An Indian businessman and former Member of Parliament
Just before my father died I had worked for three-and-a-half years in the United States. And I learned a lot during my experience there. So you know, I was termed a playboy, I was termed flamboyant, and yes, everybody thought that I’d fritter away what I had inherited. But I was determined to prove people wrong. – Vijay Mallya
But I’m not sure I’ll get a fair chance to present my side. I’ve already been branded a criminal. I do not feel the time is right. I feel passions are high. People need to think rationally. They need to understand that business, whether large or small, has risks involved. – Vijay Mallya
My father was very clear; I had to have an ordinary upbringing. I was put to work as a lowly-paid trainee after college. I didn’t like it at the time, but I can’t help but feel that that was probably the best thing for me. – Vijay Mallya
I will not speak to media so don’t waste your efforts. – Vijay Mallya
This is a full-service carrier, which will provide the best in-flight experience in the sky. – Vijay Mallya
Banks are there to support businesses that have justifiable needs. – Vijay Mallya
Thinking creatively, differently and out of the box are the attributes that are essential for the creation of world class companies and brands. Life is full of ups and downs. Failures are an inevitable part of our life. Don’t let them get you down. – Vijay Mallya
Then I didn’t have a dad to run to and find out, you know, if I was in trouble or I was undecided. And once I got over that, I realized that you need to go forward against all odds. – Vijay Mallya
Challenge is something you need to move on and not to be afraid of. You need to be gutsy, you need to have fire in your belly, and there’s no point in being scared of the system or of people who are against you, there are plenty of them. They still exist, particularly in a country like India, where there’s a lot of jealousy. And you know, you sort of march on undeterred. And so it toughened me up quite a lot, actually. – Vijay Mallya
It wasn’t a business visit. Lots of people have written that I was carrying seven luggage bags… For two people, I don’t think that’s too much. I pack heavy. That’s how I travel. – Vijay Mallya
I am an honest, straight guy. – Vijay Mallya
I don’t like to leave anything unfinished on my desk before I travel. – Vijay Mallya
I’m always claiming that 24 by 7 isn’t enough. … I love challenges. – Vijay Mallya
I live life what I consider to be normal. – Vijay Mallya
I work seven days a week. – Vijay Mallya
I shrunk the spectrum of businesses tremendously. – Vijay Mallya
If you work for a team, you have a different view, if you own a team you have a radically different view. – Vijay Mallya
I hope that I return one day… India has given me everything. – Vijay Mallya
Something excited me about Kingfisher, you know, the bird. I saw color, I saw vibrancy, I saw movement, I saw a bit of cheekiness, you know, the kingfisher sort of fishing. And so I went to my father and asked him, I said, you know, I want to relaunch this brand and I want a million rupees for it. And a million rupees, I mean, he threw me out of the office. – Vijay Mallya
I live the way I want to live, and I don’t comment on the way that other people live. – Vijay Mallya
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