"Many people have fled from our China to your place"

"The situation is clear. I trust in my ability, I trust in what I do and, if people put their trust in me, I will deliver for them."

"Not only boxing, but wrestling, quarter-staff, single-stick, bull-baiting, every exercise of the common people, that supposes the possible risk of life or limb, and, of course, that tends to prepare t…"

"When you come to the place where you can’t do anything else, you must stand still and believe… When you can’t do anything, let God do it all."

"As a child I remember accompanying Abbaji to private mehfils in the homes of the ‘beautiful people.’ While they wined and dined, musicians would wait in the kitchen and only come out when summoned. I …"