Quotes

"Now showing in a theater of war near you: ‘Enter The Dragon.’”

Bachi Karkaria, columnist, The
Times of India, June 25, 2020

"Two acts were considered
disgraceful for a ruler — the
ceding of territory and the
disbanding of troops.”

Bakhtiar K. Dadabhoy commenting on his biography on Sir Salar Jung I, The Magnificent Diwan, in mid-day, March 1, 2020

"Wash our hands frequently?
Sometimes I have to skip bathing to save water for cooking.”

Urmila Maurya, slum dweller, The Indian Express, March 19, 2020

"I strongly believe that the millions of Indians who have needlessly suffered the loss of livelihood and wages, and the vast multitudes who are trudging along the highways, will soon realize the truth — the nationwide lockdown was unnecessary. That it was an expression of (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi’s hubris, a grand-standing gesture made with callous disregard of its consequences for India — especially her most poor and vulnerable.”

Aspi Chinoy, senior advocate who
focuses on matters of public interest,
The Indian Express, June 4, 2020

"For petty personal gain, he (former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi) has infected the institution (the Supreme Court) and his brethren. May posterity remember him as a virus in robes.”

Arghya Sengupta, research director,
Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, The
Times of India, March 21, 2020

"(Prime Minister Indira) Gandhi imposed the Emergency with a sledgehammer. But dictatorships can also creep in slowly, silently and insidiously, without any
formal announcement.”

Coomi Kapoor, consulting editor, The
Indian Express and author of The
Emergency: A Personal History, The
Indian Express, June 25, 2020

"Surgeons are superstitious too. Some don’t operate on a full moon day. Others don’t take emergency calls on amavas (no moon night). A colleague always carries an evil eye pendant in his scrubs while operating. Another puts on the left glove first while scrubbing in. Some surgeons don’t indulge in sex the night before a major operation. I know of a few who turned vegetarian and gave up alcohol when a postoperative case that wasn’t faring well suddenly saw the patient improving.”

Dr Mazda Turel, neurosurgeon,
Wockhardt Hospitals, and honorary
assistant professor of neurosurgery, Grant Medical College and Sir J. J. Group of
Hospitals, mid-day, May 11, 2020