My Life My Style: Devita Saraf
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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
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
CEO and design head at Vu Technologies