Quotes

"As they say in the food industry,
‘you are as good as your last meal.’”

Farrokh Khambata, founder and
owner, Catering and Allied, Mid-Day,
August 24, 2014

"Almost 40 years ago, I
happened to be looking for a
good yoga teacher and some
one suggested a Parsi lady
teacher. I said, ‘Good heavens,
I’m not going to learn
yoga from a Parsi!’ And
here I am 40 years later,
teaching it myself.”

Shirin Sabavala, spiritualist and yoga
teacher, Mid-Day, August 25, 2014

"We could have filled the entire
half hour with funny anecdotes. For, as the saying goes, ‘In
Bombay, 99% of the Parsis
are mad. The other one
percent are statues.’”

Shilpi Gulati, documentary maker,
Mid-Day, August 22, 2014
"I actively took part in theater
productions in school, sang at
family and community events
and slowly realized my passion. I would make my entire family sit and I’d perform for them! I was a legend in the living room.”

Shiamak Davar, choreographer and performer, Dignity Dialogue, March 2013, clipping submitted by reader Rashid Khosravi

"Barring a handful of actors, who stayed committed to performing on festivals, I’d say, Parsi theatre skipped an entire generation.”

Burjor Patel, veteran actor,
Sunday Mumbai Mirror, August 31, 2014

"Almost none of my clients felt that India wasn’t on the cusp of growth. The key question was whether they wanted to participate in it and that was because of the pain of doing
business in this country.”

Zia Mody, senior and founding partner,
AZB and Partners, Mint, August 29, 2014
"When we started, people thought we are coming from a place of naivety. The truth is we come
from a place of knowing.”

Zasha Colah, co-founder with
Sumesh Sharma of Clark House
Initiative, a movement to foster art,
The Indian Express, August 27, 2014

"Jehangir Nicholson built the
foundation of one of the best
private collections of modern
Indian art in the country.”

Kamini Sawhney, curator, Jehangir
Nicholson Gallery at the Prince of Wales
Museum of Western India, Mumbai
Mirror, August 10, 2014

"We have ruined at least half a
billion dollar worth of (Glaxo
Smithkline) profit every year
because of our very low prices.”

Cyrus Poonawalla, chairman,
Serum Institute of India, Mint,
August 14, 2014