I have always called myself an atheist because I saw growing up, hopeless people would go to temples to ask for salvation, like there is some kind of button that they could push and erase all their problems…. Today, the fight is not for freedom. It is against fascism posturing as democracy.
Anurag Kashyap
filmmaker
Writing a memoir is a bit like playing God with your own life story. You have the power to choose which moments to immortalise on the page; but it is a delicate balance between portraying yourself as flawless or flawed.
Gurcharan Das
author
Even Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s government lasted for 13 days first, then for 13 months and then four-and-half years. Later, the Congress ruled for 10 years, and now the BJP has been in power for 10 years. With our clear, honest stand, we will also get success for sure, but patience is necessary.
Raj Thackeray
MNS chief
I never let the acclaim get to my head. I know there is always something bigger and better; the more players, the more there is to achieve.
Aditi Ashok
golfer
Being mainstream is part of my DNA. It is not something that I have to inculcate or cultivate. When I design a film, by default, by design or desire, they are mainstream in texture.
Karan Johar
filmmaker
On one hand, one sees goddesses being honoured, and, on the other, the plight of so many of our women. Perhaps, it calls for a deeper exploration because unlike most western religions that have a certain masculine energy, our goddesses are as revered as our gods, yet the respect we have for feminine divinity does not translate into her flesh and blood avatars.
Twinkle Khanna
actor, on sexual harassment in India