Quotes

"Our forefathers instilled in us

the ethos of being ethical and charitable in business and in our personal lives, and perhaps the rigor in following these Zarthoshti morals and ethics have resulted in the undeniable success of our community in India and globally.”

Shapoor Pallonji Mistry, in the preface to

Iranshah: A Legacy Restored (Shapoorji Pallonji & Co, 2023)

"We haven’t had to use the

atom bomb or nuclear bomb.

(If we did) it would change

everything, including how we looked at (atomic scientist)

Homi Bhabha.”

Jim Sarbh, actor, who played Bhabha

in the web series, Rocket Boys,The Indian

Express, November 1, 2023

"Same-sex marriage is also

gaining in popularity. So far, it

has been established, by law,

in at least 34 different countries around the world (countries that account for 17% of the world’s

total population).”

Fali S. Nariman, constitutional jurist and senior advocate, Supreme Court of India, The Indian Express, October 27, 2023

"We (the Jan Sangh) are not

here at the Prime Minister

(Indira Gandhi)’s pleasure,

we are here in spite of her.”

Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former Prime

Minister of India, quoted in Abhishek Choudhary’s The Ascent of the Hindu Right 1924-1977 (Pan Macmillan India, 2023)

"As India is becoming more and more integrated, a global player which we are, it is now pretty clear that India is the talent hub. It’s probably got the largest

English-speaking population; the investments that the authorities and the government made on

skilling and educating people is now paying off. As a result, there is no other country that offers a similar opportunity for talent.”

Yezdi Nagporewalla, chief executive

officer, KPMG, Mint, October 16, 2023

"The cumulative age of the 389 trees that will be removed (from Hanging Gardens to repair the reservoir) is about 9,500 years

according to the garden

department’s own assessment. How can the Bombay Municipal Corporation and its engineers

ever replace this tree cover?”

Zoru Bhathena, activist, The Times

of India, October 15, 2023

"The essence of tyranny lies in allowing some to make hay while the lotus blooms — and punishing others without evidence.”

Ajaz Ashraf, columnist and senior

journalist, mid-day, October 9, 2023