My Life My Style: Devita Saraf

'God is the big boss'

Best work moment

Speaking at the Wharton India Economic Forum in Philadelphia on entrepreneurship

Books on your bedside

Indira - Biography of Indira Gandhi by Katherine Frank, India in Love by Ira Trivedi, The Ultimate Gift by Jim Stovall

Massage or workout to de-stress

Dance!

Designs that have caught your eye recently

Everything in Prada Summer/Spring 2014

Your IT tools

Zenith laptop, Vu TV and iPhone

Favourite spirit

Champagne

Your sleeping ritual

Dimming the lights slowly over time to trick my brain into sleeping

Best gift received

Anything handmade or customised, especially from children

Best gift given

The entire Amar Chitra Katha comic collection to my elder brother for his birthday last year, and I cooked a 9-course Italian and Mexican meal to follow

What food items do you like to shop for?

The more exotic the better. Tempura batter, Tiramisu mascarpone cream, Thai galangal...

Newspaper TV channels and websites you prefer

India.wsj.com as I wrote for The Wall Street Journal for two years.

Where do you like to sit in a car? Upfront with driver of back seat like memsahib?

When I drove at 240 kmph on the Buddh International Circuit, it was in the driver's seat. Else, I keep a pillow in my car and doze off in the back.

Fancy coffee or masala tea

Strong cappuccino in the morning and masala tea in the evening.

Your favourite city

Santa Monica, California

What's your fragrance?

Customised perfumes from Le Labo, Paris

You get your work clothes from

Emporio Armani for suits, Karen Millen for basics

The shoemaker you trust your sole with

Cole Haan for work, Jimmy Choo for parties

What's your weekday breakfast like? And weekend?

I cook good omelettes and try new recipes. South Indian on Sunday mornings, which is the ritual of every South Mumbai Marwari household.

Your current set of wheels

A maroon Mercedes

God for you is…

The big boss

Favourite cafe

Starbucks in Arnavutkoy in Istanbul, by the Bosphorus River, is the most romantic Starbucks on earth

Your workout regime

Dance and kundalini yoga

Your ideal holiday

The busier the better. I am not engineered to relax

Your ideal dance music

Black Eyed Peas, Rihanna, Daft Punk, Latin Music and the latest Bollywood number

At parties do you like to talk turkey or make PC?

If the person is interesting, I listen. But if they are boring, I'd rather yap and hear my own voice

A few of your goddesses are

LSD - Laxmi, Saraswati and Durga

Alpha males you know

Narendra Modi

Your favourite motto

Spread happiness

Devita Saraf
CEO and design head at Vu Technologies