Lunch with BS: Sanjiv Goenka

Goenka tells how he has changed his business repertoire and why he still prefers to stay off Twitter

Why is Franz Kafka’s Gregor Samsa jostling for mind space as Sanjiv Goenka takes his seat at Yauatcha, the Michelin-starred dim sum teahouse, having roots in Soho, London? Aah! the tenuous link of Metamorphosis. 

Goenka’s tranformation runs deeper, of course. The fact that the three-button dapper blazer and pale pink shirt are enhanced by his recent weight loss is the superficial bit.

Lunch is in the private dining space of the restaurant, as per Goenka’s preference, and we are wondering whether it’s for better acoustics or privacy. “I am, essentially, a private person,” says Goenka. That’s also one of the reasons why