Quotes

I think that rap is narrative, when it's done right.

I knew I was happy when I was dancing.

There's got to be something greater than us.

In every character I play, I try to imbibe something. Every film is a learning process for me.

Manufacturing is finite, but human intellect is infinite. Textile is all about manufacturing, and industries like pharmaceuticals are all about human intellect.

Leadership is more than just managing economic reforms. Leadership means giving broad direction, take up challenges which other people cannot do.

There is nothing similar between the pharmaceutical and textile business.

We entered into the pharmaceutical industry in 1988, and since then, we have grown significantly on the back of a growing demand in India for pharmaceutical products.

I think public sector banks need to have greater private participation of people who have skin in the game.

I think my greatest virtue is that I have the courage to take tough decisions. As for my greatest fault, I guess I should be a little tougher. The feedback I get always is that I am not as tough and demanding as I should be.

We are disciples of Krishna, and we look at ourselves like Arjun in the battlefield.

There are always highs and lows in life, but if you maintain an even keel, then you can take the right decisions.

Our philosophy always teaches us that you can have intense activity, but inside, you have to have peace. The office has to reflect that.

Innovation means taking risks, and that is where the private sector can play a role.

People say values are expensive, but I say they create economic value.

Don't hoard your wealth. Instead, live the life you want with the wealth you have been blessed with, but also make it beneficial for the good of the larger community.

Share your prosperity.

We never thought about getting into banking, as it is not an attractive business as perceived generally. This was also not a consideration when we decided to invest in Shriram Group.

In pharma, we continuously look for acquisitions... if it makes strategic sense and if there is any value.

Our responsibility is to maximise shareholder value, and if that means we can make short-term investment where we can maximise short-term value, we can do that.

Indians are very intelligent - of that, there is no doubt - but we are not necessarily hard working.

Investment in Shriram will actually enable us to enter some of the retail segments such as vehicle financing, consumer and gold loans, and other products such as insurance, mutual funds, among others, where we wanted to have a footprint.

The Internet can bring us much closer to the developed world.

If you concentrate on action and forget the results, you actually perform much better, because then you are not worried what will happen.

In life, there are always intense battles, and yet we must practise the lessons from the Gita.