Quotes
So they say
“ZAH’s first annual Dar-ni-Pori Bake-a-Thon is planned on Saturday, March 17... Volunteers helping that day may purchase poris at the discounted rate of $ 3.50 per pori. Our medium sized poris will be sold for $ 5.00 each.”
--Manashni, March 2007, newsletter of the Zoroastrian Association of Houston
“Unfortunately, there are no takers for serious art performances (in India). And even if there are, then the money offered is such a pittance, it is an insult to the artiste. Today everything is Bollywoodised. Look at salsa, jazz, jive, etc. If I were to improvise on those lines, life would be easier.”
--Astad Deboo, dancer, Mid Day, October 3, 2006
“Each time we recite Kem Na Mazda, we pledge ‘May I never deform or distort the harmony of the world, which is governed by the Law of Asha.’ ZAC was one of over 150 religious congregations participating in this Interfaith Power and Light Campaign... ZAC is doing its part — all our Darbe Mehr light bulbs have been replaced with energy-saying fluorescent bulbs and thermostats have been equipped with timers.”
--Kayomarsh Mehta, Zoroastrian Association of Metropolitan Chicago, November 2006 Newsletter
“The basic concept of philanthropy has undergone a change from that of caring for the physical needs of the destitute to meet the physical as well as social welfare (the health) of one’s fellow beings, so that the emphasis is now on securing a better, happier or healthier world for all.”
--Rustom S. Gae, Senior Advocate and Law Secretary to the Government of India (Retd), Philanthropy, January-February 2007
“Money is important to me, but I am not obsessed with it. Clearly, when one has been endowed with wealth, it is important to give back to society. Twenty-five percent of our family holding company is owned by the Godrej Foundation, which is the main avenue of philanthropy in the Godrej Group.”
--Adi Godrej, chairman of the 110-year-old Godrej Group, The Economic Times, January 20, 2007
“Christianity in India is truly Indian, represented by people from different groups. It’s an all-inclusive faith that has accepted and embraced the Gaikwads, the Bokares, the Kripalanis, the Kalyanpurs, the Patels, the Sunderraos and the Muthuswamys.”
--Abraham Mathai, general secretary, All India Christian Council, The Times of India, December 26, 2006
--Manashni, March 2007, newsletter of the Zoroastrian Association of Houston
“Unfortunately, there are no takers for serious art performances (in India). And even if there are, then the money offered is such a pittance, it is an insult to the artiste. Today everything is Bollywoodised. Look at salsa, jazz, jive, etc. If I were to improvise on those lines, life would be easier.”
--Astad Deboo, dancer, Mid Day, October 3, 2006
“Each time we recite Kem Na Mazda, we pledge ‘May I never deform or distort the harmony of the world, which is governed by the Law of Asha.’ ZAC was one of over 150 religious congregations participating in this Interfaith Power and Light Campaign... ZAC is doing its part — all our Darbe Mehr light bulbs have been replaced with energy-saying fluorescent bulbs and thermostats have been equipped with timers.”
--Kayomarsh Mehta, Zoroastrian Association of Metropolitan Chicago, November 2006 Newsletter
“The basic concept of philanthropy has undergone a change from that of caring for the physical needs of the destitute to meet the physical as well as social welfare (the health) of one’s fellow beings, so that the emphasis is now on securing a better, happier or healthier world for all.”
--Rustom S. Gae, Senior Advocate and Law Secretary to the Government of India (Retd), Philanthropy, January-February 2007
“Money is important to me, but I am not obsessed with it. Clearly, when one has been endowed with wealth, it is important to give back to society. Twenty-five percent of our family holding company is owned by the Godrej Foundation, which is the main avenue of philanthropy in the Godrej Group.”
--Adi Godrej, chairman of the 110-year-old Godrej Group, The Economic Times, January 20, 2007
“Christianity in India is truly Indian, represented by people from different groups. It’s an all-inclusive faith that has accepted and embraced the Gaikwads, the Bokares, the Kripalanis, the Kalyanpurs, the Patels, the Sunderraos and the Muthuswamys.”
--Abraham Mathai, general secretary, All India Christian Council, The Times of India, December 26, 2006
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