I am a believer who believes a world without borders. I love exploring; new ideas, people, places, food, and experiences. One day, I hope to have travelled to all countries :)

Professionally, I work in public policy space and passionate about education, healthcare and social justice.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I was going to Finland in first week of May in 2018 and therefore I started asking my friends how to go about having an amazing experience. That's how I got to know about Couchsurfing. I am quite amazed at the beauty of the initiative.

While in Finland and Sweden, I met some of the most amazing people, was hosted by a Finnish and Romanian couple, Iraqi refugee, Syrian refugee and Swedes. The experience was humbling, and educating. It gave me a chance go experience new cultures and hear so many stories.It is they who made my trip memorable and I shall always remember them fondly.

I believe all people should have such experiences and therefore I am excited to host people and look forward to being hosted in my next travels.

Interests

Journalism, Social Movements, Politics, History, Public Policy, Child Rights, Education, Local Governance, Elections, Sociology

• civil rights
• education
• human rights
• politics
• movies
• history
• journalism
• public policy
• travel
• people
• social movements

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:
To Kill A Mocking Bird by Harper Lee
Power of Habits by Charles Duhigg
Deep Work by Cal Newport
Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Dorris Kearns Goodwin
Nudge by Richard Thaler & Cass Sunstein
Development As Freedom by Amartya Sen
Dear Mrs. Naidu by Mathangi Subramanian
David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell
The Life of Mahatma by Louis Fischer
Poor Economics by Abhijit Banerjee & Esther Duflo
Freedom At Night by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre,
My Experiments With Truth by Mahatma Gandhi
The Low Land by Jhumpa Lahiri

Movie:
The Lord of the Rings Series, Invictus, Lincoln, Insidious, An Insignificant Man, Pink Panther, Hungama, Freedom Writers, Welcome, Schindler's List, Milk, The Boy In Striped Pyjamas, Harry Potter Series, The Great Debaters, Shawshank Redemption, 12 Angry Men, The Pursuit of Happyness, The Dark Night, Titanic, Saving Private Ryan, Forrest Gump, Gangs of Wasseypur, The Reader, Into the Wild, JFK, Dead Poet Society, Hotel Rwanda and many more.

TV Series:
Friends, House of Cards, Crown, Boston Legal, Big Bang Theory, Yes Minister, Sarabhai Vs. Sarabhai, and Newsroom

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Did skydiving from 14000 feet in Spain

Have done paragliding from Asia's best site (Bir-Billing, Himachal Pradesh) and Ziplining in India's most popular site (Neemrana)

FYI: I am acrophobic.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I would not be able to take you around the city though I am happy to help you. I would love to have lovely conversations at dinner and beer.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

India