"We have seen empires come and go and managed to survive. Paradoxically, though, now that we have seen prosperity, when we are no longer being persecuted and we have a position of respect, we are dying out demographically.”
Dr Shernaz Cama, director, Parzor,
introducing the certificate course jointly conducted by the Tata Institute of
Social Sciences and Parzor
"None of us knew if we would get there alive. We just sat there and prayed and prayed. We knew it was just a matter of fate, whether our train would be attacked or the one after... it was all about luck.”
The train journey from Lahore in
Pakistan to Bombay in India, during the
partition in 1947 affected the lives of
Shireen, an Indian, and Amy, a Pakistani (not their real names), Anam Zakaria,
aljazeera.com, August 17, 2024
"It was ‘very surprising’ that the post mortem took place before registration of the ‘unnatural death’ case on August 9...The entire procedure followed by your state (West Bengal) is something which I have not come across in the 30 years of my (professional) life.”
Supreme Court Justice Jamshed Pardiwala, referring to the rape and murder of a doctor at the R. G. Kar Medical College and
Hospital in Calcutta, The Free Press
Journal, August 23, 2024
"We will enter your mosques
and hit you one by one. Keep this in mind... I am the son of a chief minister who ordered 63 encounters (killing by policemen). That’s why they don’t come after me.”
Nitesh Rane, Member of the Legislative
Assembly, Bharatiya Janata Party, The Free Press Journal, September 3, 2024
"The Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) has been cooperative and has always welcomed discussions to resolve issues... It is not necessary that we agree on all issues; and there are times we agree to disagree but communication channels are always open. The administration and staff of the BPP also deserve our thanks for being supportive at all times.”
Godrej Baug Residents Welfare
Association, Annual Report 2023-2024
"On any given night in the United States, more than 600,000 people are homeless, according to US government estimates.”
Reuters, The Indian Express,
April 23, 2024
"Bombay requires more
spaces for indoor and outdoor events across the performing arts. Where will hundreds of cultural groups perform? Parks and
gardens, and school/college
auditoriums can be adapted to
accommodate weekend shows.”
Shernaz Patel, theater maker,
artistic director, Aadyam, sunday
mid-day, April 21, 2024