Michael Jackson is immortalised as he should be for his music, but shouldn’t we make Kishore Kumar a household name too for our children who missed out on his magic and not only focus on the Thriller?

We flaunt over Jimmy Choos but keep our Indian labels for the monsoon, an old Tarun Tahiliani dress is never considered a vintage, and we actually think Bottega Veneta has become too common, too accessible, to the Indians. It suddenly became too ‘made in India’.

Most women claim they can’t find a decent colorist. Yet, when I got mine done at Raih, I had over 10 women question me and behave as though I was looking at the American State Secret! Their reply comes smoothly — London. Even though they get their hair cut at their local Chinese salon refusing to believe that Jenny is as good as Frederick.

Unfortunately, I guess the East is East and the West is West and Never the twain shall meet.