KIRAN BEDI,

Lieutenant Governor, Puducherry

“Girls are still not being taught to take on and question the system. They still are not empowered.”

Actor and Congress spokesperson

“There is a word for widow in Tamil, but not for widower. He is still called puthu mapillai (new groom)!”

Actor and director

“People in Chennai are simple. We don’t wear our wealth on our sleeves or our intellect on our hats.”

KHUSHBOO SUNDAR, SUHASINI MANI RATNAM,