I've just discovered this platform and I promise I'll make a longer more appealing section very very soon! For starters, I'm 23 years old. And I'm doing a lot more things than I can keep track of. I'm a storyteller, with a performance arts collective called Kommune. Which means a large part of what I do, is travel around the country (mostly with sponsors on board putting me up in some fancy ass hotels). I'm an entrepreneur, and co-founder of a project called Beatmap, which is a platform that puts together some really cool, secret house parties, with curated strangers, plenty of stories, a little bit of magic and a lot of music (and of course beers). I also give corporate trainings, talk at colleges, public gatherings, consult on investment portfolios (I can go on but let's not make this a dull CV).

I love trying out new things. And this is my new thing for the month! I cook occasionally. Love beer (so that I can neutralise my fitness regime and be eternally unfit).

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love the idea of travel. Never really been a great fan of actual travel though. Let's see if this platform helps with that!

A large part of my job right now, involves travelling to new cities and just exploring the city. I believe each city has a life of its own and decoding that character that a city is, is very important for me before putting together an intimate session over there. Hotels don't give me stories. Or new people to meet. As introverted as I am, I'm gonna take this leap of faith and see how this turns out!

Interests

• poetry
• beer
• fitness
• music
• live music
• spoken word
• psychology
• storytelling
• party
• conversation

Music, Movies, and Books

My music taste is super erratic. And honestly, it largely depends on the weather. If I look at what is heavy rotation on my playlist, it's a mix of Ben Howard, Linkin Park and Jay Z. Ankur Tewari is one of my favourite independent musicians from India (this has nothing to do with him being my co-founder). Parvaz is another absolutely lovely Indian band I love listening to.

Cinema Paradiso, I remember living in that movie for a few days after. Same case with Midnight in Paris. I watched Up in the air a long time ago as a kid, and recently rewatched it and realised how much impact that movie sub consciously had on me.

Grew up reading Enid Blyton (thought it was a man for the longest time) and that's the only reason I am where I am. Graduated on to the world of Harry Potter. Had a whole crime novel phase where I was engulfed in Mary Higgins Clark and Perry Mason. Recently, I've been reading some non fiction. Steve Jobs and Zero to One are the two I am on right now.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've given a Tedx talk. I hope that counts.

For me though, the most amazing thing I'd have done, is sip on beer on Saturday night, listen to music and talked to a bunch of strangers. And then I built a start up out of all those things I enjoyed doing on a Saturday night.

What I Can Share with Hosts

A lot of stories. Also, I can play Wonderwall on the guitar (should add that to my CV).