Quotes
So they say
“(In 1976) my passport was stamped to say that $ 6 only was allowed to be taken out of the country... Even my overcoat’s lining had been slit open at Delhi airport to see if I had hidden dollar bills inside.”
Meheroo Jussawalla, On Six Dollars to America, Business India,
August 9-22, 2010
“Thank goodness Indira Gandhi declared the emergency
because it showed us what socialism and its tyranny could be really like, and the magnificent Indian, big and small, rich and poor, would have none of it.”
Fali Kumana, Freedom First, August 2010
“In so many companies the eldest son just becomes the
boss. Tata is doing a great job of setting standards here.”
Kavil Ramachandran, Indian School of Business in Hyderabad,
The Economist, August 11, 2010
“Some Hindus don’t prefer animal motifs on their garas and get the traditional maroons to suit their sensibilities. Others pick only birds and flowers — you can let your imagination go wild and still own the ‘traditional’ gara.”
Perveez Aggarwal, My Beautiful Embroideries, DNA, August 8, 2010
“The interplay of motifs in Parsi embroidery is stunning on any item. We put them on purses, phonebooks, wall-hangings or cushion-covers, and watch the figures breathe life.”
Dr Shernaz Cama, honorary director, PARZOR, DNA Sunday, August 8, 2010
“When I asked him as to what he thought about my off-spin
he smiled and said, ‘Stick to your writing!’ He then gave me
his recent autobiography to review. A few months later the Indian team returned to Sydney and Prasanna asked me, ‘What did you think of my book?’ I replied, ‘Pras, stick to your off-spinning!’”
Kersi Meher-Homji,sports writer, Manashni, newsletter of the Australian Zoroastrian Association of New South Wales, August 2009
“Pherozeshah Mehta, whose manner was haughty and autocratic, was well known for his fondness for the aristocracy of Bombay. He travelled
throughout Gujarat and Kathiawar in considerable state, his dress immaculate, and his retinue at times including a personal barber.”
Christine Dobbin, ‘Urban Leadership in Western India: Politics and Communities in Bombay City 1840-1885’ (1972)
“Weddings serve as a calling card for one’s personality and life-style. In 24 hours, you showcase your social circle, sartorial preferences, family background, visual, aesthetic, even your diet preferences.”
Susan Cernek, editor at Glamour.com, New York Times reprinted in The Indian Express, August 8, 2010
Meheroo Jussawalla, On Six Dollars to America, Business India,
August 9-22, 2010
“Thank goodness Indira Gandhi declared the emergency
because it showed us what socialism and its tyranny could be really like, and the magnificent Indian, big and small, rich and poor, would have none of it.”
Fali Kumana, Freedom First, August 2010
“In so many companies the eldest son just becomes the
boss. Tata is doing a great job of setting standards here.”
Kavil Ramachandran, Indian School of Business in Hyderabad,
The Economist, August 11, 2010
“Some Hindus don’t prefer animal motifs on their garas and get the traditional maroons to suit their sensibilities. Others pick only birds and flowers — you can let your imagination go wild and still own the ‘traditional’ gara.”
Perveez Aggarwal, My Beautiful Embroideries, DNA, August 8, 2010
“The interplay of motifs in Parsi embroidery is stunning on any item. We put them on purses, phonebooks, wall-hangings or cushion-covers, and watch the figures breathe life.”
Dr Shernaz Cama, honorary director, PARZOR, DNA Sunday, August 8, 2010
“When I asked him as to what he thought about my off-spin
he smiled and said, ‘Stick to your writing!’ He then gave me
his recent autobiography to review. A few months later the Indian team returned to Sydney and Prasanna asked me, ‘What did you think of my book?’ I replied, ‘Pras, stick to your off-spinning!’”
Kersi Meher-Homji,sports writer, Manashni, newsletter of the Australian Zoroastrian Association of New South Wales, August 2009
“Pherozeshah Mehta, whose manner was haughty and autocratic, was well known for his fondness for the aristocracy of Bombay. He travelled
throughout Gujarat and Kathiawar in considerable state, his dress immaculate, and his retinue at times including a personal barber.”
Christine Dobbin, ‘Urban Leadership in Western India: Politics and Communities in Bombay City 1840-1885’ (1972)
“Weddings serve as a calling card for one’s personality and life-style. In 24 hours, you showcase your social circle, sartorial preferences, family background, visual, aesthetic, even your diet preferences.”
Susan Cernek, editor at Glamour.com, New York Times reprinted in The Indian Express, August 8, 2010
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