Delhi’s Proust Questionnaire – Supriya Chatterjee, Gurgaon Delhi Proustians by The Delhi Walla - February 20, 2014February 20, 20140 The Proustian self-introspection. [By The Delhi Proustians] The Proust Questionnaire represents a form of interview that owes its structure to answers given by French novelist Marcel Proust, the author of In Search of Lost Time, at two birthday parties that he attended at ages 13 and 20 in the late 19th century. In early 2013, The Delhi Proustians started taking Les confidences de salon (Drawing room confessions) around the city to explore people’s lives, thoughts, values and experiences. The series involves interviews across Delhi and is conducted by writers Manika Dhama and Mayank Austen Soofi. For the sixteenth installment of Delhi’s Proust Questionnaire, Supriya Chatterjee, general manager in a consulting firm, made confessions to Manika at her office in Gurgaon. Your favorite virtue or the principal aspect of your personality Strong determination Your favorite qualities in a man Honesty, ambition and good sense of humour Your favorite qualities in a woman Good in multitasking, positive attitude Your chief characteristic Systematic and assertive approach towards managing life What do you appreciate the most in your friends? Being with me through thick and thin Your main fault Less tolerance Your favorite occupation PR, marketing, brand management Your idea of happiness Healthy work and life balance Your idea of misery or what would be your greatest misfortune? Giving up on my core values due to pressing circumstances If not yourself, who would you be? No one else Where would you like to live? Goa. I love the sea and serenity of south Goa Your favourite colour and flower Pink, Gerbera flower Your favorite bird Peacock Your favorite prose authors Chetan Bhagat. Can relate to his writing since it is simple and very realistic Your favorite poets Javed Akhtar, for his writing is simple to understand Your favorite heroes in fiction Super Man Your favorite heroines in fiction Batwoman Your favorite composers AR Rahman, Amit Trivedi Your favorite painters MF Hussain Your heroes/heroines in real life My mother and Naani because they are extremely progressive minded What characters in history do you most dislike? Aurangzeb. He was not even loyal to his own father, and made him live in misery Your heroines in World history Jodha Bai. She seemed to be a progressive woman and stood by her own ideologies Your favorite food and drink Food – Chinese, Drink – red wine Your favorite names None What do you hate the most? No one The military event you admire the most Na The reform you admire the most Liberalization in India The natural talent you’d like to be gifted with Dancing How do you wish to die? In my sleep What is your present state of mind? Fearful of the unknown Faults for which you have the most tolerance Indiscipline Your motto in life Work hard and keep at it Diving deep within, like Marcel 1. 2. FacebookX Related Related posts: Delhi’s Proust Questionnaire – Pradeep Chaturvedi, Gurgaon Delhi’s Proust Questionnaire – Puja Verma, Gurgaon Delhi’s Proust Questionnaire – Supriya Anand, Noida Sector 44 Delhi’s Proust Questionnaire – Govind Singh, Gurgaon-Faridabad Road Delhi’s Proust Questionnaire – Gajra, Sector 34, Noida