Quotes
So they say
“The younger lot are shunning the excessive ghee, the rich
spices, the sweets and red meat that are a part of practically
every Parsi dish.”
Kaizad Patel, caterer, DNA, April 29, 2012
“Many old school Parsis do not like sharing recipes; they
only pass it down through families. Unless the new
generation is interested, the tradition cannot survive.”
Tanaz Godiwalla, caterer, DNA, April 29, 2012
“You’ve got to learn how to do this from your grandmother.
If you had a kadak (strict) grandmother, she would make sure everything was done perfectly.”
Kurush F. Dalal, caterer, DNA, April 29, 2012
“These new breeds of Parsis want the same flavor and taste, but healthier versions of it.”
Kaizad Patel, caterer, DNA, April 29, 2012
“Earlier we had cooks who came from Surat and Billimora
for weddings. I doubt any of them are left.”
Gustad Bhoot, retired banker, DNA, April 29, 2012
“We are a beer of Indian origin and an international beer
as well. No other beer has that kind of unique positioning in the market. I feel Cobra is a little like me. I feel equally good in
India as I do in Britain. I’m British, but I’m also Indian.”
Lord Karan Bilimoria, founder of Cobra beer, The Financial Express,
March 23, 2012
“There is no law which prohibits (an adult from changing sex).
The petitioner is 21 years old and can take decisions for himself.”
Justices Shiavax J. Vajifdar and A. R. Joshi of the Bombay High Court on an application by Bidhan Barua challenging objections from his father, DNA, May 8, 2012
“It was decided right from day one that Mehr will walk the
red carpet with me (at the Cannes Film Festival). She
had to. She will make me look good amidst people there.”
Arjun Rampal, actor, whose wife Mehr Jesia is a former Miss India,
DNA, May 10, 2012
“Ray Kroc was in his 50s when he began building the McDonald’s franchise system, and Col Harland Sanders was in his 60s when he started the Kentucky Fried Chicken chain.”
The Economist reprinted in The Indian Express, February 28, 2012
spices, the sweets and red meat that are a part of practically
every Parsi dish.”
Kaizad Patel, caterer, DNA, April 29, 2012
“Many old school Parsis do not like sharing recipes; they
only pass it down through families. Unless the new
generation is interested, the tradition cannot survive.”
Tanaz Godiwalla, caterer, DNA, April 29, 2012
“You’ve got to learn how to do this from your grandmother.
If you had a kadak (strict) grandmother, she would make sure everything was done perfectly.”
Kurush F. Dalal, caterer, DNA, April 29, 2012
“These new breeds of Parsis want the same flavor and taste, but healthier versions of it.”
Kaizad Patel, caterer, DNA, April 29, 2012
“Earlier we had cooks who came from Surat and Billimora
for weddings. I doubt any of them are left.”
Gustad Bhoot, retired banker, DNA, April 29, 2012
“We are a beer of Indian origin and an international beer
as well. No other beer has that kind of unique positioning in the market. I feel Cobra is a little like me. I feel equally good in
India as I do in Britain. I’m British, but I’m also Indian.”
Lord Karan Bilimoria, founder of Cobra beer, The Financial Express,
March 23, 2012
“There is no law which prohibits (an adult from changing sex).
The petitioner is 21 years old and can take decisions for himself.”
Justices Shiavax J. Vajifdar and A. R. Joshi of the Bombay High Court on an application by Bidhan Barua challenging objections from his father, DNA, May 8, 2012
“It was decided right from day one that Mehr will walk the
red carpet with me (at the Cannes Film Festival). She
had to. She will make me look good amidst people there.”
Arjun Rampal, actor, whose wife Mehr Jesia is a former Miss India,
DNA, May 10, 2012
“Ray Kroc was in his 50s when he began building the McDonald’s franchise system, and Col Harland Sanders was in his 60s when he started the Kentucky Fried Chicken chain.”
The Economist reprinted in The Indian Express, February 28, 2012
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