- His grandfather was the Kotwal of Delhi during the 1857 revolt. His father chaired the X commission, which was a counter to the British Simon commission.
- He had severe hay fever attacks every June and would wear a gas mask on his bicycle rides to work. He would also count pedal rotations to manually adjust his bicycle chain instead of getting it repaired.
- During his time, he was known to chain his mug to radiator pipes to prevent theft.