Quotes

"I played a sardar from Bombay, Lucky Singh... I modeled myself on six sardars from Lamington Road. There are lots of spare part shops there and I’d sit there and make videos. I learnt how
they dressed and behaved.”

Boman Irani, actor, MumbaiMirror,
April 2, 2018

"It hurt me that we (Tata Motors) lost market share in the past four-five years, and we became a failing company in the eyes of the nation. In all the years that I was here, I believed that this company had tremendous spirit and capabilities; I stand here today to see the same spirit, and ability back.”

Ratan Tata, chairman emeritus,
Tata Group, during a visit to the
company’s Poona plant, The
Economic Times, April 3, 2018

"We are paying a lot of attention now to female talent not only from the family but generally. We have a couple of listed companies where there are four to five women on the board and I think it’s benefiting us tremendously especially when we are in the consumer business.”

Adi Godrej, chairman, Godrej Group,
The Economic Times, April 4, 2018

"We advise senior citizens to exercise too because it reduces clot formation and keeps the blood running. And it is never too late to change. Even if you have been smoking for many years, you can still bring about positive changes in your body if you stop now.”

Dr Purvez Grant, managing trustee and
cardiologist, Ruby Hall Clinic, Poona,
Dignity Dialogue, November 2017,
submitted by reader Rashid Khosravi

"Every puppeteer would say
that the puppets have a voice
of their own. But definitely the skills of the puppeteer are needed. There are more skills needed in puppetry than just theater
or music or dance.”

Dadi Pudumjee, puppeteer, Dignity
Dialogue, February 2018,
submitted by reader Rashid Khosravi

"What was upsetting us was that our prophet was being labeled as a racist. The orthodox were doing exactly that. They insisted that he wanted our religion to be spread among a particular race.”

Kerssie Wadia, chartered accountant, on his motive in setting up the open-to-all Asha Vahishta Zoroastrian Centre in
Poona, The Hindu, March 26, 2018

"I used to eat a lot of rubbish because I didn’t know any better... Now, I eat well and eat right.
When you learn to lead, you
begin taking charge of your life.”

Ayesha Billimoria, captain, Adidas Runners, Bombay, The Hindu, March 26, 2018