Ear, Nose, Throat and Head & Neck Surgeon .
Born and Work in Cochin,south India.
Doing Social Service .

Now sabbatical, Traveling,Reading and Writing.
Quarter century of Globetrotting and rediscovering India.
Visited all 7 continents including Antarctica.
Visited Antarctica with Quark Expeditions in December 2013.
57 countries.
In between mastered half a dozen languages.

Travel History

2016
January - Spain & Portugal
May/June -USA & Canada

2015
Feb -Ecuador,Bolivia and Chile

July/Aug -Kailas Manas Sarovar Yatra. 9 th Batch via Lipulekh Pass.Conducted by MEA (Ministry of External Affairs.Govt.of India).

2014
May / June - USA ,Peru & Machu Picchu

2013
March - Turkey & Georgia
July/August - Italy & Vatican

December - Antarctica & Argentina

2012
Jan/Feb - Ethiopia
May - Russia
October - Japan.

2011
Vietnam,USA,Mexico,Costa Rica and Nicaragua .

2009/2010 Iran,Taiwan,Indonesia,Syria,Jordan,
UAE.

2008- visited Latin America Brazil,Paraguay,Argentina,Uruguay and Chile,solo,with a back pack.

Published 4 Books.

'Mekkongile Malsyam' ( Mekong Fish)
March 2008.

'Dakshinaayana Kaalam'( 'Southward Bound ')
December 2010.

' Samkrama sooryante Nizhal'
( The shadow of Transitting Sun),
March 2012.

My 4 th Book
'Ven Samkholikalude Pranaya Theeram',
is about my journey through Chile.It is the last Book on my trilogy on South America. It is about my Love affair with poems of Pablo Neruda and Hispanic literature.
Published by Chintha Publishers in July 2014.

'Ven Samkholikalude Pranaya Theeram' was awarded ' KV Surendranath ' Award of C.Achutha Menon Foundation for the Best Travelogue published in Malayalam in the last 5 years.

Now in my atelier crafting my maiden venture in English, 'Shadow of Winter Solstice' and another Book about my travel in Antarctica.

Writing a column regularly for Mathrubhumi Yathra Travel Magazine.
April 2016 featured ' Porto in Portugal' and June 2016 issue has writing on 'La Paz' , Capital of Bolivia in South America.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Living Differently.

Interests

As a Human being one should know from Abstract Algebra to Zen Buddhism. Specialization is meant for Insects. Insects only Specialize.

• writing
• reading
• travel
• learning languages
• meeting new people
• social anthropology

Music, Movies, and Books

Books
1. Tristes Tropiques By Claude Levi Strauss
2. Invisible Cities By Italo Calvino

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Living with Guarani Indians of Paraguay.

What I Can Share with Hosts

The Culture of Kerala

Countries I’ve Visited

Antarctica

Countries I’ve Lived In

India