Quotes

"Our cities leave much to be 
desired. Growth cannot be 
measured only in the tallest 
towers or expressways — it has 
to be about making cities more 
livable, efficient and sustainable.”

Jamshyd Godrej, chairman, Godrej 
Enterprises Group, The Economic Times, 
September 18, 2025

"Our idea for the lectures and informative walks was to cover spaces with a focus on religion, but not the 
traditional notions of religion. Instead, we want to explore why certain 
spaces have a sacred significance. The sites we will be covering represent more than architecture, they embody living traditions that have shaped and continue to shape the city’s spiritual geography.”

Dr Shehernaz Nalwalla, vice president, 
Asiatic Society of Mumbai, chairperson, Mumbai Research Centre, 
MumbaiMirror, August 4, 2025
"A Hindu does not believe in one God. He has many forms. It is said he has 33 crore forms. Neither one 
scripture nor one guru. There were many, Buddhists, Jains, Shaivaites... There were many religions. But 
there was nature to accept all 
these forms of worship...”

Mohan Bhagwat, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief, The Indian Express, 
August 27, 2025

"During the shoot of Don, I forgot 
the locker code in a scene. Even 
now, I can’t remember hotel 
room numbers. Sometimes I go 
to the wrong room. It reminds me 
that something’s always a little 
off — but I’ve made peace with it.’” 

Boman Irani, actor, Bombay Times, 
April 30, 2025

"A bowl of porridge for breakfast, three small sandwiches and 
two tiny yellow bananas for 
lunch and boiled fish and 
vegetables for dinner.”

Dr Farokh Udwadia, noted consultant
 physician, on his healthy diet, 
The Indian Express, April 21, 2025

"The first challenge was simply 
getting eggs to market without 
breaking. They could be packed 
in sawdust, but that added to the weight and cost of transport. One solution was to use a material like oats which could be sold itself. In the pre-auto era, there was a 
constant demand for oats to feed 
the horses used for transport.”

Vikram Doctor, food columnist, The 
Economic Times, April 6, 2025

"Behind every working 
woman is an enormous pile of 
unwashed laundry.”

Barbara Dale, cartoonist, Mint, 
January 10, 2024