Quotes
So they say
“We offer information. But all make their own decision. We do not promise anything (not relief from reincarnation, salvation from sin or a heaven with 72 virgins). We simply ask them to think about what Zarathushtra said: “Meditate on that with a clear mind, and then make a choice.”
- Ron DeLavega of Miami, The Times of India, July 10, 2005
“I’d rather be happy in a marriage than be a bored housewife with the privilege of visiting an agiary every day.”
- Rashna M., Bombay Times, August 19, 2005
“My children have been believing and practising this religion and although they are very welcome within our family, reading about Zoroastrianism not meant for children of Zoroastrians who have married outside the religion did make them feel a little uncomfortable.”
- Smita (Godrej) Vijay Crishna, Afternoon Despatch & Courier,
August 27, 2005
“As mixed Parsis, we have learned to adapt. Taking what’s best from both worlds and trying to create our own unique identity, but making sure that our roots are never lost.”
- Shailesh Ghelani, The Times of India, July 26, 2005
“There is no proof in history that King Cyrus or any Parsi king had converted others to Zoroastrianism. There are no Zoroastrian converts in history.
In fact there is no conversion process, in Zoroastrianism as there is among Muslims where those willing to convert have to go through a process of renouncing the religion in which they previously belonged.” - Khojeste Mistree, Afternoon Despatch & Courier, July 4, 2005
“If the delectable flavors of Dhaansaak and Patra ni machchi know no religion, you have only God and Parsis to thank.”
- Sweta Ramanujan, Hindustan Times Collector’s Edition Series, July 18, 2005
“History comes alive in the mountains over there and in the rock carvings and inscriptions of the great kings.”
- Noshir Dadrawala, being quoted on Iran on BBC News
“Anyone who has lived and mingled in Bombay must record how his precious time spent there was made immeasurably richer by interaction and discourse with the rank and file of two communities — the Parsis and the Goans. These extraordinary, carefree, gifted, generous, zany residents’ contribution, not just to commerce, but to the gaiety of life in the city cannot be over-emphasized.”
- Vinod Mehta, Hindustan Times
Collector’s Edition Series, July 18, 2005
“We have just too many heritage precincts in the city and too much of media hype about their preservation. The city belongs to people who live in it today.”
- Hafeez Contractor, The Indian Express, July 23, 2005
“Government alone can’t take all the initiatives to alleviate the miseries of the people and provide them with all the amenities. So, the corporate sector in India, like the maharajas of old who took care of their subjects, must step in till India becomes a truly welfare state. That’s what we believe in at the Tata Group, that is, we must take care of the communities around us to the extent we can afford.
No amount of coercion can get the corporates to realize their responsibility. It has to come from within.”
- J. J. Irani, Economic Times, August 9, 2005
“We are the ones who face problems when it comes to developing the city and nobody knows better than us what problems are there at ground level and what their solutions are.”
- Boman R. Irani, chairman and managing director of the Keystone Group, Hindustan Times, July 30, 2005
“During the Barbados Test of India’s cricket tour of the West Indies (1961-62), Charlie Griffith was bowling like a carthorse before lunch. After lunch, he was a racehorse; the fourth ball in the first over hit my temple. My clothes were red with blood. Before I was given a sedative, I heard doctors discussing the possibility of a brain concussion. I thought the end had come. I w
- Ron DeLavega of Miami, The Times of India, July 10, 2005
“I’d rather be happy in a marriage than be a bored housewife with the privilege of visiting an agiary every day.”
- Rashna M., Bombay Times, August 19, 2005
“My children have been believing and practising this religion and although they are very welcome within our family, reading about Zoroastrianism not meant for children of Zoroastrians who have married outside the religion did make them feel a little uncomfortable.”
- Smita (Godrej) Vijay Crishna, Afternoon Despatch & Courier,
August 27, 2005
“As mixed Parsis, we have learned to adapt. Taking what’s best from both worlds and trying to create our own unique identity, but making sure that our roots are never lost.”
- Shailesh Ghelani, The Times of India, July 26, 2005
“There is no proof in history that King Cyrus or any Parsi king had converted others to Zoroastrianism. There are no Zoroastrian converts in history.
In fact there is no conversion process, in Zoroastrianism as there is among Muslims where those willing to convert have to go through a process of renouncing the religion in which they previously belonged.” - Khojeste Mistree, Afternoon Despatch & Courier, July 4, 2005
“If the delectable flavors of Dhaansaak and Patra ni machchi know no religion, you have only God and Parsis to thank.”
- Sweta Ramanujan, Hindustan Times Collector’s Edition Series, July 18, 2005
“History comes alive in the mountains over there and in the rock carvings and inscriptions of the great kings.”
- Noshir Dadrawala, being quoted on Iran on BBC News
“Anyone who has lived and mingled in Bombay must record how his precious time spent there was made immeasurably richer by interaction and discourse with the rank and file of two communities — the Parsis and the Goans. These extraordinary, carefree, gifted, generous, zany residents’ contribution, not just to commerce, but to the gaiety of life in the city cannot be over-emphasized.”
- Vinod Mehta, Hindustan Times
Collector’s Edition Series, July 18, 2005
“We have just too many heritage precincts in the city and too much of media hype about their preservation. The city belongs to people who live in it today.”
- Hafeez Contractor, The Indian Express, July 23, 2005
“Government alone can’t take all the initiatives to alleviate the miseries of the people and provide them with all the amenities. So, the corporate sector in India, like the maharajas of old who took care of their subjects, must step in till India becomes a truly welfare state. That’s what we believe in at the Tata Group, that is, we must take care of the communities around us to the extent we can afford.
No amount of coercion can get the corporates to realize their responsibility. It has to come from within.”
- J. J. Irani, Economic Times, August 9, 2005
“We are the ones who face problems when it comes to developing the city and nobody knows better than us what problems are there at ground level and what their solutions are.”
- Boman R. Irani, chairman and managing director of the Keystone Group, Hindustan Times, July 30, 2005
“During the Barbados Test of India’s cricket tour of the West Indies (1961-62), Charlie Griffith was bowling like a carthorse before lunch. After lunch, he was a racehorse; the fourth ball in the first over hit my temple. My clothes were red with blood. Before I was given a sedative, I heard doctors discussing the possibility of a brain concussion. I thought the end had come. I w
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