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 So they say
Commenting on the Pentangular series Mahatma Gandhi said, "I can understand matches between colleges and institutions, but I have never understood the reason for having Hindu, Parsi, Muslim and other communal elevens."
- Priyanka Ghosh, Bombay Beat, (Xavier Institute of Communications student journal), February 2005
"In 1905, when people in Bombay saw a Falooda for the first time, they were scared to drink it because of its colorful appearance. So Irani made his family sit outside Badshah and he served them Falooda. This helped to change the opinion of people."
- Behram Irani, proprietor, Badshah Cold Drinks, Bombay Beat, February 2005
"After (eating here) here, I don't have to ask the waiter how much I owe the caf‚; instead he asks me how much I need to pay and takes my word without any argument. Where else would you get this kind of trust?"
- Anil Varma, a businessman from Jogeshwari and a regular at the B. Merwan and Company Restaurant outside Grant Road station,
Bombay Beat, February 2005
"Interest rates have gone down. So we need to look at second careers. And I am learning computers because a basic, working knowledge of computers is required in most jobs today."
- Dinshaw Elavia, 63, retired electric supervisor, Godrej and Boyce, Dignity Dialogue, April 2005
"Once upon a time, Dr H. R. Hathi was marketing head and everything was under him - branches, warehouses, showrooms, everything. Once you spoke to him, you covered everything. Today, there are so many Dr Hathis. Technology has advanced and become so complex that many new departments are formed, more people are involved and a lot of time is spent on meetings. At the same time, if we didn't meet, things wouldn't work."
- Homi Daruwalla, head, electrical and electronic services division, Godrej and Boyce, Change, The Godrej house magazine, January-February 2005
"Both Jinnah and Pandit Nehru had one thing in common. Monumental vanity. But for their vanity, Partition could have been avoided. Compromise was not in their dictionary. Compromise means some give and take."
- Minoo R. Masani quoted in an article by S. S. Bankeshwar, Freedom First, January-March 2005
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