ABOUT ME

Hello! My name is Shirish and currently living with my family in the city of Bangalore, India. I did my studies mostly in India before heading to Fribourg, Switzerland for my PhD in biochemistry. I stayed in Fribourg for approx. 6 years. I am working as a scientist (postdoctoral fellow) at a biological institute in India. I like to spend time with my friends and family and share my thoughts on different topics. I just get excited with many new and different stuffs be it in my research, cooking, sports etc.

Interests

Life is short! and there are so many things which I want to do in life :) I like to invest my time in sports like tennis, cricket. I have recently started learning french but right now its rudimentary. I love hiking. For me its the best thing I discovered when I came to Fribourg. I feel happy and content in mountains!

• singing
• documentaries
• dining
• cooking
• movies
• investing
• hiking
• sports
• cricket
• tennis
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Serpico, Godfather, Swades, Lagaan, Midnight in Paris, Beautiful mind, Munich, Avatar, Keeping the faith etc.

Train, Eagles, Dire Straits, The boy, A.R. Rahman, Pt. Ravi Shankar(Sitar), Zakir Hussain(Tabla), Bryan Adams, Police, Bruce Sprinsteen, Coldplay

Life of Pi, The God of small things, The double helix, Five point someone, The Hobbit

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

It was in India. I was doing my masters in Vellore, Tamil Nadu (a southern state in India). I came from the north part and if someone is already to India, he/she knows how much different the north and south are! For me too even though i am living in the same country :) i was so surprised but I was in love with everything there in the end :) yes food was amazing !

Second experience was also in India which left me fascinated and that passion I am still continuing here in Fribourg. I never saw big mountains (except in movies and documentaries) as I used to live in plains (Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh). It was in 2009 when I finished my masters in Vellore and with some friends we planned to hike one of the mountains in south India. The place was Munnar. We started very early like 6 in the morning and reached top in 3 hours. The view was so amazing. One side of the mountain you can see tea plantation (very organized) and one side is spice plantation (unorganized) ! beautiful :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, France, Germany, Ireland, Spain, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, Switzerland