A Graduate in commerce and a Chartered Financial Analyst by education, I co-founded Ensemble Infrastructure India Limited in the year 2002. The company employs over 2000 personnel and has successfully delivered thousands of contracts including offices, hotels, hospitals and retail spaces for top corporates including Apple, Citibank, Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, Reliance Industries, State Bank of India, Tata Group and Vodafone among others.

'Destiny of Shattered Dreams' is a debut in the genre of contemporary fiction. A fast-paced read that offers an insider's view into what goes on behind the glittering facade of corporate stardom, Destiny of Shattered Dreams is the tale of a brilliant young man's meteoric rise at business.

I am currently working on my second novel 'The Emissary'. Set in the 1940's in British India and Nazi Germany, the story draws a comparison between untouchability in India and anti-Semitism in Europe.

I also write poetries in English and Hindi. My first novel has five of my poetries originally written in Hindi. Born in 1977, I live in Mumbai with my wife Preeti and sons Shloak and Parv. You can reach me at nilesh@nileshrathod.in

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Meeting up new people and understanding cultures only to find how connected humanity has been all along

Interests

• meditation
• clubbing
• reading books
• startups
• world history
• writing poetry

Music, Movies, and Books

Lots.. This page is too small for all that I have read and life is too small for the list that remains. For each book I read, I find three more that I must read.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Written a book myself!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can talk till the cows come home, dance till I drop and can remain calm longer than you can irritate me.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, China, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Isle of Man, Italy, Luxembourg, Macao, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Monaco, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Scotland, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

India