Get to know... Akshay Gupta

Racecar driver Akshay Gupta (@AkshayMotorsport) is craving butter chicken, wishing he could read minds, and building his own EV car company

Get to know... Akshay Gupta

Currently I am

Racing at the Nurburgring Langstrecken-Serie in Germany in the Porsche Cayman GT4 class, and building an EV car company in India.

High point in life

Selling my start-up at 28.

Low point in life

Losing my mother at 22. To cope, I immersed myself in work. But eventually I learnt how to deal with grief.

On my playlist

Always, by Daniel Caesar; Already Gone, by Sleeping at Last; Geography, by Tom Misch.

One thing I would never buy

A cricket bat.

Today I’m craving

Butter chicken.

Last thing I ordered online

An analogue alarm clock.

Advice I’d give my 18-year-old self

Believe in yourself and be a little kinder to yourself.

My favourite subject in school

Physics.

My secret skill

I can do a decent forensic analysis of a company by just reading its annual reports and doing a little research.

A superpower/magic tool I wish I had

Reading minds.

My favourite Sunday memory

Riding my bicycle for hours as a child, watching Cartoon Network, and enjoying dinner with my cousins.

My plans for next Sunday

My book club in Ahmedabad, socialising and meeting my four-year-old niece.

My favourite bad habit

Sharing Reels with all my close friends as a way to stay connected.

If I could travel back or forward in time

I’d travel back and spend time with my mother.

The best thing about fame

You can inspire people to live better, to overcome hurdles with determination and follow their passion.

The worst thing about fame

You cannot enjoy the little things in public spaces.