Quotes

"The irony of the situation is
depressing. We want Kashmir
to be part of India, but we do
not want Kashmiris to be
part of Indians.”

P. Chidambaram, senior Congress leader and former union finance minister, The
Free Press Journal, February 21, 2019

"The secretarial, shorthand
and typewriting courses offered here empowered a large section
of urban Indian women by
preparing them for a workplace that needed secretarial
employees. Many of these
women then went to more
senior jobs in the managerial
side of the offices they worked in. This was a silent revolution in its own way. When there were few,
if no avenues for women to get
into the corporate workspace
in urban Bombay, this was one greatly empowering way.”

Puran N. Davar, principal, Davar’s
College of Commerce, MumbaiMirror,
October 1, 2019

"Everything is left in the trainer’s hands. The key is to give the
horse the time it needs to get ready. Sometimes, if you preempt a young horse into competitive racing before it is ready,
complications can develop.”

Adil Gandhy, former chairman, Amateur Riders’s Club and member of the Royal
Western India Turf Club, The Economic Times, October 3, 2019

"Judges can only be as strong and independent as the lawyers who appear before them.”

Iqbal Chagla, senior advocate and a former president of the Bombay Bar Association, whose wife Roshan is a Parsi,
MumbaiMirror, September 20, 2019

"Trump is the overwhelming
reason for the global economic downtrend. Brexit comes a distant second. The foundations of the
international economy are
suddenly shaking, and nobody knows which rule will fall next.”

Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar,
journalist and columnist, whose late wife Shahnaz, was a Parsi, The Economic Times, September 11, 2019

"It’s interesting to see how my face becomes wider when he flexes his muscles and narrow when he contracts them. He has me delivering different expressions all the time
on his back.”

Tanaaz Irani, actor, on the tattoo image of her
face inked on her husband Bakhtiyaar’s back,
The Times of India, July 23, 2019

"Piloo found designing pretty
buildings unsatisfying with the country going to the dogs via
the socialistic road.”

Lavina (Vina) Colgan, on her and her late
husband Piloo Mody’s architectural
undertakings, mid-day, June 9, 2019