Decide which you want to play up: your clothing or your jewelry, but not both. Let one be the star and one the supporting player.

India's had two groovy moments. Once when the Beatles went to India and now when Madonna has embraced yoga.

From the simple stringing together of lemon garlands for the goddess Durga, to dividing the prasadam or blessed foods for the children first, I came to associate food not only with feminity, but also with purity and divinity.

I'm a sucker for fried chicken - I really love it.

Most of cooking is the labor of chopping. Give yourself a break. Pretend you're on a cooking show and have all your ingredients lined up for you.

I really like to sometimes go into food detox and eat very simply.

Whenever I'm in sync with the trends, it's always an accident. I still love wearing clothes I've had for ten years. I think understated luxury is the chicest thing.