1) Jeffrey Archer's 'As the Crow Flies' inspired me
2) I started off as a tailor when I was 23 years old
3) Lessons that I learnt in my sales job
4) People who believed in me when I began my entrepreneurship journey
5) Derby, the name I chose when setting up shop in a 200 square-foot showroom in Egmore
6) Brand Derby, expansion, TEAM building, factory
7) Brand building through creative and unusual advertising, with shock value and aesthetic beauty
8) Research involved in making a shirt, by travelling across the world to study fashion
9) Changes to men's fashion have become prominent over the last 10 years
10) Different dress for different occasions, viz. formal wear, business casual, street-wear
11) Target age 18-35 doesn't refer to physical age, but the mental age
12) You can prevent ageing mentally by living a wholistic life
13) Initiative to address the corporate employees about dressing well, and dressing appropriately
14) Tips on dressing, shopping for the right dress, wardrobe counsel
15) Is complexion a key variable when it comes to clothing choice
16) Women's western wear and children's wear -- as a gradual expansion of the brand in the future
17) Morning 5 to 6 is my holy hour when I read and keep the company of great minds
18) Myths about building a wardrobe
19) Trousers and shoes that you need
20) Have enough of self-love so that you dress well, something that is fundamental and workable
21) What goes with black
22) Mind is like a garden, and it is necessary to weed out negative thoughts
23) Introspection vs Introvertedness
24) Two ways of looking at chaos
25) Growing hair long
26) A few fundamental questions that I always asked my customers, to suggest the apt clothing for them
27) Body measurement using technology, and clothing design based on answers to questions
28) Why is Western women's work-wear not popular in India, and differences between men and women
29) Not enough to buy a good shirt or trouser, you need to maintain it properly
30) Feasibility of clothing maintenance, on the lines of car warranty
31) From nothing to something is a social responsibility, from something to a legend is a personal responsibility
32) How do cloth banks work
33) Money in the hands of good people can create a lot of good in the society
34) When you want to shop for clothing, take a woman along with you
35) Wearing and trying out the clothing is always advisable
36) Future of physical shopping for clothing
37) Huge scope for organised retail to go to rural areas
38) Message for wannabe entrepreneurs -- follow your passion
39) India is a land of opportunities, as long as you value dignity of labour, and you are not constrained by status notions
40) My interactions with students, and their questions
41) Generation 'gap' that causes conflicts in clothing choice
42) Should schools educate children on appropriate dressing
43) Keen on associating with schools as part of corporate social responsibility
44) Before you have a personality, wear the personality
45) Surround yourself with people you look up to
46) It is life that teaches me all philosophy -- and I try to put the good thoughts to action
47) Stitched clothes vs readymade clothes
48) Derby Institute of Tailoring -- a plan to build a network of certified tailors
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