Quotes
So they say
“A traditional puppeteer tries to make something new and there’s always someone, godfather or godmother of that group, who says,
‘No, you are now ruining the tradition.’ Why shouldn’t two
parallel types exist together? Leave the puppeteer to try and
develop different things with his work and I’m sure certain
things will work out.”
Dadi Pudumjee, president, Union Internationale de la Marionette
and founder of the Ishara Puppet Theatre, The Sunday Express,
January 15, 2012
“Most people in the city are under the impression that Parsis are all old fogeys. If you see an old man with a cap then he must be a bawa. We wanted to change that image so we announced a model hunt for young boys and girls that would make it to the 2012 calendar.”
Viraf Mehta, core member of the Zoroastrian Youth for the Next
Generation organizing committee, Mid Day, January 15, 2012
“There was a lot of talk of racism, of experiences that friends went through, and one began to develop a social and political perspective on oneself. One didn’t have that while living in Bombay, where one was more privileged. To put it simplistically, you could take a flight across countries, and go from being oppressed to oppressor, in a matter of a few hours.”
Adil Jussawalla, poet, The Indian Express, January 7, 2012
“We pay the same cost of electricity as any commercial organization. We get no concession. The American government gives corporate companies tax subsidies to support the arts. Besides, if you want to do quality control it’s not that easy. Andrew Lloyd Webber wouldn’t perform here. The auditorium isn’t equipped to stage The Phantom of the Opera. There are many enthusiastic amateurs here, but we need to scale up.”
Khushroo N. Suntook, chairman, National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), Mumbai Mirror, November 13, 2011
“He had changed his first name from Farrokh to Freddie while at school in Panchgani, India — primarily because it was less of a mouthful, and because St Peter’s was the very model of an English public school. In London, he was Freddie Bulsara at college, and
on occasion, when he auditioned for bands, ‘Fred Bull. ’”
Lesley-Ann Jones, biographer, Mid Day, November 23, 2011
“Many of us, including members of my own family, have seen Nasserwanji’s ghost wearing white clothes and walking on his
property at night.”
Francis Anthony Fernandes, resident of Nasserwanji Chawl,
The Times of India, October 16, 2011
“The medley of vegetables, spices and flavors which constitute the Parsi national dish are carefully measured, like the chemical composition of some complex compound in a laboratory. The slightest deviation can render the delicacy apart. There is nothing like a vegetarian dhansak. It is akin to asking for nonalcoholic cognac. The life force of the dal are the meat juices.”
Berjis Desai, Parsi Tari Arsi columnist
and a vegetarian, Bombay Samachar, October 2, 2011
“I have always been fussy about food, and it seems to be getting worse with age. Even from the health point of view, (some people would) rather eat crappy food than not eat at all. But I only want the right kind of food, and if I don’t get it, I eat nothing.”
John Abraham, actor, whose mother is a Parsi, DNA, September 25, 2011
“We are in business knowing that there are today’s competitors and tomorrow’s competitors and knowing that competition actually keeps us on our toes.”
Vinita Bali, managing director, Britannia Industries,
The Economic Times, September 27, 2011
“If you see anything whose propriety or legality causes you to hesitate, be sure to give me a call. There’s plenty of money to be made in the center of the court. If it’s questionable whether some action is close to the line, just assume it is outside and forget it.”
Warren Buffett, chairman, Berkshire Hathaway in letter to shareholder, Sundaram Asset Management newsletter, The Wise Investor, March 2011
“You have a plethora of committees and a high-rise committee,
a civilization committee, an environment committee, a
statutory committee, a statutory board under MHADA (Maharashtra Housing Area Development Authority) and this number keeps on increasing every day... Something happens and the government decides to have one more committee and makes it that much more difficult for the developer to take approval. What it is doing is choking supply. This is where we talk about the huge disparity between people’s ability to buy real estate and our ability to sell it cheap.”
Chandresh Mehta, director, Rustomjee, DNA, May 9, 2011
“You can never underestimate the seductive power of three or more zeroes added to networth numbers. You can be successful, but if you’re in hedge fund managers’ circles and you’re not rich like them, you can start asking, ‘Why can’t I get that? I’m every bit as smart.’”
Terry Connelly, dean of the Ageno School of Business at Golden Gate University in San Francisco, former managing director at Salomon
Brothers Inc., Mint, May 18, 2011 in an article on the allegations against former McKinsey managing director Rajat Gupta
‘No, you are now ruining the tradition.’ Why shouldn’t two
parallel types exist together? Leave the puppeteer to try and
develop different things with his work and I’m sure certain
things will work out.”
Dadi Pudumjee, president, Union Internationale de la Marionette
and founder of the Ishara Puppet Theatre, The Sunday Express,
January 15, 2012
“Most people in the city are under the impression that Parsis are all old fogeys. If you see an old man with a cap then he must be a bawa. We wanted to change that image so we announced a model hunt for young boys and girls that would make it to the 2012 calendar.”
Viraf Mehta, core member of the Zoroastrian Youth for the Next
Generation organizing committee, Mid Day, January 15, 2012
“There was a lot of talk of racism, of experiences that friends went through, and one began to develop a social and political perspective on oneself. One didn’t have that while living in Bombay, where one was more privileged. To put it simplistically, you could take a flight across countries, and go from being oppressed to oppressor, in a matter of a few hours.”
Adil Jussawalla, poet, The Indian Express, January 7, 2012
“We pay the same cost of electricity as any commercial organization. We get no concession. The American government gives corporate companies tax subsidies to support the arts. Besides, if you want to do quality control it’s not that easy. Andrew Lloyd Webber wouldn’t perform here. The auditorium isn’t equipped to stage The Phantom of the Opera. There are many enthusiastic amateurs here, but we need to scale up.”
Khushroo N. Suntook, chairman, National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), Mumbai Mirror, November 13, 2011
“He had changed his first name from Farrokh to Freddie while at school in Panchgani, India — primarily because it was less of a mouthful, and because St Peter’s was the very model of an English public school. In London, he was Freddie Bulsara at college, and
on occasion, when he auditioned for bands, ‘Fred Bull. ’”
Lesley-Ann Jones, biographer, Mid Day, November 23, 2011
“Many of us, including members of my own family, have seen Nasserwanji’s ghost wearing white clothes and walking on his
property at night.”
Francis Anthony Fernandes, resident of Nasserwanji Chawl,
The Times of India, October 16, 2011
“The medley of vegetables, spices and flavors which constitute the Parsi national dish are carefully measured, like the chemical composition of some complex compound in a laboratory. The slightest deviation can render the delicacy apart. There is nothing like a vegetarian dhansak. It is akin to asking for nonalcoholic cognac. The life force of the dal are the meat juices.”
Berjis Desai, Parsi Tari Arsi columnist
and a vegetarian, Bombay Samachar, October 2, 2011
“I have always been fussy about food, and it seems to be getting worse with age. Even from the health point of view, (some people would) rather eat crappy food than not eat at all. But I only want the right kind of food, and if I don’t get it, I eat nothing.”
John Abraham, actor, whose mother is a Parsi, DNA, September 25, 2011
“We are in business knowing that there are today’s competitors and tomorrow’s competitors and knowing that competition actually keeps us on our toes.”
Vinita Bali, managing director, Britannia Industries,
The Economic Times, September 27, 2011
“If you see anything whose propriety or legality causes you to hesitate, be sure to give me a call. There’s plenty of money to be made in the center of the court. If it’s questionable whether some action is close to the line, just assume it is outside and forget it.”
Warren Buffett, chairman, Berkshire Hathaway in letter to shareholder, Sundaram Asset Management newsletter, The Wise Investor, March 2011
“You have a plethora of committees and a high-rise committee,
a civilization committee, an environment committee, a
statutory committee, a statutory board under MHADA (Maharashtra Housing Area Development Authority) and this number keeps on increasing every day... Something happens and the government decides to have one more committee and makes it that much more difficult for the developer to take approval. What it is doing is choking supply. This is where we talk about the huge disparity between people’s ability to buy real estate and our ability to sell it cheap.”
Chandresh Mehta, director, Rustomjee, DNA, May 9, 2011
“You can never underestimate the seductive power of three or more zeroes added to networth numbers. You can be successful, but if you’re in hedge fund managers’ circles and you’re not rich like them, you can start asking, ‘Why can’t I get that? I’m every bit as smart.’”
Terry Connelly, dean of the Ageno School of Business at Golden Gate University in San Francisco, former managing director at Salomon
Brothers Inc., Mint, May 18, 2011 in an article on the allegations against former McKinsey managing director Rajat Gupta
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