"Better a vote that stinks
than a vote that kills.”
The Years by Annie Ernaux, Nobel
Prize winner, on choosing between
conservative candidate Jacque
Chirac and far right leader Jean-Marie
Le Pen in the French presidential
elections in 2002
"India’s elections are still free,
but they may no longer be
completely fair.”
Mihir Sharma, columnist,
Bloomberg, March 18, 2024
"I gain a lot of strength from the rituals and symbolism of the spring cleaning, the growing of the sprouts, jumping over fires. They give me a sense of grounding,
connecting me to my ancestral
culture and also to the seasons and the elements.”
Yasmin Khan, British cookbook author and broadcaster, whose mother is from Iran, BBC.com around March 19, 2024
"Honeymoon done and house hunt accomplished, they (my parents Homai and Homi Dastoor) settled into discovering each other’s irks and quirks in that deep, disconcerting way that fully surfaces when cohabiting replaces courting.”
Meher Marfatia, author-publisher,
sunday mid-day, March 10, 2024
"Despite the dire need to bring more women into policing to make it more responsive and humane and despite long-agreed targets to bring their representation up to 30% and more, the percentage of women in police hovers around 12% with most of them huddled
at the lower ranks.”
Maja Daruwala, chief editor, India Justice Report and executive director, Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, The Indian Express, March 8, 2024
Community jashans were held in Kanpur as a part of their festive
celebrations at the Byramji
Nowroji Javeri Dar-e-Meher that was established in 1930 and is the only functioning agiary in Uttar Pradesh. "We would greet each other, share the malida, and have a good time. That doesn’t happen here unless you get a personal jashan done.”
Dinmeher Bunshah, a Dadar Parsi
Colony resident, sunday mid-day,
March 17, 2024
"Whereas many American philanthropists use their giving to hold the government to account, Asian donors often use gifts to curry favor. China is the most extreme example. Research by Harvard University shows that well-known funders give generously to
government-affiliated foundations and align their giving with the
Communist Party’s policies.”
The Economist reprinted in Mint,
January 12, 2024