I am a single male person. By profession, I am a civil engineer, working in State Government of Uttarakhand as Government Officer, currently working as Executive Enginer having posting at Dehradun, Uttarakhand.

By nature, I am caring, helpful and possess a pleasant personality.
I consider new ideas/concept/theories/thoughts very gracefully/ patiently and have the ability to appreciate. Philosophically, I am a dreamer (watch movie “Notting Hill”) and an ardent thinker. I am very rational and amazingly an emotional fellow with good sense of humour.

I would like to meet new people of different origin, culture, lifestyle, ethnicity, professions, thinking, etc. and to have an idea/ glimpse of different thoughts, ways of thinking, ideologies, lifestyle, personalities, ways of doing things, ways of approach, ways to tackle, problem solving skills, etc and a chance to appreciate the diversity.

This house is a Duplex House, with independent upper story (first floor) having separate access. I live with my parents at the ground floor of the house having 3 Bedrooms, 1 Drawing room, 1 big Living area, 1 Office room and 1 separate Servant/Garage/Store room. Father (77 years old) is retired and mother (70 years old) is a traditional housewife.
Guests will have free independent private first floor having air-conditioned big room around 375 sq fts with attached bathroom and kitchen. Guest can use my Car, Mo-Bike and Bike, freely. If guests are more in numbers, they can also use more rooms at ground floor. No exchange required, so come freely.
This house is located just below the forest hills and a 5 minute walk away from the woods/nature/forest.

The Dehradun city is located in the Doon Valley on the foothills of the Himalayas nestled between the river Ganges on the east and the river Yamuna on the west. The city is famous for its picturesque landscape (altitude 500m MSL) and slightly milder climate and provides a gateway to the surrounding region. It is well connected and in proximity to Himalayan tourist places like Mussoorie/Dhanolti/etc and adventure sports places like Auli (for skiing, trekking, etc)/Rishikesh (for bungee-jumping, water rafting, river side sand beach camps, trekking, etc )/ Tehri lake (for water sports)/Asan Barrage (water sports)/Uttarkashi (for mountaineering certified diploma course, trekking, etc) and the Hindu holy cities of Haridwar and Rishikesh (YOGA/Spiritual capital) along with the Himalayan pilgrimage circuit of Chota Char Dham.
You can visit Uttarakhand Tourism website, https://uttarakhandtourism.gov.in/ for information and booking of Tour's etc

Regards, Ashutosh Kumar.
Mobile/Whatsapp +919411717077, email: matashutosh@gmail.com

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To shake-up my daily routine by hosting travelers (who are appreciating the diversity of the world/earth by taking personal risks). To meet and appreciate the diversity of different personalities, cultures, etc. Travel from the comfort of home and to extract different ways of thinking, ideologies, lifestyle, personalities, ways of doing things, ways of approach, ways to tackle, problem solving skills, etc and a chance to appreciate the diversity.

Music, Movies, and Books

Movie: Notting Hill,
Music: Guns N Roses, Aerosmith, Jon Bon Jovi, etc
Books: written By Dr BR Ambedkar

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

At personal level: To appreciate the world. Amazing experience of becoming a personal butler to a guest for 3 days!
Professionally: Successfully completed ADB (Asian Development Bank) funded UEAP project for Uttarkashi region.

Teach, Learn, Share

Learn everything different/new to me. Teach Sociology of Indian sub-continent. Share a lot of information on various different topics.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Share food (currently my cook is dis-engaged), filtered/purified water, alcoholic-drinks, washing machine, fresh-clothes, sandals/shoes, TV, Music system, car/bike/mo-bike, computer, printer, Wi-Fi (internet), Yoga/Meditation session, medicine/money in case of emergency.
Can become a personal travel guide on holidays. Can offer guests to try local street food, drinks, market visits, nearby towns visits, visits to nature like mountains, rivers, streams, forests etc., only on holidays!
We can practice some yoga/meditation together.
Also we can share alcoholic-drinks/partying/crazy things like dancing on empty streets! if time permits!
Good Behavior. Help in simple things like washing clothes in machine, cooking assistant, etc

Countries I’ve Lived In

India