A founder who is in for the short run, or has no passion for the sector he is in, doesn’t give me a great deal of comfort.

People still believe what they read is necessarily the truth.

If there are challenges thrown across, then some interesting, innovative solutions are found. Without challenges, the tendency is to go on the same way.

I came seriously close to getting married four times, and each time I backed off in fear or for one reason or another. Each occasion was different, but in hindsight when I look at the people involved, it wasn’t a bad thing what I did. I think it may have been more complex had the marriage taken place.

If we dispense with some of our self-made boundaries, India can really take its place in the world as an economic power. It hasn’t happened because we, sadly, don’t look at ourselves as Indians but as Punjabis or Parsis, unlike the Americans. Don’t make such boundaries.

There are many things that, if I have to relive maybe I will do it another way. But I would not like to look back and think what I have not been able to.

Ups and downs are very important to keep us going because a straight line even in an E. C. G. means we are not alive.

I have always been very confident and very upbeat about the future potential of India. I think it is a great country with great potential.

If a founder has passion and innovation, he needs to be supported. I am more intuitive than a numbers person, and I recognize that not all investments are going to be positive. Some may fail, and some may have problems for other reasons. That is life.

Flying, I continue to be involved with it. I love flying, and I hope to keep doing it so long as I can pass my medicals and stay proficient.

As you grow older, you become everybody becomes – less inflexible and a little more accommodating.

I would say that one of the things I wish I could do differently would be to be more outgoing.

If it stands the test of public scrutiny, do it… if it doesn’t stand the test of public scrutiny then don’t do it.

Take the stones people throw at you. and use them to build a monument.

The day I am not able to fly will be a sad day for me.

Business need to go beyond the interest of their companies to the communities they serve.

I am interested in what I earn, I am interested in my growth.

I think there are many honest businessmen.

IT and the entire communications business clearly have the greatest potential for growth. But if you’re talking about sheer size, the steel and auto industries will remain at the top.