"My parents come from a
small village in Gujarat called
Nargol. It’s a seaside village, and has a lot of wells. These are not huge step wells, but are smaller, more modest wells. In the monsoon, they fill right up to the brim. As a child I spent quite a lot of time looking into them and that habit hasn’t quite gone. Even now, whenever I pass a well, I feel
compelled to look into it.”
Gieve Patel, artist, poet, playwright,
The Indian Express, January 15, 2017
"When something haunts you
and inspires you at the same
time, which is what Kamathipura has done to me since my childhood, you have no choice. You
are compelled to write.”
Anosh Irani, writer, Mid-Day,
October 13, 2016
"The secret of happiness, you
see, is not found in seeking
more, but in developing the
capacity to enjoy less.”
Socrates, greek philosopher, The
Economic Times, January 16, 2017
"Housing loans to GDP (gross domestic product) is at 9%, while China is at 18% and most of the advanced economies are at 60-85%. There are many factors that will help improve this percentage. Almost 20 years ago, housing was unaffordable. The government
has done a lot through budget
announcements by giving tax sops to both home buyers and developers (for affordable housing).”
Keki Mistry, chief executive officer, HDFC, The Economic Times, January 3, 2017
"There is a tendency in the public to think that charity housing
can be left to rot.”
Muncherji Cama, president and secretary, Garib Zarthostiona Rehethan Fund, Mid Day, September 11, 2016
"(It was) only after the company went public 20 years ago that we had money in hand. It was only in the last five-six years that we decided that 30% of our personal wealth dividend income will go towards philanthropy.”
Anu Aga, former chairperson,
Thermax Ltd, Mint, October 6, 2016
"Corruption and black money are a consequence of big government, of one set of individuals having discretionary powers over the actions of others. If (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi was serious about tackling black money, he’d bring about institutional changes that would take us towards the minimum government he had
promised in his 2014 campaign. Instead, government keeps getting bigger, controlling more and more of our lives. More government
= more corruption.”
Amit Varma, writer, The Times of
India, November 20, 2016