"Today we are talking about
diseases and cures; tomorrow it could be climate change.”
Ratan Tata, chairman (emeritus), Tata
Trusts, talking about the need to evolve the goals of the trusts, Tata Review, reprinted in The Economic Times, February 3, 2016
"When we started a hotel in
Lahore, we had decorative
furniture, but now because the traveller has become a business traveller, we have flat desks to place laptops, wi-fi etc. We
realize that we need to keep
pace with technology, because
technology is overtaking the
luxury factor and the hotel with
the fastest bandwidth gets the
maximum customers.”
Byram Avari, chairman, Avari Hotels,
G2, April-May 2015, submitted by
reader Rashid Khosravi
"The option was to go abroad and forego everything here — forego India, forego the shop, forego the legacy, be a little selfish or take over the business and grow. I took a call and thought it would be
better if I settled down here in Bombay and carried on.”
Farokh Shokriye, Kyani & Co, Irani
café, Mint, February 4, 2016
"I used to come here with my father who was an avid horse racing lover. Over a course of time, word spread that this person is good
with his bets. Slowly, you make a name for yourself here.”
Vispy Irani gives rookies tips on betting, DNA, February 8, 2016
"I loved the sound water made when I entered it, I loved the feeling of surging through with power. I loved how much I got to travel around the world because of my swimming and all that the sport has taught me that continues to take me forward in my life today.”
Rehan Poncha, Indian swimming
champion, Society, July 2015, submitted
by reader Rashid Khosravi
"Patriotism is not merely the
last refuge, but the first refuge
of many scoundrels.”
Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar,
husband of the late Shahnaz, The
Economic Times, February 17, 2016
"When a person is dubbed
‘anti-Indian,’ it is distasteful to
India’s citizenry, but then to be
‘anti-Indian’ is not a criminal offence,
and it is definitely not ‘sedition.’”
Fali Nariman, eminent jurist and senior
advocate, Supreme Court, quoting a
founding father of the constitution, The Indian Express, February 17, 2016
"I want to invest in equity-based mutual funds. I believe it is the
best thing to do for long-term investments. It is great for
growth and not risky.”
John Abraham, actor, whose mother
Pheroza is a Parsi, Mint, March 28, 2016