I am a God-fearing person and devotee of Lord Krishna. I am living with my family in the White Chapel suburb of East London. I spend three to four months every year in India near Mumbai as all our relatives are there. And I do some social work there. When in India, I give my Indian address. Despite of my limitations, drawbacks and shortcomings, I try to contribute to the under previlage children.

Please don't mistake me for Dr. Dilip Joshi from Mumbai. In fact there are six gentlemen on the Couch Surfing App ( check Member Search in Setting) with the same name : DILIP JOSHI!!

And I am going to meet all of them some time and find out what is common among us except the name!

I follow the Hindu Philosophy of one Earth one family. All humans have the same pain, sufferings, joy and desire to be accepted, then why discrimination?

I was working in a primary school of London Borough of Tower Hamlet. I started to work for salary of GBP 8 per week! But I was happy.

I came to UK long ago as a Bramhin Priest in Leicester. Then educated myself. I paid EMI/Rent for this 2 BHK Council flat to the LBTH, London for 42 years. Now I just pay for the maintenance. It is a working class area full of our people from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Afganistan, Jamaica, Africa and very few white people.

I volunteered to help the orphanage and Institutes for mentally challenged children in London. I have mentally retarded son at home.

Recently my grown-up two children shifted to Kent and Leicester after marriage.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to meet travelers and spread message of universal love and Hinduism.

Interests

Not too expensive or money consuming interests as such. I try to keep life as simple as possible. Don't leave too many carbon foot prints on the Earth

• camping
• travelling
• museums
• good conversation
• philosophizing
• birdwatching
• library
• reading,
• ancient greek philosophy

Music, Movies, and Books

Indian classical music. Books on travel. Movies like Navrang 1959.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Visited Kailash Sarovar Lake in 1999.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach Indian culture. Learn Gujarati. Share good vibes with all.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Typical Hinduism cultural aspects, vegetarian food in Bramhin home, prayers, celestial bliss from the Lord Vithoba.

Countries I’ve Visited

India, Indonesia, United Arab Emirates, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, India, United Kingdom