Quotes

"People are skeptical that a
democracy should have this heritage candidate (Rahul Gandhi).
Secondly, I have not seen him as
a substantial public communicator of big transformative ideas.”

Homi K. Bhabha, Anne F. Rothenberg Professor of the Humanities and director of the Mahindra Humanities Center, Harvard University, Mumbai Mirror, January 12, 2014

"People must feel confident that their jobs are secure, they will get their salaries, they will get their income and that is the time people will buy houses. But fundamentally the demand for residential housing in India will always remain strong.”

Keki Mistry, vice chairman and chief executive, Housing Development Finance Corporation, Mint, January 8, 2014

"Parsis are fun as they crack a lot of jokes among themselves, not the witty but more of the slapstick style. Parsis are much more eccentric in India because they get away with being eccentric (there).”

Bapsi Sidhwa, Pakistan born US-based author, Mid Day, December 23, 2013

"There’s nothing wrong in playing
a gay character because they
exist and they are real. It’s like playing a cop or a politician.”

Arjun Rampal, actor, married to a Parsi,
Hi! Blitz, June 2013, clipping submitted
by reader Rashid Khosravi

"I did very well in studies, but somehow no one thought I could manage the business just as well as my brothers. I’d myself not seen women in business. There were teachers, nurses, a few doctors, lawyers, but no female role models in the corporate world at all.”

Anu Aga, Rajya Sabha Member of
Parliament and member of the National Advisory Council, and former chairperson
of Thermax Ltd, Dignity Dialogue,
February 2014, clipping submitted
by reader Rashid Khosravi
"No one can say that a bench
of two interpreting a provision
of the Constitution is unconstitutional or wrong; nobody has tried till now. That’s why I said I don’t like benches of two. There
should be benches of three or
more to decide a question.”

Fali Nariman, noted jurist, The Sunday Express, April 6, 2014

"But things have changed from the old days. As we have grown, the firm has become more institutionalized. Now, by 9 p.m., almost 80% of the office leaves for the day.”

Zia Mody, managing partner, AZB
Partners, Mid Day, April 20, 2014

"During (Prime Minister
Jawaharlal) Nehru’s time we
were urged to attain self-reliance, now there is Reliance.”

Gautam Vohra, author, Diary of An Organic Farmer quoting a remark made at a
seminar to a Reliance Industries executive