Quotes
So they say
“If you ask me where the growth in India has been maximum,
it’s been in this area — blocking the other person!”
Nusli Wadia, chairman, Bombay Dyeing,
The Economic Times, July 13, 2009
“A British MP visiting India recently pointed out that he had
far fewer privileges than his Indian counterpart.”
Coomi Kapoor, political editor, The Indian Express, July 29, 2009
“I try to stay active. Those were days we shook the stage, now it’s we who’re shaking!”
Dadi Sarkari, stage actor, Mumbai Mirror, August 16, 2009
“The truth is you’ve got to be a little mad to keep wanting to dance.”
Jeroo Mulla, communications professor and Bharata Natyam dancer,
Vogue India, August 2009
“A CII study shows that a saving of Rs 6,000 crore is possible just by instituting energy efficiency in Indian industry. To do this, you will need energy-saving products like lightbulbs, creating a whole new business opportunity.”
Jamshyd Godrej, chairman and managing director, Godrej and Boyce Manufacturing Company, The Times of India, November 2, 2009
“For the past hundred years, a boiler was a boiler, was a boiler.
But now, technology is evolving very fast, especially in the energy domain. The challenge for us is to keep ahead of technology.”
Meher Pudumjee, chairperson, Thermax, Business India, October 18, 2009
“The reason for putting together such a large-scale permanent exhibition was getting to know (Dr Homi) Bhabha better. It’s astounding how much Bhabha accomplished in his lifetime in not just one but so many fields, be it science or his contributions to art,
music and literature. The exhibition traces the many influences that made Bhabha the man he was, a concise history of sorts.”
Prof Spenta Wadia, head of the TIFR endowment fund,
The Times of India, November 2, 2009
“Only 30 percent of family businesses survive into the
second generation, 12 percent into the third and three percent into the fourth. But for every tree that falls, there are half-a-dozen waiting to spring up. What else are Microsoft (started by Bill Gates), Oracle (Larry Ellison) and News Corp (Rupert Murdoch) but first-generation family businesses.”
Ashok H. Advani, publisher, Business India, August 9, 2009
it’s been in this area — blocking the other person!”
Nusli Wadia, chairman, Bombay Dyeing,
The Economic Times, July 13, 2009
“A British MP visiting India recently pointed out that he had
far fewer privileges than his Indian counterpart.”
Coomi Kapoor, political editor, The Indian Express, July 29, 2009
“I try to stay active. Those were days we shook the stage, now it’s we who’re shaking!”
Dadi Sarkari, stage actor, Mumbai Mirror, August 16, 2009
“The truth is you’ve got to be a little mad to keep wanting to dance.”
Jeroo Mulla, communications professor and Bharata Natyam dancer,
Vogue India, August 2009
“A CII study shows that a saving of Rs 6,000 crore is possible just by instituting energy efficiency in Indian industry. To do this, you will need energy-saving products like lightbulbs, creating a whole new business opportunity.”
Jamshyd Godrej, chairman and managing director, Godrej and Boyce Manufacturing Company, The Times of India, November 2, 2009
“For the past hundred years, a boiler was a boiler, was a boiler.
But now, technology is evolving very fast, especially in the energy domain. The challenge for us is to keep ahead of technology.”
Meher Pudumjee, chairperson, Thermax, Business India, October 18, 2009
“The reason for putting together such a large-scale permanent exhibition was getting to know (Dr Homi) Bhabha better. It’s astounding how much Bhabha accomplished in his lifetime in not just one but so many fields, be it science or his contributions to art,
music and literature. The exhibition traces the many influences that made Bhabha the man he was, a concise history of sorts.”
Prof Spenta Wadia, head of the TIFR endowment fund,
The Times of India, November 2, 2009
“Only 30 percent of family businesses survive into the
second generation, 12 percent into the third and three percent into the fourth. But for every tree that falls, there are half-a-dozen waiting to spring up. What else are Microsoft (started by Bill Gates), Oracle (Larry Ellison) and News Corp (Rupert Murdoch) but first-generation family businesses.”
Ashok H. Advani, publisher, Business India, August 9, 2009
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