Mi casa es tu casa.. :)

Hello friends, I am an IT graduate who has quit his job for traveling. I am passionate about trekking, photography, history and cinema. Apart from that I love cooking, sketching, driving and listening to music. A true art lover at heart and an explorer of the world. I am also a little into astronomy and astro-photography. I love to meet new people, make new friends and have an enriching culture exchange between them. I am just back from a one-year-long trip across India surfing the unexplored areas and gathering diverse experiences.

I keep trying new things. Learning to play a few instruments like the uke, djembe and happy drum. Researching on a Japanese meditation technique called Forest bathing to heal through nature. Recently I have been obsessed with learning Spanish and trying Middle Eastern recipes. Would love it if you could help me improve my Spanish..

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

As I mentioned earlier, I love to meet new people and make new friends around the world. I feel traveling with different people gives us a lot of knowledge and experience about the far away lands and living with local people in their own lands gives us a very firsthand experience of that place. Hence, couch surfing!

Interests

• arts
• photography
• sketching
• cooking
• traveling
• astronomy
• history
• solo travel
• films
• trekking
• short films
• driving
• foreign films
• street photography

Music, Movies, and Books

Favourite music is Bollywood, Sufi and Indian folk.
Favourite movies are Ship of Theseus, Inception, Memento, Harry Potter, Gangs of Wasseypur, Rang De Basanti, Udaan, Masaan, etc.. Favourite directors are Christopher Nolan, Martin Scorsese, Anurag Kashyap, Imtiaz Ali, Anand Gandhi, etc.
Favourite books are Shantaram, The kite runner, Dean Koontz novels, etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Backpacked across entire India with my girlfriend for one whole year on a shoe string budget - 40,000 km in 365 days
- Held a solo exhibition of my photographs and bagged some prestigious awards
- Held various talks for CRPF jawans, NCC cadets and college students
- Planted over 1000 trees throughout India
- Visited 150 schools spreading the message of 'Avoid plastic - use alternatives'
- Volunteered in various hostels, farms and eco-projects in India and Nepal
- Built a house completely by using mud, wood, rock and limestone - zero cement, zero steel
- Trekked to over 250 forts in Maharashtra and to the Himalayas twice
- Appeared on various media houses - print, radio and television (Pune Mirror, Maharashtra Times, Sakal, Big FM, Akashwani, Radio FTII, Zee 24 Taas)
- Learnt a musical instrument and performed on stage
- Currently going around India once again - only by hitchhiking

Teach, Learn, Share

I can provide some basic lessons in Photography. I can teach you how to brew wine from fruits. I have contacts across India and can help you plan your trip as you wish..
I can share my travel experiences
I would love to learn your culture, language, try new cuisines, etc.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Help in daily chores and lots of love!

Countries I’ve Visited

India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, Malaysia, Sri Lanka