"People have wanted to marry
me after eating my food at weddings. I tell them you don’t need
to do that, you just need my
number to get me to cater.”
Tanaz Godiwalla, caterer, The Hindu,
March 2, 2019
"It’s like throwing a
hundred weddings.”
Meher Tatna, president, Hollywood
Foreign Press Association (HFPA), that
oversees the Golden Globe Awards ceremony,The Times of India, March 3, 2019
"Everyone thinks Mehlli (Gobhai)
is only an abstract painter, but he was also an illustrator. A
retrospective allows artists to
be shown in their entirety.”
Shireen Gandhy, owner, Gallery
Chemould, mid-day, March 3, 2019
"Civilians must desist from
emotional blackmail while trying
to bring back a captured soldier. Stop pressuring the government, signing petitions for his return. This means we are giving leverage to the enemy to use the captured person as a bargaining chip.”
Sqn Ldr Parvez Rustom Jamasji (Retd), mid-day, March 1, 2019
"I am an eco-friendly person
and a vegetarian. I do have
carbon foot prints because
of travel but apart from that
I am a simple guy.”
Jim Sarbh, actor and host for a
documentary series, Planet Healers,
The Hindu, March 8, 2019
"The maid checks to see if you
are ok. If not, they’ll call an
ambulance... or the undertaker.”
Terry Robison, Houston-area resident,
on spending one’s old age at Holiday
Inn hotels for Rs 4,216 (USD 59.23)
a night instead of costly nursing
homes, The Economic Times,
February 26, 2019
"We charge around 30-40%
lower (rates), compared to
other hospitals in this area.
Most of our beds are in the
general ward category.”
Dr Vispi Jokhi, medical director,
Masina Hospital, The Free Press
Journal, February 25, 2019
"We have just had our throats
cut by the waiter at the
restaurant, who charged us
half-a-crown for two plates of
mud water which he passed
off as mulligatawny soup.”
Behramji Malabari (1853-1912),
social reformer, cited by Sanchia
Desouza, columnist, Mumbai Mirror,
February 13, 2019
"It is a very to tricky thing to
chase your dream at the expense of your responsibilities.”
Boman Irani, actor and
filmmaker, Bombay Times,
February 22, 2019