“What we need is not a Uniform Civil Code but uniformity of rights across different religions. For this we need to follow the premise, ‘Reform from Within’ in the same way Hindu law was reformed, Christian Law was reformed and the Muslim law has been reformed without invoking any major political controversy.”
Flavia Agnes, well-known lawyer, on the NDA/BJP government’s call for enactment of a Uniform Civil Code (Outlook, October 11)
“Hillary Clinton’s lead over Donald Trump may be increasing. But it is an open question whether the prospect of her victory will be enough to reassure the world about the crisis of American democracy... American democracy has given unprecedented space to a man with deep tyrannical instincts.”
Dr. Pratap Bhanu Mehta, president, Centre for Policy Research, on the US presidential elections (Indian Express, October 13)
“Around 44 million Indian children under 5 are stunted. That makes it harder for them to learn in school and subsequently earn a living as adults. Their lifetime earnings potential is almost a quarter less than of their healthy peers.”
Sue Desmond-Hellman, CEO of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, on widespread malnutrition in India (The Times of India, October 20)
“For realising the full potential of sports, it is essential that we take effective steps to promote it in educational institutions without any further delay.”
Vijay Goel, Union minister for sports and youth affairs, on making sports compulsory in schools (India Today, October 25)
“I have to say that the board of directors has not covered itself with glory. To ‘replace’ your chairman without so much as a word of explanation and without affording him an opportunity to defend himself... must be unique in the annals of corporate history.”
Cyrus Mistry, former chairman of Tata Sons, in his email to board members over his unceremonious ouster from the Tata group (October 26)