Quotes

"We are born to Zoroastrian parents. Our DNA doesn’t change because we got married.”

Shiraz Patodia, lawyer, The Times
of India, December 24, 2017

"I am thinking of having a placard at the Gay Pride March which takes place on February 3, which says: ‘Pick-a-pocket, your gay friendly place is just 500 m away.”

Karl Kothavala, proprietor, pick-a-pocket, takeaway, mid-day, January 30, 2018

"If something is worth dying for, then you’ve got a reason to live.”

The Sympathizer, Viet Thanh Nguyen
(publishers Constable & Robinson, 2016)

"Architecture, by itself, is too technical a subject. It needs to be rounded off by the study of humanities. Structures and spaces shaped by man cannot be torn from their cultural matrix.”

Aban Zarir Sethna, professor, architect, DNA, January 17, 2018
"They’re young and they
have lots to learn but in
terms of ideas — from
bizarre fantasies to writing
about legalization of
homosexuality to living in a
slum — there’s a whole gamut.”

Shernaz Patel, co-founder, theater
company, Rage, on conducting
playwriting workshops for children,
The Hindu, January 23, 2018

"The average Indian is a
resilient traveler and it is
always domestic travel that
boosts the business.”

Zubin Karkaria, chief executive officer,
VFS Global Group, G2, December-
January 2008, submitted by reader
Rashid Khosravi

"Being powerful is like being a
lady. If you have to tell people
you are, you aren’t.”

Margaret Thatcher, former British
Prime Minister, The Indian Express,
February 11, 2018
"Recently, we have started bhangra swag, which is a
combination of traditional
bhangra movements with urban hip-hop, and swag jazz that
adds the new age swag to the
timeless jazz technique.”

Shiamak Davar, choreographer,
Hindustan Times, January 31, 2018

"The humidity tends to take away the moisture from the skin which makes it look dull and dry. I drink at least seven-eight glasses of water through the day and this helps me get rid of unwanted toxins. Another way is to eat a lot of fruit.”

John Abraham, actor, whose mother
Pheroza is a Parsi, MumbaiMirror,
August 9, 2017

"Lately, both for my political writing (I have a regular column for the Tribune) and for my fiction, I am backed by a moral imperative.”

Keki N. Daruwalla, poet and novelist,
scroll.in, January 21, 2018