Quotes
So they say
"The garden near the corner was called 'Bandstand;' a band used to come every Sunday and play lovely songs, it was an occasion for us. All of us used to dress up and get ready to see the band and listen to the songs. But slowly the band stopped and now there is a huge dumping ground on the land, which is really sad. The area looks bad."
- Zarine Engineer, The Times of India, June 25, 2005
"Our BMC has started a new stunt of renaming all lanes and bylanes after people who have nothing to do with public life and some of whom have dubious credentials. Whatever may be the name given to the new flyover but for Mumbaikars it will be only known as J. J. flyover."
- Ramesh Kotian, Afternoon Despatch & Courier, August 8, 2005
"I was staying at Chira Bazaar in a dilapidated building which was declared unsafe to live in. I had to move out but had nowhere to go and not enough funds. But thankfully I have good people around me and one of them gave me a place to stay."
- Dr Aban Mistry, musician, The Times of India, June 24, 2005
"The truth is that we are today still an over poweringly male-dominated society. And you just cannot change chauvinist attitudes by making laws - this is only possible by a social consciousness and an enlightened understanding: in other words through meaningful education."
- Fali S. Nariman, jurist and MP, The Indian Express, September 5, 2005
"I am a great one for preserving culture and I believe Irani restaurants should be preserved. If they existed anywhere else in the world, they would be highlighted as unique eateries, but here we aren't preserving them."
- Satish Kaushik, actor-director, Sunday Mid Day, May 22, 2005
"The teacher who shaped my life is Jai Godrej, my mother, who was a teacher all her life. I have wonderful memories of her teaching and motivating me. She always taught me to investigate and examine rather than just go the bookish way. I believe every successful person has a teacher behind him."
- Adi Godrej, chairman, Godrej Group, The Indian Express, September 5, 2005
"Ticket queues for farces, revues and thrillers have vanished."
- Burjor Patel, theater personality, The Times of India, August 21, 2005
- Zarine Engineer, The Times of India, June 25, 2005
"Our BMC has started a new stunt of renaming all lanes and bylanes after people who have nothing to do with public life and some of whom have dubious credentials. Whatever may be the name given to the new flyover but for Mumbaikars it will be only known as J. J. flyover."
- Ramesh Kotian, Afternoon Despatch & Courier, August 8, 2005
"I was staying at Chira Bazaar in a dilapidated building which was declared unsafe to live in. I had to move out but had nowhere to go and not enough funds. But thankfully I have good people around me and one of them gave me a place to stay."
- Dr Aban Mistry, musician, The Times of India, June 24, 2005
"The truth is that we are today still an over poweringly male-dominated society. And you just cannot change chauvinist attitudes by making laws - this is only possible by a social consciousness and an enlightened understanding: in other words through meaningful education."
- Fali S. Nariman, jurist and MP, The Indian Express, September 5, 2005
"I am a great one for preserving culture and I believe Irani restaurants should be preserved. If they existed anywhere else in the world, they would be highlighted as unique eateries, but here we aren't preserving them."
- Satish Kaushik, actor-director, Sunday Mid Day, May 22, 2005
"The teacher who shaped my life is Jai Godrej, my mother, who was a teacher all her life. I have wonderful memories of her teaching and motivating me. She always taught me to investigate and examine rather than just go the bookish way. I believe every successful person has a teacher behind him."
- Adi Godrej, chairman, Godrej Group, The Indian Express, September 5, 2005
"Ticket queues for farces, revues and thrillers have vanished."
- Burjor Patel, theater personality, The Times of India, August 21, 2005
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