Quotes
So they say
“In old days, families would employ ward boys and ayahs to care for the elderly, but nowadays the demand for several of (our) gadgets is reduced because very few people will actually take
the time or effort to care for the elderly in their own homes. Sadly, they prefer to check them into hospitals.”
Perviz Bilimoria who along with husband Sarosh runs The Laboratory which rents out medical equipment, Mid Day, November 22, 2011
“Instead of becoming a fat, bloated, self-important old queen, he was cut off in his prime and is preserved at that age for eternity. It’s not a bad way to go.”
Dr Cosmo Hallstrom, psychiatrist to the rich and famous, on hearing of Freddie Mercury’s demise in 1991, Mid Day, November 23, 2011
“Dr Bhabha was supporting the National Centre for the Performing Arts with his personal funds. At one point, there was no money to pay salaries and he wrote out a personal cheque.”
Khushroo N. Suntook, chairman, National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), MumbaiMirror, November 13, 2011
“If you have a judge who, according to you, is corrupt,
take the position and say so in public and tell the Chief
Justice that this judge is corrupt. Do not put everyone in the
same category. This is where the problem arises. The point
is, please do not bring the entire institution into disrepute.”
S. H. Kapadia, Chief Justice of India,
The Indian Express, November 27, 2011
“Any vegetable ma gosht (mutton in vegetable) and any vegetable par eendu (on eggs), is not authentic... The rich could afford to eat flesh, fish and fowl in pristine form but the middle class had to stuff in more vegetables.”
Berjis Desai, Parsi Tari Arsi columnist
and a vegetarian, Bombay Samachar, October 2, 2011
“Seeking higher education is not very much in evidence in Surat. So early marriages take place, hence the childbearing years are long.”
Villoo Morawala-Patell, founder, chairman and managing
director, Avesthagen Limited, a Bangalore-based life sciences
company, Mint, November 26, 2011
“At one time, it (raspberry) was a really good drink because of how it complemented Parsi wedding food, which is slightly spicier than everyday Parsi home cooking. The sweetness and the fizz made it a great palate cleanser.”
Farrokh Khambata, chef and chief proprietor, Catering & Allied,
The Mint, October 15, 2011
the time or effort to care for the elderly in their own homes. Sadly, they prefer to check them into hospitals.”
Perviz Bilimoria who along with husband Sarosh runs The Laboratory which rents out medical equipment, Mid Day, November 22, 2011
“Instead of becoming a fat, bloated, self-important old queen, he was cut off in his prime and is preserved at that age for eternity. It’s not a bad way to go.”
Dr Cosmo Hallstrom, psychiatrist to the rich and famous, on hearing of Freddie Mercury’s demise in 1991, Mid Day, November 23, 2011
“Dr Bhabha was supporting the National Centre for the Performing Arts with his personal funds. At one point, there was no money to pay salaries and he wrote out a personal cheque.”
Khushroo N. Suntook, chairman, National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), MumbaiMirror, November 13, 2011
“If you have a judge who, according to you, is corrupt,
take the position and say so in public and tell the Chief
Justice that this judge is corrupt. Do not put everyone in the
same category. This is where the problem arises. The point
is, please do not bring the entire institution into disrepute.”
S. H. Kapadia, Chief Justice of India,
The Indian Express, November 27, 2011
“Any vegetable ma gosht (mutton in vegetable) and any vegetable par eendu (on eggs), is not authentic... The rich could afford to eat flesh, fish and fowl in pristine form but the middle class had to stuff in more vegetables.”
Berjis Desai, Parsi Tari Arsi columnist
and a vegetarian, Bombay Samachar, October 2, 2011
“Seeking higher education is not very much in evidence in Surat. So early marriages take place, hence the childbearing years are long.”
Villoo Morawala-Patell, founder, chairman and managing
director, Avesthagen Limited, a Bangalore-based life sciences
company, Mint, November 26, 2011
“At one time, it (raspberry) was a really good drink because of how it complemented Parsi wedding food, which is slightly spicier than everyday Parsi home cooking. The sweetness and the fizz made it a great palate cleanser.”
Farrokh Khambata, chef and chief proprietor, Catering & Allied,
The Mint, October 15, 2011
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