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Best work moment
My every waking moment
Books on your bedside
Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb and David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell.
Massage or workout tode-stress
Workout, obviously
Favourite accessory
My glasses. They define my clear vision
Designs that have caught your eye recently
Porsche eyewear and the New Mumbai Terminal T2
Your IT tools
My iPad and my smartphone
Favourite spirit
Grey Goose, but I do at times like to revisit my youth through an Old Monk
Favourite wine
Merlot, any good year
Favourite champagne
Dom Perignon and Krug
Your sleeping ritual
A book and a prayer
Favourite TV show
Live cricket matches
Best gift received
Blessings from people
Best gift given
25 individual gifts for my son on his 25th birthday. Each was a memory of something we cherished
Favourite cuisine
Dal, rice and bhindi fry - no contest
What food items do you like to shop for?
Fish
Newspaper TV channels and websites you prefer
The Guardian, New York Times, HBO, Firstpost.com, Techmeme.com
Where do you like to sit when being driven? Upfront with the driver or back seat like sahib?
Upfront, so I can always see where I am going
On a plane do you prefer to network, sleep or catch up on films and reading?
I read
Fancy coffee or masala tea
Coffee
What do you cook on your day off?
Ideas
Do you fill customer feedback forms? Why?
No, I'd rather have real life conversations
Are you a beach or mountain person?
Do I have to choose?
Your favourite city
Nice
What's your fragrance?
Davidoff and Bulgari
You get your work clothes from
Diesel
Your shaving mantra
First thing in the morning, is a good time to confront the mirror
Your favourite evening wear
Jeans and a dress shirt
What's your weekday breakfast like? And weekend?
Fruits, cereals, eggs on weekdays. Lucchi and tol curry on weekends
Your current set of wheels
The Beamer
God for you is
the one I outsource my anxieties to. And, my trusted security guard
A few of your goddesses are
Durga for strength, Saraswati for wisdom
Your favourite motto
Faith is an idea I put my faith in
Bhaskar Das
Group CEO, Zee Media Corporation
My every waking moment
Books on your bedside
Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb and David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell.
Massage or workout tode-stress
Workout, obviously
Favourite accessory
My glasses. They define my clear vision
Designs that have caught your eye recently
Porsche eyewear and the New Mumbai Terminal T2
Your IT tools
My iPad and my smartphone
Favourite spirit
Grey Goose, but I do at times like to revisit my youth through an Old Monk
Favourite wine
Merlot, any good year
Favourite champagne
Dom Perignon and Krug
Your sleeping ritual
A book and a prayer
Favourite TV show
Live cricket matches
Best gift received
Blessings from people
Best gift given
25 individual gifts for my son on his 25th birthday. Each was a memory of something we cherished
Favourite cuisine
Dal, rice and bhindi fry - no contest
What food items do you like to shop for?
Fish
Newspaper TV channels and websites you prefer
The Guardian, New York Times, HBO, Firstpost.com, Techmeme.com
Where do you like to sit when being driven? Upfront with the driver or back seat like sahib?
Upfront, so I can always see where I am going
On a plane do you prefer to network, sleep or catch up on films and reading?
I read
Fancy coffee or masala tea
Coffee
What do you cook on your day off?
Ideas
Do you fill customer feedback forms? Why?
No, I'd rather have real life conversations
Are you a beach or mountain person?
Do I have to choose?
Your favourite city
Nice
What's your fragrance?
Davidoff and Bulgari
You get your work clothes from
Diesel
Your shaving mantra
First thing in the morning, is a good time to confront the mirror
Your favourite evening wear
Jeans and a dress shirt
What's your weekday breakfast like? And weekend?
Fruits, cereals, eggs on weekdays. Lucchi and tol curry on weekends
Your current set of wheels
The Beamer
God for you is
the one I outsource my anxieties to. And, my trusted security guard
A few of your goddesses are
Durga for strength, Saraswati for wisdom
Your favourite motto
Faith is an idea I put my faith in
Bhaskar Das
Group CEO, Zee Media Corporation
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