Quotes
So they say
“The fact is that one hopes for an India... where no one is above the law, and there are no preferential permits or approvals or such
that are available that all aren’t considered on a similar basis.”
Ratan Tata, chairman, Tata Motors,
The Economic Times, January 6, 2012
“The Tata name is not enough. We have to perform. We have to deliver.”
Cyrus P. Mistry, deputy chairman, Tata Sons, reported to have told
some 42 Tata CEOs, The Free Press Journal, January 3, 2012
“Some of the artists they had represented felt a bit alien. Raza, whom I was the closest to, thought the gallery was not the space it used to be. I was showing many contemporary artists whom he didn’t take to, and he decided to move on. But not once did my parents (Khorshed and Kekoo) intervene. They allowed me to make my own decisions.”
Shireen Gandhy, proprietor, Gallery Chemould Prescott Road,
Mumbai Mirror, January 8, 2012
“It wasn’t as if I didn’t enjoy architecture. But I had not time
to write. I kept a journal before I went to England and I could not seem to find time for it. I missed the release of writing. By the end of my first year in architecture, I had decided to quit.”
Adil Jussawalla, poet, The Indian Express, January 7, 2012
“Experience has led (Maoist) Kobad (Ghandy) to begin a deep study of religion, philosophy and psychology — especially why power corrupts and corrodes human nature. Being a Parsi, he has found new light in the teachings of Zarathushtra.”
Sudheendra Kulkarni, Bharatiya Janata Party member on being
incarcerated in Tihar jail where Ghandy is held, The Indian
Express, December 11, 2011
“The heritage (Five) gardens are being exploited. Recently, Shiv Sena activists had set up a stage and loudspeakers in the garden without permission for a drawing competition. If this continues,
it will soon become another ground like Shivaji Park.”
Zareen Engineer, granddaughter of Mancherji Joshi, the founder of the Dadar Parsi Colony, DNA, December 6, 2011
“Since childhood, I have been an average student and never got a chance to prove myself or make my parents proud. But MasterChef
changed all that! It has been the best platform to show my talent and make my parents proud.”
Shahzad Variava, chef, Parsi Times, December 31, 2011
“I wanted a happy culture. So I fired all the unhappy people.”
A very successful CEO (who asked not to be named) BusinessWeek reprinted in The Economic Times, November 15, 2011
that are available that all aren’t considered on a similar basis.”
Ratan Tata, chairman, Tata Motors,
The Economic Times, January 6, 2012
“The Tata name is not enough. We have to perform. We have to deliver.”
Cyrus P. Mistry, deputy chairman, Tata Sons, reported to have told
some 42 Tata CEOs, The Free Press Journal, January 3, 2012
“Some of the artists they had represented felt a bit alien. Raza, whom I was the closest to, thought the gallery was not the space it used to be. I was showing many contemporary artists whom he didn’t take to, and he decided to move on. But not once did my parents (Khorshed and Kekoo) intervene. They allowed me to make my own decisions.”
Shireen Gandhy, proprietor, Gallery Chemould Prescott Road,
Mumbai Mirror, January 8, 2012
“It wasn’t as if I didn’t enjoy architecture. But I had not time
to write. I kept a journal before I went to England and I could not seem to find time for it. I missed the release of writing. By the end of my first year in architecture, I had decided to quit.”
Adil Jussawalla, poet, The Indian Express, January 7, 2012
“Experience has led (Maoist) Kobad (Ghandy) to begin a deep study of religion, philosophy and psychology — especially why power corrupts and corrodes human nature. Being a Parsi, he has found new light in the teachings of Zarathushtra.”
Sudheendra Kulkarni, Bharatiya Janata Party member on being
incarcerated in Tihar jail where Ghandy is held, The Indian
Express, December 11, 2011
“The heritage (Five) gardens are being exploited. Recently, Shiv Sena activists had set up a stage and loudspeakers in the garden without permission for a drawing competition. If this continues,
it will soon become another ground like Shivaji Park.”
Zareen Engineer, granddaughter of Mancherji Joshi, the founder of the Dadar Parsi Colony, DNA, December 6, 2011
“Since childhood, I have been an average student and never got a chance to prove myself or make my parents proud. But MasterChef
changed all that! It has been the best platform to show my talent and make my parents proud.”
Shahzad Variava, chef, Parsi Times, December 31, 2011
“I wanted a happy culture. So I fired all the unhappy people.”
A very successful CEO (who asked not to be named) BusinessWeek reprinted in The Economic Times, November 15, 2011
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