When I can stretch entirely effortlessly
Books on your bedside
Books on world philosophy - Zen, Tao, Kahlil Gibran, Deepak Chopra et cetera
Favourite accessory
High-end sports watches
Designs that've caught your eye recently
Design of different peoples' destiny
Your IT tools
Samsung S4
Favourite wine
All dessert wines/ice wines
Your sleeping ritual
Bath, knowledge update on TV and then slip into deep slumber
Favourite TV show
Through the Wormhole presented by Morgan Freeman
Best gift received
My daughter Karishma, my first Rolex and my first SUV Pajero
Best gift given
Wellness/wellbeing to millions
Favourite cuisine
Chinese/Thai
What food items do you like to shop for?
Fruits, dry fruits, mithai
Newspapers, TV channels and websites that you prefer
Times of India, Discovery Science, www.mickeymehtahbf.com
Where do you like to sit when being driven? Upfront with driver of back seat like sahib?
Upfront with the driver
Do you fill customer feedback forms? Why?
I don't...only on request, or when I am extremely impressed
Your favourite city
Los Angeles
What's your fragrance?
D&G Intense, and Juliet Has a Gun by Romano Ricci
You get your work clothes from
From Collective at Palladium, Mumbai, and from whereever I travel.
The shoemaker you trust your sole with
Louis Vuitton, Ferragamo, Gucci
The gels and oils and lotions you swear by
Clairins' serums and night repair creams, and hair cream - Parachute and Kerala Ayurvedic body oils, Kumkumadi tailam for the face
What's your weekday breakfast like? And weekend?
Pomegranate and Ayurveda seasonal tonics all seven days.
Your current set of wheels
Mercedes GL, BMW X1, Ssangyong Rexton, Toyota Fortuner
God for you is
Everything that can be seen and cannot be. A casual, non-local, electromagnetic field of energy and information with self-referal cybernating feedback loops
Favourite cafe
Where you can find beautiful woman and fine minds
Favourite Restaurant
Golden Dragon at Taj Mumbai, Trishna, Thackkers Kalbadevi
Workday lunch is
Preferably a veg thali at Thackkers or a quick buffet at Mainland China or a soup and salad at LPQ
Your workout regime
Jumping, bouncing, twisting, turning, stretching, contracting, hanging straight and upside down, deep breathing constantly, and romancing my entire being
A few of your Goddesses are
Mother Teresa, Rajashree Birla, Parvati devi, Saraswati devi
Alpha males you know
Deepak Chopra and Kumar Mangalam Birla
Holistic health and fitness guru
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