My Life My Style: Dilip Puri
'Be good. If not, be careful'
Business Standard Best work moment When I interact with the young Gen Y co-workers in my office and my hotels
Books on your bedside Lots of science fiction
Massage or workout to de-stress Massage
Designs that have caught your eye recently The Google Glass (pun-intended)
Your IT tools All gadgets prefixed with 'I'
Favourite wine Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand
Favourite champagne Hate the stuff
Your sleeping ritual Have to read to fall asleep
Fave TV show Game of Thrones Best gift received My first golf set
Best gift given My pearls of wisdom to my sons
Favourite cuisine Street Thai
What food items do you like to shop for? The liquid kind
Newspapers, TV channels and websites you prefer Times of India, NDTV 24/7,
CNN.com Where do you like to sit when being driven? Upfront with the driver or back seat like a sahib? At the back, for comfort and convenience
On a plane, do you prefer to network, sleep or catch up on films and reading? Films and sleep
Fancy coffee or masala tea Masala tea
What do you cook on your day off? Eggs (that's all I know)
Your favourite city London
What's your fragrance? Hugo Boss 'Soul'
You get your work clothes from Brooks Brothers
The shoemaker you trust your sole with Todds
Your shaving mantra Don't get nicked
Your favourite evening wear As casual as I can be
Your current set of wheels Mercedes GL 350
God for you is… The goodness I see in people
Favourite cafe Indigo Deli
Favourite restaurant Nobu (anywhere in the world)
Workday lunch is South indian or a sub or a burger
Your workout regime 45 minute cardio
What's your weekday breakfast like? And weekend? Weekday, its cereal. Weekend, it's full English breakfast
Your ideal dance music Retro
Your ideal holiday At the Maldives in an idyllic setting near the water.
Your favourite motto Be good. If not, be careful
At parties, do you like to talk turkey or make PC? Any conversation that keeps me intellectually stimulated
A few of your Goddesses are All womankind. The better species on this earth.
Alpha males you know There is no such thing as an alpha male. There are just a few nice guys around.
Dilip Puri
Managing director, India, and regional vice-president, South Asia, Starwood Hotels & Resorts India