Quotes
So they say
“Jews enjoyed a close relationship with the Sasanian leadership and one king, Yazdegird I, is said to have taken a Jewish wife who later gave birth to Bahram V Gur (421-38 CE).”
Dinyar Patel, PhD student, Economic and Political Weekly,
April 10, 2010
“We are bringing money out of advertising and putting it in distribution. Advertisements no longer work. One can no longer predict how far the television will take you. We make sure that at least our boys are in the market, distributing Rasna so that it sells.”
Piruz Khambatta, chairman and managing director, Rasna Limited,
DNA, April 16, 2010
“The insights I got from all that travelling was that we really needed to do something with our brand. Our image was no longer as bright as it used to be... One was that we had to reposition our brand, but more importantly, our products needed a revamp and reinvention. So I got into focussing on designing and innovation.”
Navroze Godrej, manager, special projects, Godrej and Boyce Manufacturing Company Limited, Business Today, March 7, 2010
“I used to send out these long notes initially when I had joined the business on how to change things and expected these changes to happen overnight. But I have learnt it does not work that way.”
Nisa Godrej, executive vice president, business development, Godrej Industries, Business Today, March 7, 2010
“I built this business by being a bastard, I run it by being a bastard. I’ll always be a bastard.”
Charles Revson, architect of Revlon, quoted in The Economist, reprinted in The Indian Express, March 23, 2010
“Tatas have sustained a tradition of bequeathing much of their personal wealth to the many trusts they have created for the greater good of India and its people. The Tata trusts today control 65.8 per-cent of the shares of Tata Sons, the holding company of the group.”
Priya Viswanath, former chief executive, Charities Aid Foundation, Philanthropy, November-December 2009
“If you look closely, you’ll notice that the guys are actually more shy than the girls.”
Zarin Havewalla, one of the organizers of the matchmaking event organized by the Bombay Parsi Punchayet, The Times of India, March 21, 2010
“India is terribly short in meeting demand for travelaccommodation... We have approximately one room per 10,000 people whereas the US has around 1.6 rooms per 100 people.”
Patu Keswani, chairman and managing director, Lemon Tree Hotels, Business Today, April 18, 2010
Dinyar Patel, PhD student, Economic and Political Weekly,
April 10, 2010
“We are bringing money out of advertising and putting it in distribution. Advertisements no longer work. One can no longer predict how far the television will take you. We make sure that at least our boys are in the market, distributing Rasna so that it sells.”
Piruz Khambatta, chairman and managing director, Rasna Limited,
DNA, April 16, 2010
“The insights I got from all that travelling was that we really needed to do something with our brand. Our image was no longer as bright as it used to be... One was that we had to reposition our brand, but more importantly, our products needed a revamp and reinvention. So I got into focussing on designing and innovation.”
Navroze Godrej, manager, special projects, Godrej and Boyce Manufacturing Company Limited, Business Today, March 7, 2010
“I used to send out these long notes initially when I had joined the business on how to change things and expected these changes to happen overnight. But I have learnt it does not work that way.”
Nisa Godrej, executive vice president, business development, Godrej Industries, Business Today, March 7, 2010
“I built this business by being a bastard, I run it by being a bastard. I’ll always be a bastard.”
Charles Revson, architect of Revlon, quoted in The Economist, reprinted in The Indian Express, March 23, 2010
“Tatas have sustained a tradition of bequeathing much of their personal wealth to the many trusts they have created for the greater good of India and its people. The Tata trusts today control 65.8 per-cent of the shares of Tata Sons, the holding company of the group.”
Priya Viswanath, former chief executive, Charities Aid Foundation, Philanthropy, November-December 2009
“If you look closely, you’ll notice that the guys are actually more shy than the girls.”
Zarin Havewalla, one of the organizers of the matchmaking event organized by the Bombay Parsi Punchayet, The Times of India, March 21, 2010
“India is terribly short in meeting demand for travelaccommodation... We have approximately one room per 10,000 people whereas the US has around 1.6 rooms per 100 people.”
Patu Keswani, chairman and managing director, Lemon Tree Hotels, Business Today, April 18, 2010
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