Quotes
So they say
“Let us face it, in a world of Internet Imperialism and Cyber Colonialism, only those who know ‘their’ from ‘there’ can get where it matters. That’s why there is an unspoken, but unmistakable feeling that the ability to say ‘How Do You Do’ might just be a better social leveler than a 37 percent quota.”
-- Farah Baria, journalist, The Indian Express, September 22, 2006
“People are of the wrong notion that painters are minting money at auctions but to tell the truth, these works are vintage and were originally sold for as little as Rs 700. It is, of course, wonderful to have lived to see the day when my work has steadily risen in value.”
-- Jehangir Sabavala, artist, The Indian Express, September 22, 2006
“As more Indians travel abroad, awareness of high fashion is rising rapidly. There is a huge untapped market for fashion watches in India.”
-- Jal Joli Shroff, Shanghai based entrepreneur, The Times of India, September 24, 2006
“Religious fundamentalism, whether it appears in Islamic, Christian, Jewish or Buddhist hue, shares the desire to humiliate the people and deny them their rights.”
-- Akbar Ganji, Iranian journalist, The Indian Express, September 22, 2006
“The inauspiciousness linked with the presence of menstruating women, or widows for that matter, during religious or special occasions are regressive ideas. They need to be condemned publicly and vociferously.”
-- Amrita Nandy-Joshi, a student at Oxford University, Hindustan Times, July 4, 2006
“We are not advocating that everyone should eat meat but milk, eggs or green salad can be eaten to make up for deficiency of B12, folic acid and pyridoxine.”
-- Dr Rustom Wadia, Poona-based consulting physician and neurologist, commenting on the dangers of extreme vegetarianism, Hindustan Times, June 26, 2006
“The observation made in Miller vs Cotton (1848) that ‘trust the smallest slip of paper for truth, than the strongest and most retentive memory, ever bestowed upon mortal man,’ is very pertinent.”
-- Freddy Daruwalla, on filing income tax returns, Philanthropy, May-June 2006
“Theater is the true test of an actor’s caliber and talent.”
-- Smriti Z. Iraani, TV and stage actress, Bombay Times, February 1, 2006
-- Farah Baria, journalist, The Indian Express, September 22, 2006
“People are of the wrong notion that painters are minting money at auctions but to tell the truth, these works are vintage and were originally sold for as little as Rs 700. It is, of course, wonderful to have lived to see the day when my work has steadily risen in value.”
-- Jehangir Sabavala, artist, The Indian Express, September 22, 2006
“As more Indians travel abroad, awareness of high fashion is rising rapidly. There is a huge untapped market for fashion watches in India.”
-- Jal Joli Shroff, Shanghai based entrepreneur, The Times of India, September 24, 2006
“Religious fundamentalism, whether it appears in Islamic, Christian, Jewish or Buddhist hue, shares the desire to humiliate the people and deny them their rights.”
-- Akbar Ganji, Iranian journalist, The Indian Express, September 22, 2006
“The inauspiciousness linked with the presence of menstruating women, or widows for that matter, during religious or special occasions are regressive ideas. They need to be condemned publicly and vociferously.”
-- Amrita Nandy-Joshi, a student at Oxford University, Hindustan Times, July 4, 2006
“We are not advocating that everyone should eat meat but milk, eggs or green salad can be eaten to make up for deficiency of B12, folic acid and pyridoxine.”
-- Dr Rustom Wadia, Poona-based consulting physician and neurologist, commenting on the dangers of extreme vegetarianism, Hindustan Times, June 26, 2006
“The observation made in Miller vs Cotton (1848) that ‘trust the smallest slip of paper for truth, than the strongest and most retentive memory, ever bestowed upon mortal man,’ is very pertinent.”
-- Freddy Daruwalla, on filing income tax returns, Philanthropy, May-June 2006
“Theater is the true test of an actor’s caliber and talent.”
-- Smriti Z. Iraani, TV and stage actress, Bombay Times, February 1, 2006
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