Cyrus Broacha

Mar 31, 2010
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Cyrus Broacha
Chairman, Gujarat Ambuja Cements Ltd
Mumbai

Modi, Madame and me

London Diary
Day 1: Left for London accompanied by Shri Kunal who is a British subject in his mind, but as far as his body goes it is of no particular country. We landed at Heathrow Airport or, as it is popularly called, the country of “Heathrow’’. The immigration officer asked me only one question, “What do you do?’’ This took me by surprise.

Modi, Madame and me

London Diary
Day 1: Left for London accompanied by Shri Kunal who is a British subject in his mind, but as far as his body goes it is of no particular country. We landed at Heathrow Airport or, as it is popularly called, the country of “Heathrow’’. The immigration officer asked me only one question, “What do you do?’’ This took me by surprise. I was completely

Trapped in London

I am punished. I’m on my way to London. Actually, it’s a little bit my fault. When the wife asked about our annual family vacation, I immediately suggested Alibaug. That didn’t go down well with her, I could tell from her vice-like grip on my wrist.

A royal ignore

Something really odd has happened. I didn’t get the invitation. I mean, they invited me. They 100 per cent invited me, but somehow or the other the invite failed to reach me. I even checked at the British deputy high commission three days ago. I found an invite in the shape of a slipper for a leading parliamentarian, an invite in the shape of

A royal ignore

Something really odd has happened. I didn’t get the invitation. I mean, they invited me. They 100 per cent invited me, but somehow or the other the invite failed to reach me. I even checked at the British deputy high commission three days ago. I found an invite in the shape of a slipper for a leading parliamentarian, an invite in the shape of

Bunty the bug

The other day my cousin had a baby and I was immediately asked to suggest names. I finally came up with this one, New Delhi Metallobeta Lactamase (NDM-L).

Bunty the bug

The other day my cousin had a baby and I was immediately asked to suggest names. I finally came up with this one, New Delhi Metallobeta Lactamase (NDM-L). My offer was surprisingly disregarded. I just felt that we had enough of Rohits and Rohans and Karans and Aryans, floating around. NDM-L, now that’s a name that stands alone. I went on various websites and checked, no human being had embraced the name NDM-L so far.

Meet Bob, the builder

By the time you read this, the cricket World Cup will be over. And I am sure that this feeling will be summed up all over the cricketing world in two words — “Thank God”.
I would now like to forget about yesterday’s final and instead take you back to the semi-final in Mohali — the India vs Pakistan match — which only two people in the

Monkey & me

I am still recovering. Let me first be frank. I am an animal lover. Always have been. So is my wife, otherwise she wouldn’t have married me. Yet, being asked to be a spokesperson for animals is a big deal. Especially for the animals. I felt quite touched. I’ll never forget the exact words on the phone: “Cyrus, it’s recession time and we can’t find any real celebrities this week, so you’ll have to do”. What an honour. I was ecstatic. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) had approached me. I had not approached them, mind you, Peta had in an apparently acute fit of absolute desperation, approached me. Me!

Mighty minnows

For those of you who don’t know we are in the middle of a World Cup, a cricket World Cup, cricket was a game that was invented by a famous social scientist about four years ago.

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