Meet Instagram's new pin-up couple: Shveta Salve and Harmeet Sethi

Harmeet Sethi and Shveta SalveIts because of our baby girl that its all happened says Harmeet Sethi aka Hermit on the phone from Goa Hermit 37 and wife Shveta Salve 35 could be accused of living the charmed life He is one of the original cofounders of Submerge and hence the harbinger of electronic music festivals in India like Sunburn Supersonic and now Satellite Beachside She was a model and wellknown TV actress who took part in shows such as Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa and Khatron Ke Khiladi They met in 2009 and got married in 2012 and had baby Arya in 2016 the name is inspired by the formidable Arya Stark of Game Of Thrones which also means noble goddess in Sanskrit and lioness in ArmenianThe Burger Factory MorjimIn the world that we live where social media reigns high both have managed to carve a unique identity for themselves Last year a photo of them Salve in a bikini with baby written on her justaboutshowing bump and Hermit in shorts and beer written on his belly went viral and we were introduced to an it couple of sorts One that didnt look airbrushed but wholesome They have another new baby these days The Burger Factory opened with partner Mayank Dube which has almost overtaken Thalassa as the place to be spotted in Goa this season Its on the beach at Morjim and Salve has done the interiors Salve hails from Chembur and Sethi is a Khar boy and the couple have now shifted base to the city of susegad for an unspecified period of time They live in Siolim near Morjim and divide their days between baby Arya and the restaurant Sethi has also been busy with festival work as Submerge launched a new property called The Satellite Beachside festival which showcased indie electronic artists and was held at the iconic Hilltop in Vagator Goa In December I used to be at the restaurant in the day and the festival at night says SethiSalve Sethi baby Arya and their partner Mayank Dube have opened The Burger Factory in MorjimAsk Salve how they became such an Internet sensation and her answer is an honest one I have always loved Instagram and my profile reflects my life be it my baby animals tattoos Pictures always speak a thousand words And since I was in the public eye I had a certain following Hermit has always worked behind the scenes but that changed when I walked into his life she laughs and then adds And why not He is so talented Its time he came into the forefront He needs his time in the light Salve also used her stardom to promote a positive body image after she got pregnant Her posts centered around pregnancy and what a woman can expect when she is pregnant Her pictures that showed her baby bump in all its glory seemed to speak to women who were worried about what pregnancy entails I was talking about body transformations and giving tips Every time I met people they would ask me questions and thats what I chose to talk about on Instagram too She describes herself and her husband as a happygolucky couple living life unpretentiously Even the beerbaby picture just happened We didnt plan it And once we put it up it took on a life of itselfA post that the couple put up last year that went viralThey shifted to Goa in 2016 so that Salve could have a water birth but pregnancy complications didnt allow that But I was sure I wanted to have the baby in a calm and peaceful place where I could wake up to nature every day So Goa it had to be I even asked my parents to shift and they did I wanted the baby to be born with my mother around says SalveRight now they are busy making sure The Burger Factory keeps drawing in the customers Its hosted a couple of celebrities in the last few months including actors Esha Deol and Siddharth Malhotra and models Pia and Binal Trivedi Instagram is also flooded with Goa lovers posting happy pictures from the stunning propertySalve who has done the interiors decided to go back to nature for her inspiration This is my first restaurant I have done peoples homes before and a store but this was the most serious I decided to use all the resources on hand We have a tree which has hanging lamps made of old books There is a lot of bunting made of fabric like jute In the bar the lights are made of cane tokris Its all very organic and natural The raw material used is also recycled or upcylced and the innovative touches that Salve mentions add charm to this seaside restaurant which Sethi says was hard to find We kept looking for a property for a while And then one day we were walking the beach and found this spotBut the two arent yet sure they want to make the sunny state a permanent base We are here till we have to be My mom still lives in Bombay so in off season we will go back says Sethi as Salve adds Goa is a perfect mix of everything You can chill but you are also not completely cut off For us its got the best of both worlds