same. I have never altered that. It is only the kitchen capacity that has been increased and some
elements of modernization
incorporated to serve our
customers better. I still take pride in saying that I have a century-
old wood-fired oven.”
Farokh Shokri, Kyani & Company,
The Hindu, June 30, 2017
"We have freedom of speech and freedom of expression. In my mind, unless that freedom is total, it is no freedom at all. For the first time in India, at least in our business, we have censorship which tells us what we can express, what language we can use, what scenes we can shoot, what we can wear, what is appropriate and what is not. The people who are telling us all this are actually functioning outside the Constitution of India.”
Akshaye Khanna, actor, whose
mother Geetanjali is a Parsi,
Bombay Times, June 30, 2017