QUOTA of QUOTES
“You are not just numerous; you are prosperous and active in shaping public life here. We seek your support to sensitize opinion about the challenges India faces and to act as a force multiplier for our message.”—Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, addressing the Indian-American community after paying tribute at the 9/11 Memorial in Lower Manhattan.
“I myself have broken all kinds of stereotypes, and now my book has also broken all stereotypes.”— Author, lawyer, and activist Banu Mushtaq, whose book Heart Lamp became the first story collection and the first work translated from Kannada to win the International Booker Prize. (The New York Times)
“What I am dealing with right now is absolutely nothing compared to the people of Palestine, and I’d take on much more if it meant helping their cause.”— Megha Vemuri, the 2025 class president of MIT, who was barred from her graduation ceremony after delivering a speech denouncing the war in Gaza at a commencement event the day before. (CNN)
“What has made me proud to be a progressive for the entirety of my political career has been the sincerity at the heart of these commitments—that you don’t just believe in something when it is convenient, but you, in fact, are committed to it and fighting for it if necessary.”— New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist who proposes raising taxes on corporations and millionaires to pay for free childcare and other programs. (Daily News)
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Compiled and partly written by Indian humorist MELVIN DURAI, author of the novel Bala Takes the Plunge.
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