CURRENT MISSION

......... ZANSKAR IS DONE, NOW FANTASIZING ABOUT SUBANSARI..

ABOUT ME

Back home, after "driftwooding" a bit around the world. Now plugging in 12 hours a day at a white collar sweat shop...

PHILOSOPHY

Why do I have to work for a living??!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Listen, watch and observe. Speak when needed n not otherwise (Noise pollution can kill you know!)

Interests

People and their complexities. Travelling, Scuba diving, Want to be a DJ but can't beat-match for nuts..!

• burningman
• shopping
• traveling
• whitewater rafting
• scuba diving

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:-From the top of my head, Catch-22, Last Temptation, Anything by Mark Twain, Brother Karamazov, Sophies World, Solitaire Mystery, A fine balance, On the realistic level - My Jihad - by Aukai Collins, Recent - The Iron Triangle by Dan Briody. Maximum City - This will give you a good look at Mumbai undressed.

Movies:-Iruvar, Satya, Manichitrathazhu, Apocalypse Now, Cidade de Deus, Waking Life, Pi, Office Space, Memento, Bowling for Columbine, Four Rooms, Matrix, Storytelling, Corporation

Music:-Flirting with underground/lounge/world Music. Current play-list has, Nitin Sawhney, Karsh Kale, Thievery Corporation, Morcheeba, Banco De Gaia, Dimitri from Paris, Wax Poetic, Massive Attack, Gotan Project, Shpongle, Mercan Dede, Talvin Singh, Saint Germain.... and lots of jazz.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Watched the "Burn" at BurningMan 2000. I will get there again - hopefully sooner, than later!

Just finished a 10 day 100 Km Whitewater Rafting expedition on Tons River. It was an awesome experience..! (Zanskar, here I come!)

Teach, Learn, Share

Teaching, learning and sharing are some of the essentialities of evolution.

However, I am not so sure if I am qualified to "teach or preach". But I could try..

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Indonesia, Mauritius, Sri Lanka

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, New Zealand, United Arab Emirates, United States