CURRENT MISSION

Not to have one..

WHAT I DO

I am an independent researcher working on different projects related to environment especially water and waste water management, lakes , water bodies. And solar waste management.
Also work sometimes on open source software and hardware projects. And historical linguistics.
Currently working on an open source hardware project and a history of saurashtrians.
Have donned various hats in the past: Electronics engineer, Organic Farmer, Academic, Traveler..

ABOUT ME

The usual bla..Open, Friendly, etc etc..Quiet some times and some times not..Depending on the company...

Love listening to peoples stories, experiences, perspectives, travels,
Love Animals..Ethical and environmental vegan..Believe in need-based simple living..
Love loooong train journeys...
Love second hand book markets and shops, and can spend hours there..

PHILOSOPHY
யாதும் ஊரே!! யாவரும் கேளிர்!!
Literally means all towns are like my own, and all people like my kin..

Simplicity, Openness, Acceptance

Warum ich bei Couchsurfing bin

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
Would love to host..

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
Have been couch surfing in europe and most recently in Iran, and had really really great experiences..

Interessen

Mountains, Beaches, Waves...Small things..Vegan cooking...
A lot more, except may be Horror Movies, Very loud music, and Fast Thrill rides..

• animals
• books
• cooking
• vegan
• movies
• traveling
• cycling
• hiking
• volunteering
• mountains

Musik, Filme und Bücher

Compulsive movie watcher... and a voracious reader...Too many to list here...

Love Hayao Miyazaki, Before Sunrise and set, Once...and dark comedies..
Tamil: Soodhu kavvum

Eine tolle Erfahrung, die ich gemacht habe

Watched a slender loris - A shy creature of the wild in South India.

Spent a month working for food on farms in Central India - No money, no credit card - Just my face and the trust of the villagers helped me!

Lehren, lernen, teilen

Can teach an Indian dish veganized.
Can teach an Indian language slightly anglicized!

Was ich mit Gastgebern teilen kann

A hug, a meal, a simple gift from my home town and loads of laughs (hopefully)

Länder, die ich besucht habe

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Iran, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, United States

Länder, in denen ich gelebt habe

Germany, India, Spain, United States