On couch surfing after 8 long years. Was not traveling alone for good 4-5 years. Got married in this time, settled down, built a business in India and now traveling again extensively to expand my business.

But the travel bug has never left me and I would like to meet interesting people whether they are able to host me or not. Open to couple of beers or drinks and some chat about your experience in your city and travels.

I can be really useful if you want to know about Indian music or culture or spirituality.

I have great collection of Indian classical and western classical music and would love to sit and enjoy some soulful music

I can talk a lot about Indian culture, spirituality , and global politics. So don't get me started

I love to drink, explore art or live music and prefer vegetarian

Let me know if you are up for it.

Traveling to China - Beijing and Shenzhen frequently for work in next 2-3 months

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CURRENT MISSION

Have atleast one friend from each country on this planet....

ABOUT ME

I am a dreamer. I dream of travelling the whole world, to darkest and brightest places, to farthest and the closest, to coolest and the hottest, to places with herds of people and places with no-one, to festivals and to concerts, to beaches and to mountains. I have worked as a Cost Controller in Radisson in London, Strategy Analyst in Publicis, then to making India's only mobile answer service, A Red Herring Asia 100 winner and currently working with an NGO as a Chief Strategist. Apart from meeting new people in different places, I love to read (mainly fiction), Listen to Music (Jazz and Blues/Classical/Country/Sufi/World/Soft-Rock/Classic Rock etc.), Observe Art (Mostly Contemporary), watch theatre (Hate Musicals!!) and talk about everything in the world.

PHILOSOPHY

Life is all about gaining knowledge and experiences.  So I am here to put in my best in everything I do, in every relationship, hoever insignificant or significant that might be.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING Experience

Interests

Music, Art, Theatre, Economy, Politics, Books, Drinking, Partying, Biking, Climbing, Trekking and ......How can I forget Food....All kinds but Vegetarian

• arts
• culture
• books
• fashion
• concerts
• festivals
• dining
• partying
• drinking
• politics
• traveling
• music
• jazz
• blues
• cycling
• backpacking
• rock climbing
• languages
• religion
• beaches
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Matrix, Kung Fu Panda, Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, Notting Hill, Pretty Woman and a million more.

Music: Anoushka Shankar, Susheela Raman, Abida Parveen, Prem Joshua, Karunesh, Coke Studio, Johny Cash, Lisa Hanign, Norah Jones, The Doors, My Chemical Romance, Linking Park, Bach, Mozart and everything else as per my mood.

Books: Ayan Rand, Jeffery Archer, Gabriel Marquez, John Grisham, Paulo Cohelo, Shakespear, Ruskin Bond, Dostoevsky, Osho, Chetan Bhagat, Amitav Ghosh and many more.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Travelled 8000kms in India on a train in 14 days visiting 12 cities across the country

Was a drug peddler for a day in Thailand ( sorry was on my bucket list, had to do it)

Teach, Learn, Share

All those who want to travel in India, I can talk about every part of India and its culture and help you connect to people in practically every big city.

I would love to learn about different cultures, religions, languages, fashion etc.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Indian Classical Music and Spiritual teachings.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, China, England, Germany, India, Mexico, Nepal, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, United Kingdom