Quotes
"I admire Gujarati women the most and am very jealous of them at times. They possess amazing skills in creating some of the most fabulous food in the world. All Parsi food is highly influenced by the 1,450-year-old history that Parsis share with Gujarat.”
November 2010, clipping submitted by reader Rashid Khosravi
"If you haven’t been taught to
cook by someone in person,
you never know what a dish is
supposed to look like at different steps of the cooking process.”
Mint, March 15, 2014
"If we had a fight, I wouldn’t eat,
I wouldn’t be able to sleep. He
(Rohinton) would have his food and be snoring soon after.”
Parliament and member of the National Advisory Council, and former chairperson
of Thermax Ltd, Dignity Dialogue,
February 2014, clipping submitted
by reader Rashid Khosravi
"Don’t take me to the Doongerwadi, I don’t wish to go there. Celebrate my death, don’t mourn for me. If you like, you can sing
‘Don’t cry for me Argentina.’”
Chemould Art Gallery, note written to family,The Caravan, January 2014, clipping submitted by reader Rashid Khosravi
"It is shocking to read that
the Forest Department has
planted iron spikes in a move
to prevent wild elephants from straying from Chandka Wildlife Sanctuary. Besides this being
cruel and thoughtless, one
cannot imagine the damage
this would cause to the poor
elephants and other wildlife.”
wildlife conservationist, Sanctuary Asia, February 2014, clipping submitted by
reader Rashid Khosravi
"Hand-eye coordination, development of the left brain, the process by which you come to your emotion, gain confidence and learn how to interact with others, the ability to lose yourself in another place... these things are value-
added points which stay with
you for the rest of your life,
whether or not you continue
as a musician. So the gift
(of a musical instrument)
to the children is crucial.”
The Symphony Orchestra of India (SOI), Mumbai Mirror, February 16, 2014
"He has given a lot of subsidies
to the corporate sector. (Gujarat chief minister and prime minister hopeful Narendra) Modi
may be business-friendly, but
he’s not necessarily market-
friendly. One should distinguish between the two.”
Pranab Bardhan, professor, department of economics, University of California, Berkeley, The Indian Express, March 5, 2014