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Overview
About Me
CURRENT MISSION
To dirty my hands here - on this planet...so, the more opportunities I get to meet with all of you, the better.
PHILOSOPHY
Life is a red herring!
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
None. Yet.
Interests
Am a voracious reader of Indic, comparative religious, and eclectic literature; music - learn classical Indian vocal and the bamboo flute; avid hiker; in other, earlier avatars, have been a paraglider, rider...
- literature
- music
- hiking
- paragliding
Music, Movies, and Books
Books - Ah, too many to list but on top of my book-pile remains 'I am That' by Nisargadatta Maharaj; am a great fan of Frederick Forsyth, Sudhir Kakar, Wendy Doniger, Abraham Eraly, Peter Hopkirk, Hafez,the French Imagist poets...
Cinema - Great admirer of contemporary Iranian cinema, few Indian films, and generally, good world cinema...
Music - Love the music of Annapurna Devi, Nityanand Haldipur, Basant Kabra, Ali Akbar Khan, Ravi Shankar, Rasoolan Bai, Pink Floyd, Supertramp, some Beethoven (have not been trained in the classical western tradition, so limited appreciation)...
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
Jumped off a 80 foot hill without realizing that my glider had collapsed on one side - bust my tailbone. Another time, rode twenty kilometers with a broken vertebra! Saw lightning strike a rock and detonate it!
Teach, Learn, Share
I am good at interpersonal skills and possess tremendous facility with problem-solving; also connect with most topics that fall under the rubric of 'spiritual'.
Countries I’ve Visited
Canada, China, France, Germany, Kenya, Morocco, Nepal, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United Kingdom, Zambia
Countries I’ve Lived In
India, United States