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  • Fluent in English, German, Hindi; learning Urdu
  • 41, Male
  • Member since 2013
  • Director, Photographer, DJ
  • I went to law School, but sometime in the middle, I knew ...
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About Me

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Meeting great people...
Travelling the world...
And all the philosophical 'baggage' that goes with those statements... :)

Interests

Travel, Film, Photography, Languages, Politics, Electronic Music, Blues, DJs, Technology, Science Fiction, World War-II, Global Pop-culture, Literature, Food, Matchbook Covers ....

  • culture
  • literature
  • photography
  • dining
  • cooking
  • indian food
  • drinking
  • politics
  • technology
  • movies
  • tv
  • traveling
  • music
  • electronic music
  • blues
  • history
  • languages
  • science

Music, Movies, and Books

Too many to count generally...
But off the top of my head...

MUSIC-
Thievery Corporation, Marvin Gaye, Sebastien Leger, Dousk, James Zabiela, Ludovico Einaudi, Clinton Cerejo, D-Nox & Beckers, Swedish House Mafia, John Williams, Cafe` Del Mar, Clint Mansell, Scott & Brendo, Passenger++++

FILMS-
Drive, Warrior, Magic Mike, Blue Valentine, The Dark Knight(Trilogy), The Bourne Trilogy, The Lunchbox, Lost in Translation, Black Hawk Down, Fury, Zodiac, No Country for Old Men, Top Gun, Man on Fire, Million Dollar Arm, Oceans 11,12,13, Psycho, The Social Network, Ted, American Gangster, Margin Call, Reservoir Dogs, Mud++++

TV-
True Detective, House of Cards, Sherlock, The Sopranos, The Americans, Homeland, Friends, Game of Thrones, 30 Rock, Mad Men, Arrested Development, Modern Family, SNL ++++

BOOKS-
100 Years of Solitude, Hamlet, City of Djinns, 3000 Miles to Freedom, River God, Eagle in the Sky, The Luminaries, Harry Potter(All of em'), The Collected works of Arthur Conan Doyle, The Da Vinci Code, The Diary of Anne Frank+++

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

If not amazing...But a recent 'cool-ish' thing I've done would be--

-- Shot & Directed an entire 12 part TV Series on the history and antecedents of Indian food with a number of historic-Royal Families from India. Check the promo link below--

https://vimeo.com/81700827

Teach, Learn, Share

Well, I can teach you a little-bit about Indian culture, how to cook some really tasty Indian food and some photography... :)

I'd really like to learn as many languages as possible from the people I meet.

What I Can Share with Hosts

As a guest, I'd be happy to share...

--Music
--Films
--Camera
--Laptop
--Drinks & Whiskey Shots :)
--Experiences :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Lithuania, Malaysia, Netherlands, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Thailand, United Arab Emirates

Countries I’ve Lived In

India

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