So they say

"When you go abroad or when you meet the MNCs (multinational companies),

the unfortunate part is that you almost wished they would scream and shout about

what India is doing wrong. The sad part and sometimes a little frightening is when they don’t
even want to discuss India.”

"In the 1950s and ’60s, 15,000-20,000 people would attend horse races daily.

Mill workers were our main clients. The elite were the ones investing in the horses,

but our revenue came from the mill workers.”

"When you are young and building your career, make sure you are associated

with a good agency and don’t chase money. If you keep doing what you love,

and believe in what you are doing, money will follow.”

"India’s democracy has turned from a ‘constitutional’ to a
‘populist’ to a ‘criminal’ one.”

"I was a model and people will always associate me with a great body and face.

For me to shrug that off, even if that’s taken a long time, it’s fine. I’m absolutely gracious

about any criticism.”

"Even after all these years, I try my best to begin afresh on a new page.

Like all writing, poetry is an effort of rewrites. I don’t think there’s anything like

experimental poetry — it is a misnomer.”

"I don’t make sculptures just for sale. I make whatever I feel like.
Of course, now my sculptures have become a source of my
income, but sculpting for me is not work, it is play.”

"In both cases, in Jamshedpur and with my mother’s house,

I never had a proper place to work, so it was a drawing board on my lap, sitting by the side of my bed.
Both (houses designed by him) went the same way: enjoyable to design, frustrating to build.”