10. Pranab Mukherjee's favourite food is fish curry with rice.He eats fish curry almost every day, except Tuesdays. He is also known to be exceptionally fond of posto or poppy seeds that are ground and cooked with vegetables.
He is a deeply religious man. He believes in Goddess Durga. It's also said that he fasts during Durga Puja.He does not take a call when performing his puja. He can recite Sanskrit shlokas and "Chandi Path" from memory.
Pranab Mukherjee is a complete workaholic and very rarely takes a break.He is an early riser - and hits works after his puja every morning.
In October 2010, he had told mediapersons "We don't have any holiday, we don't believe in any holiday. But sometimes I meet my family members during Durga Puja in my village home. That's the time when most of my family comes home. That is what you can call a holiday or vacation or whatever nomenclature you may like to give, except that I don't take a break."
