Quotes
So they say
“Erecting a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji in the middle of the sea is of no use. Instead, a (Uttar Pradesh chief minister) Mayawati statue would help scare away terrorists.”
Excerpts from Cyrus Broacha and Kunal Vijaykar’s comic show, Cyrusitis, Hindustan Times, September 29, 2009
“They call me every day. One parent of a child who died of swine flu called me and said that if a vaccine had been available, his child might have been saved. I almost broke down.”
Rajeev Dhere, senior director, vaccines, Serum Institute, Poona, Hindustan Times, September 24, 2009
“The demand for quality legal services will continue to grow.
With infrastructure projects and commensurate financing needs, all stakeholders will be looking for sharp and well thought out documentation to protect their interests. Standards and benchmarks of higher quality will be in demand. And, I think, the Indian legal fraternity will respond to those demands well.”
Zia Mody, managing partner, AZB & Partners,
The Economic Times, September 11, 2009
“Bapsi’s father was an excellent cook. Among Parsis you will rarely come across male cooks and he always surprised us with his cooking.”
Fali S. Nariman, jurist and husband of recipe book author Bapsi,
The Sunday Express, September 20, 2009
“Formula One is an elitist sport we can do without. Wherever they tried force feeding it to the public like in China and Turkey, it flopped. We first need to develop a culture for motor racing and then look to bring Formula One.”
Hormazd Sorabjee, editor of Autocar, DNA, September 6, 2009
“Five years ago (Godrej Properties) comprised only two percent of the group’s turnover. It is rising fast and would be the fastest growing business in the group and a key growth driver. Five years ago we
had a profit of Rs 4 crore, this is up to Rs 110 crore.”
Pirojsha Godrej, executive director,Godrej Properties,
Hindustan Times, July 31, 2009
“But when you cross the border without official papers, you feel nothing but tension and your heart beats hard and fast. You see nothing but miles of sand, losing hope minute by minute. Trust me, it’s not easy to leave everything you have ever known behind
and walk forward to a dark unknown future.”
Kurosh Aryana, a refugee from Iran, FEZANA Journal, Summer 2009
Excerpts from Cyrus Broacha and Kunal Vijaykar’s comic show, Cyrusitis, Hindustan Times, September 29, 2009
“They call me every day. One parent of a child who died of swine flu called me and said that if a vaccine had been available, his child might have been saved. I almost broke down.”
Rajeev Dhere, senior director, vaccines, Serum Institute, Poona, Hindustan Times, September 24, 2009
“The demand for quality legal services will continue to grow.
With infrastructure projects and commensurate financing needs, all stakeholders will be looking for sharp and well thought out documentation to protect their interests. Standards and benchmarks of higher quality will be in demand. And, I think, the Indian legal fraternity will respond to those demands well.”
Zia Mody, managing partner, AZB & Partners,
The Economic Times, September 11, 2009
“Bapsi’s father was an excellent cook. Among Parsis you will rarely come across male cooks and he always surprised us with his cooking.”
Fali S. Nariman, jurist and husband of recipe book author Bapsi,
The Sunday Express, September 20, 2009
“Formula One is an elitist sport we can do without. Wherever they tried force feeding it to the public like in China and Turkey, it flopped. We first need to develop a culture for motor racing and then look to bring Formula One.”
Hormazd Sorabjee, editor of Autocar, DNA, September 6, 2009
“Five years ago (Godrej Properties) comprised only two percent of the group’s turnover. It is rising fast and would be the fastest growing business in the group and a key growth driver. Five years ago we
had a profit of Rs 4 crore, this is up to Rs 110 crore.”
Pirojsha Godrej, executive director,Godrej Properties,
Hindustan Times, July 31, 2009
“But when you cross the border without official papers, you feel nothing but tension and your heart beats hard and fast. You see nothing but miles of sand, losing hope minute by minute. Trust me, it’s not easy to leave everything you have ever known behind
and walk forward to a dark unknown future.”
Kurosh Aryana, a refugee from Iran, FEZANA Journal, Summer 2009
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