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What does luxuria mean to Arvind Sawhney WORDS BY ERIN SLOBODIAN PHOTOGRAPHY BY TATYANA SEMENOVA
An artistic engineer. That’s how Arvind Sawhney’s glamorous wife, Catherine Vu, describes him. Sawhney opened the restaurant Origin India in 2008 and sold it in 2012. He took with him a beautiful stained glass window that he created that now hangs in his living room. He is a power engineer and works as a shift manager at Celanese Corporation, a manufacturing company. Sawhney is a father to two children, a daughter and a son. He has two grandchildren. The little boys live close to Sawhney and he says their visits give a “whole new dimension” to his life. What have you done recently for the first time?
Living or dead, famous or not, who would
Went snorkeling in November 2019. I’ve never
you like to spend an hour with?
been in deep water. I’m scared of it but it was
Amitabh Bachnan. He is one of the
really thrilling. I will try it again. Yes!
Bollywood actors. I grew up watching him in the movies. He is very intelligent. Very
What app do you use the most?
poetic and a very good actor. I would like
Facebook. I’m from India so it allows me to stay
to spend an hour with him.
in touch with friends and family from far away. What political or social issue do you think Where do you buy your clothes?
needs more attention in our world?
Sawhney: All over the place. Some of my clothes
The issue at hand at the moment, which is
are custom-made. I shop at Simons. I shop at
Black Lives Matter. It needs more attention
Harry Rosen sometimes, and at Henry Singer.
and people need to understand what it is
Those are the main three stores I shop at.
all about. Because black people have been ignored for so many years, we need to give
Do you prefer the lounge or the patio? Why?
them more space to speak about
Patio. There are very few days of nice weather
this issue.
that we get in Edmonton so every chance I get, I am on a patio.
What does luxuria mean to you? To me, it means to be able to move and be
What brings you joy?
healthy. Wear what I want. Eat what I want.
Spending time with my family, my
To be healthy and move. My dad is 97 and
grandchildren, my wife. Being outdoors enjoying
he still moves. I think it’s a big luxury that
nature, walking, and hiking.
I’ll be able to do that when I reach his age. - 10 -
