Straight Talking

Arushi Kapoor, Avshreya Rudy and Anya Saraf Hello! Meets Three Mindful Millennials and Discovers How Effortlessly They Combine Style With a Great Deal of Substance – True Representatives of Self-assured Individuals With the Backing of Rock Solid Legacies
 

- Sanghita Singh

ARUSHI KAPOOR

WHO: Author, student of Business Management at the Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, in Los Angeles.

FAMILY ROOTS: Arushi is the daughter of Payal Kapoor, art dealer, entrepreneur and collector and Akash Raj Kapoor, a businessman with interests in real estate and exports. Her maternal grandfather, the Late DK Jain, helmed The Luxor Group of companies and was a figure that has become a beacon of inspiration for all members of the family.

YOUR INSPIRATION: “Art, in all forms, inspires me every day. Art allows me to intellectually connect with the vision of the creator. The journey of writing my book, Talking Art, gave me an insight into the processes and struggles of leading contemporary Indian artists. I have favourites in several artistic media. The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali, Ansel Adams’ Moon Over Half Dome and Annie Leibovitz’s portraits, MF Huain’s horses, Paresh Maity’s Varanasi, are some that come to my mind instinctively. On another level, it’s my family that inspires me. I have learned to respect and embrace chaos and creativity, given the exposure provided to me from my early years. There were always so many things going on in my surroundings. I learnt the importance of taking a step back and enjoying things at my own pace.”