My personal style is: Secure. It took me sometime to get there. I now see a lot of my father in it.
My personal style icon: My father. His presence was so magnetic that it did not matter what he wore but only what he represented. I value similar principles.
An item in my wardrobe that means a lot to me: A woollen sleeveless zippered jacket my father had designed and now I am a proud caretaker of it. I could never claim ownership of it, it will always belong to my late father.
My favourite souvenir from my travels is: I usually request my friends to carry back for me a dried-up leaf that would have naturally fallen on the ground. I practise the same habit myself. Then I turn those into my bookmarks.
The best gift I have received: While growing up my father motivated me to be a disciplined child, focused and driven. He would push me to read literature and avoid graphic novels, flying kites and such. I just loved listening to him so I followed. He was my God. Once I met with an accident and I was bedridden for three months with a fractured leg. I was a little demotivated at the time because of the incident. The next morning he came to my room with a bundle of books. Quietly, he kept it next to my bedside and left. It was the best selection of graphic novels he could find at the bookstore. I quietly sobbed while holding the books in my hands. I have tears in my eyes while I type this.
The best gift I have given: The gift of love.
The last thing I bought: A banana jaggery oatmeal mini cake.
The last book I read: I recently re-read ‘Niels Lyhne’ by Jens Peter Jacobsen.
The last film I loved: I re-watched the war film, ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ before our last show at fashion week.
My Spotify list would include these songs: ‘Chord de sari duniya kisi ke liye, yah munasib nahin aadmi ke liye’ by Lata Mangeshkar; ‘Hallowed be thy name’ by Iron Maiden; ‘Tere bina zindagi we koi shiqwa to nahin’ by Kishor Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar; ‘Time has told me’ by Nick Drake, and ‘Big black car’ by Gregory Alan Isakov
My beauty/ wellness routine is: Daily moisturiser, sunscreen and my vitamin supplements.
My favourite holiday destination: Hallstatt, Austria
I love to collect: Memories and handwritten letters of love.
My fridge always has: Almond milk, water and Tofu
Minimalism or maximalism: Realism
My home looks like: It looks like it is being used to live well.
My favourite mix of traditional and contemporary is: HUEMN hand embroideries.
My best ideas come when: I am on the job.
The best way to spend Rs 20,000 is: To invest it.
My idea of happiness is: Happiness is as fickle as the bubbles in water. Don’t chase it. Chase stability.