Reader, writer, wanderer, socialist, dreamer

My interests lie in graffiti and street art, in the immense potential that translation holds for any language, literature and/or culture, and in gender, queer and body studies -- I read up on them, write about them, practice them on a daily basis.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Further Edit: This is for the gentlemen whom I've never met and will never meet -- kindly do not send me random friend requests without even caring to introduce yourselves. No, you are not my friend and I'm not likely to befriend your kind anyway, so, stop spamming please.

Later edit: A. I am not on Couchsurfing to gratify your fantasies or make your sorry dreams come true, so please learn to use the platform better before sending me a message.
B. If you are not audacious enough to - at least - use your real name on your profile here I am not audacious enough to share my space with you. Kinky Person, Cutie Pie, Mad Max and the like, kindly do not expect me to host you.

I am on Couchsurfing to explore and help explore -- not just places, but people, politics and possibilities as well.

I joined Couchsurfing a month before traveling to London a few years ago and this is a good time to let the world know that I met some of the most interesting people in London through this platform, people with whom I can now call friends. While I've not stayed with couchsurfers yet, I've met up folks in different countries/ cities, and I must admit I've been pleasantly surprised by what this website has to offer.

Interests

• humanities
• writing
• literature
• street art
• music festivals
• reading
• music
• live music
• gender studies
• reading books
• feminism
• graffiti
• socialism
• translating
• translation
• creative writing
• queer theory

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: The Great Gatsby, The Bluest Eye, Wuthering Heights, The English Patient

Music: Coke Studio (Pakistan and India), Adele, Within Temptation, Daughter, Sia, Poets of the Fall

Movies: Brokeback Mountain, Blue Valentine, Pather Panchali, Masaan

(among others -- these lists can never be complete)

What I Can Share with Hosts

My keen interest in food and photography and human rights -- go on food walks, try cuisines, cook, learn, explore the sun and moonshine.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, England, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Nepal, Scotland, Singapore, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, United States