Quotes
So they Say
"We don't give a damn for heritage. People defecate and urinate here. There is just not enough legislation to protect such monuments unless it is spectacular like the (Victoria Terminus)."
-- Kurush Dalal, the coordinator of the department of heritage studies. K. C. College quoted by Nauzer Bharucha/TNN, The Times of India, March 13, 2006
Ask (Boman Irani) what he thinks of the portrayal of Parsis in Hindi films, and he says, "It is jarring. But I'm not going to fight for the Parsis alone but also for the Sardars, Tamilians, everyone who's been typecast for being from a particular community. It's ridiculous when all South Indians are clubbed together as Madrasis or are forced to say Ai yai yo."
-- Hiren Kotwani quoting actor Boman Irani, Hindustan Times, March 10, 2006
"Animals as magnificent as horses should be surrounded by equally well-turned out audiences. The races are a perfect marriage of fashion and style to the power, passion and magic displayed by these beautiful creatures."
-- Delna Poonawalla, Bombay Times, March 28, 2006
"I would like to thank FEZANA and WZO for the immense effort that they put into the task of reaching out to the victims of the October 8 earthquake. It was amazing to see the people of the Zoroastrian community work together across cities and nations in complete unison to help those in need. An effort which knew no distinction of caste, color or creed. There must be hundreds of members of your community who gave of themselves and their time."
-- Ali Asghar Khan, chairperson, Omar Asghar Khan Development Foundation, Zoroastrian Association of Metropolitan Chicago, April 2006 newsletter
"The Parsis are showing dislike towards Parsi culture, religious ceremonies, gahambar dinners, etc. This has resulted in spreading immorality, faithlessness and atheistic attitude which will surely take the community to the brink of disaster and ruin."
-- Dini-Avaz, January-March, 2006
"Remember the admonition of Justice Louis Brandies of the US Supreme Court that 'much harm can be done by people with excessive zeal but without understanding.'"
-- Soli J. Sorabjee, former attorney general of India, The Indian Express, March 24, 2006
"If you cut your hair when the tide's on the rise, from new moon to full moon, it grows back faster... People think I'm some voodoo witch doctor."
-- Dilshad Pastakia, hairstylist, The Times of India, supplement, March 25, 2006
-- Kurush Dalal, the coordinator of the department of heritage studies. K. C. College quoted by Nauzer Bharucha/TNN, The Times of India, March 13, 2006
Ask (Boman Irani) what he thinks of the portrayal of Parsis in Hindi films, and he says, "It is jarring. But I'm not going to fight for the Parsis alone but also for the Sardars, Tamilians, everyone who's been typecast for being from a particular community. It's ridiculous when all South Indians are clubbed together as Madrasis or are forced to say Ai yai yo."
-- Hiren Kotwani quoting actor Boman Irani, Hindustan Times, March 10, 2006
"Animals as magnificent as horses should be surrounded by equally well-turned out audiences. The races are a perfect marriage of fashion and style to the power, passion and magic displayed by these beautiful creatures."
-- Delna Poonawalla, Bombay Times, March 28, 2006
"I would like to thank FEZANA and WZO for the immense effort that they put into the task of reaching out to the victims of the October 8 earthquake. It was amazing to see the people of the Zoroastrian community work together across cities and nations in complete unison to help those in need. An effort which knew no distinction of caste, color or creed. There must be hundreds of members of your community who gave of themselves and their time."
-- Ali Asghar Khan, chairperson, Omar Asghar Khan Development Foundation, Zoroastrian Association of Metropolitan Chicago, April 2006 newsletter
"The Parsis are showing dislike towards Parsi culture, religious ceremonies, gahambar dinners, etc. This has resulted in spreading immorality, faithlessness and atheistic attitude which will surely take the community to the brink of disaster and ruin."
-- Dini-Avaz, January-March, 2006
"Remember the admonition of Justice Louis Brandies of the US Supreme Court that 'much harm can be done by people with excessive zeal but without understanding.'"
-- Soli J. Sorabjee, former attorney general of India, The Indian Express, March 24, 2006
"If you cut your hair when the tide's on the rise, from new moon to full moon, it grows back faster... People think I'm some voodoo witch doctor."
-- Dilshad Pastakia, hairstylist, The Times of India, supplement, March 25, 2006
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