CURRENT MISSION

working towards gender and youth empowerment in Rajasthan

ABOUT ME

Difficult to describe. Great wife and mother, enthusiastic learner, avid traveller, fundraiser for girl education and health, poetess and science writer. gardener and trekker. love to travel and meet other responsible travellers, help and volunteer in various ngos with their work. teacher of science in a college where exchange students get to meet and study hindi and other courses.

PHILOSOPHY

earth is the only place we know so enjoy and save it for the future

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Help travellers specially women get a holistic view of the place, invite them for coffee and chat, make itinerary and help with bed and board, travel modes,etc. Couch abailable for single seniour women travellers. I also help with volunteership in local places here like orphanages, village and slum schools, animal shelters and encourage them to donate their time and skills too.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

last year in jalori pass in himachal pradesh in india we had a great time at ghiagi village with geeta and her kids. its a remote village but a beautiful one. hanging on a pepper vine in alleppy.

Interests

cuisines and cultures of the world, natural resource management, helping marginalised people and marketing their skills.

lost tribes and peoples

alternative therapies, foods that heal,forgoten indians, books and books....

• animals
• arts
• writing
• books
• education
• cooking
• coffee
• walking
• traveling
• teaching
• science
• volunteering
• tours
• rivers
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

bob dylan
m.s subbalaxmi, robindro songeet
indian ocean
books----shantaram, holy cow, life of pi.
movie--gandhi, sound of music

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

olive ridley turtles in the sunderbans, nilgiri tahr roaming the hills at munnar.
walked the source of the mighty ganges and yamuna rivers.
Picking spirulina from a salt lake
rolling on the tea gardens of darjeeling.

Teach, Learn, Share

spirulina cultivation, cooking indian curries and daal, learning about sustainable solutions for energy, how to prevent water shortages/crisis. also exchange ideas about teaching people skills and how to earn livlihoods through them. Empowering youth in biodiversity and nature conservation.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Walking tours of city. Water harvesting practices in desert. Flora and faunal visits nearby

Textile and art exhibits tour. Visit to women centre and child rescue centre

Visit to salt pans and flamingo watching

Queen well at Abhaneri near Agra

Countries I’ve Visited

Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

India

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