Quotes
So they say
“I don’t feel proud to have received my MBE as the Queen did not pin
it on me as I was an Indian citizen at the time. The Culture Sport and Arts Minister was too busy to do it and after one year of not
receiving it, I wrote to the Palace and told them I wanted to give it
back. They swiftly sent it to me by courier! It was a mockery. I use
my title as the college of heraldry insists I do so.”
Cyrus R.Todiwala, MBE UK chef in an interview with entrepreneur
Shernaaz H. Engineer, Hamazor issue 2007
“I have managed all the three bomb blasts in Bombay (in 1993, 2003 and 2007) and, during each of these catastrophes, all the medical staff as well as volunteers would converge at the hospitals, be it J. J. or KEM or any other hospital to help out.”
Gustad Davar, former dean of the government-run J. J. Hospital,
The Times of India, March 18, 2007
“Luxury is not a massive market. It’s just one avenue. But yes margins in luxury are high, though the payback time is more. Every brand goes up and down. But in the last few years we have once again come to understand consumers better and we are using that to rejuvenate our brands.”
Ness Wadia, joint managing director, Bombay Dyeing, The Times of India, April 2, 2007
“Mr Godrej of the safe fame has eclipsed all donations to the Tilak
Swaraj Fund with his announcement of three lakhs of rupees. His
donations to public purposes have been hitherto quite unknown. But he was induced to appreciate the necessity this time of a public
announcement. I tender my congratulations to Mr Godrej and the whole
Parsi community.”
Notes,‘The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi’, Vol. 20, p. 286,
Change, the Godrej house magazine, November-December 2006
“A Harley is not just a bike. It’s a species of transportation and I
wanted one since I was a teenager. For me it’s a religious
experience.”
Pervez Damania, entrepreneur, Bombay Times, April 2, 2007
“Yet, with speed comes the need for safety. Respect your Harley, and
she will respect you, because if you don’t — it’ll take them a few
seconds for them to get you a hard landing!”
Jimmy Mistry, designer and developer, Bombay Times, April 2,
2007
“Since I was a child, I have believed in Hanuman, Zoroaster, Shirdi
Sai Baba and many others, because I feel they are like the spokes of a wheel, coming to one centre. But the reason I love Vispi and Ratoo
Bhavanagri so much is that they do not tell you to fast or pray a
1,000 times a day.”
Shiamak Davar, choreographer, The Sunday Express, April 8,
2007
it on me as I was an Indian citizen at the time. The Culture Sport and Arts Minister was too busy to do it and after one year of not
receiving it, I wrote to the Palace and told them I wanted to give it
back. They swiftly sent it to me by courier! It was a mockery. I use
my title as the college of heraldry insists I do so.”
Cyrus R.Todiwala, MBE UK chef in an interview with entrepreneur
Shernaaz H. Engineer, Hamazor issue 2007
“I have managed all the three bomb blasts in Bombay (in 1993, 2003 and 2007) and, during each of these catastrophes, all the medical staff as well as volunteers would converge at the hospitals, be it J. J. or KEM or any other hospital to help out.”
Gustad Davar, former dean of the government-run J. J. Hospital,
The Times of India, March 18, 2007
“Luxury is not a massive market. It’s just one avenue. But yes margins in luxury are high, though the payback time is more. Every brand goes up and down. But in the last few years we have once again come to understand consumers better and we are using that to rejuvenate our brands.”
Ness Wadia, joint managing director, Bombay Dyeing, The Times of India, April 2, 2007
“Mr Godrej of the safe fame has eclipsed all donations to the Tilak
Swaraj Fund with his announcement of three lakhs of rupees. His
donations to public purposes have been hitherto quite unknown. But he was induced to appreciate the necessity this time of a public
announcement. I tender my congratulations to Mr Godrej and the whole
Parsi community.”
Notes,‘The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi’, Vol. 20, p. 286,
Change, the Godrej house magazine, November-December 2006
“A Harley is not just a bike. It’s a species of transportation and I
wanted one since I was a teenager. For me it’s a religious
experience.”
Pervez Damania, entrepreneur, Bombay Times, April 2, 2007
“Yet, with speed comes the need for safety. Respect your Harley, and
she will respect you, because if you don’t — it’ll take them a few
seconds for them to get you a hard landing!”
Jimmy Mistry, designer and developer, Bombay Times, April 2,
2007
“Since I was a child, I have believed in Hanuman, Zoroaster, Shirdi
Sai Baba and many others, because I feel they are like the spokes of a wheel, coming to one centre. But the reason I love Vispi and Ratoo
Bhavanagri so much is that they do not tell you to fast or pray a
1,000 times a day.”
Shiamak Davar, choreographer, The Sunday Express, April 8,
2007
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