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“the fires of a nation about to be born, she went out in the fiery blaze of a nation at war with itself.”
― Sagarika Ghose, Indira: India’s Most Powerful Prime Minister

“were Parsis and among the first families of Indian business.”
― Nandini Vijayaraghavan, Unfinished Business: Evolving Capitalism in the World’s Largest Democracy

“Operating a state-of-the art fleet was Air India’s forte. The airline had acquired Boeing 747s, which were named after Indian emperors (Shahjahan, Ashoka, Rajaraja and Vikramaditya). The Constellations were named after princesses, the Super Constellations after the queens and the Boeing 707s after Himalayan peaks.”
― Nandini Vijayaraghavan, Unfinished Business: Evolving Capitalism in the World’s Largest Democracy

“interest in Vintcent’s proposal. Homi Mehta, however, directed Vintcent to approach the Tatas. Vintcent met JRD within a month of the latter getting his license. The two men hit it off instantly and India’s aviation industry was on the verge of take-off.”
― Nandini Vijayaraghavan, Unfinished Business: Evolving Capitalism in the World’s Largest Democracy