What is your idea of perfect happiness?
A quiet house and a good book.
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
I’m ever-so-slightly OCD.
On what occasion do you lie?
When my husband asks where his things are.
What or who is the greatest love of your life?
The stock market, and it comes with all the extremities of a great love.
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Achieving a semi-healthy lifestyle for me and my husband. Quite literally years of micro-changes in the making!
What is the quality you most like in a woman?
A strong sense of self-worth.
Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
Aiyo.
What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
Blind Loyalty.
Who are your favourite writers?
At the moment, Ananda Coomaraswamy, but Daphne Du Maurier is an all-time favourite.
Where would you most like to live?
India, Mumbai to be exact.
What is your current state of mind?
It generally tracks the stock market – so right now, fairly peaceful.