CURRENT MISSION

Connect with as many people as possible

ABOUT ME

Unconventional, free spirited, and a risk taker.I was an entrepreneur after i left my job and decided on starting something on my own. i am writing a novel now. Struggling with it; struggle has become my middle name.Love to travel by road, recently completed a crazy overnight driving trip from Mumbai to Goa and back( drove over 1300 kms in 3 days)

PHILOSOPHY

Live the moment.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I provide information to travellers and members; meet people over coffee to discuss cultures across globe, attend meetings and hosting.

My itinerary of things to do in Bombay

South Bombay

Food and drink
• Leopold Cafe made famous by Shantaram ...a little expensive (Colaba)
• Eat at Bademiyan food joint after 9pm
• Beer from Gokul
• Britannia Cafe for Parsi food (Ballard Estate)
• Koyla (for Sheesha)

Art
• Ncpa at Nariman Point
• NGMA opposite Regal Cinema (Colaba)
• Prince Charles Museum
• Jehangir and several art galleries

Historic & Religious Places
• Gateway of India & Taj Hotel (Colaba)
• Bombay High Court (Fort)
• Haji Ali (Mahalaxmi)
• Siddhi Vinayak temple (Prabhadevi)
• Elephanta islands (from Gateway of India)

Hustle and Bustle of the big city
• CST railway station
• Churchgate station in the peak hours to witness the population of the city, especially platform no. 3 or 4.
• Dhobi ghaat (Mahalaxmi)

Beach, Bazaar and other
• Chowpatty beach
• Crawford Market
• Chor Bazaar
• Hanging gardens (eagle's eye view of Marine Drive after 7pm)

West Bombay

Food, bar, walk and sunset
• Bandstand (Bandra)
• Carter road (Bandra)
• Candies food joint (Bandra)
• Janta Bar (Extremely loud @Bandra)
• Big Nasty (Bandra)
• Firangi Paani (Wednesday) drinks free for ladies till 10 pm (Bandra)
• Mount Mary Church (Bandra)

Shopping
• Linking Road (shoppers paradise @Bandra)
• Hill Road (Bandra)
• Lokhandwala complex (Lokhandwala)

Street food and gyration
• Street food in front of Bandra post office
• Juhu Beach for Indian chaat and Pav bhaji
• Bonobo (Bandra)
• Trilogy at Sea Princess hotel for nightlife (very expensive @Juhu)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Hosted 5 couchsurfers at one time, throughly enjoyed it and wuld recommend others to try it as well.Hosted:Australiahttp://www.couchsurfing.org/people/quintet/Polandhttp://www.couchsurfing.org/people/amandapl/Russiahttp://www.couchsurfing.org/people/alexdavydov/http://www.couchsurfing.org/people/tonymetton/http://www.couchsurfing.org/people/gutnikova/New Zealandhttp://www.couchsurfing.org/people/rafael108/Francehttp://www.couchsurfing.org/people/pleonasmes/Surfed:No surfing experience yet
visited 25 states (71.4%)Create your own visited map of India or website vertaling duits?

Interests

Trekking 2 of the best treks1.Triund Trek (you keep trekking for hours and then you reach the top and get the first look at the mountain behind with the remarkable sunset time view, incredible feeling)2.Chopta-Tungnath-Chandrashila Trek (one of the most scenic treks a person can find)River raftingHave Rafted through grade 4 rapid in the ganges. I am feeling suicidal and want to do a grade 6 rapid.Travelling in the mountainsTook a trip to gurudongmar in sikkim (half frozen lake situated at an atitude of 17100 feet, wow)MoviesI have watched more than 10000 movies during my life time.SportsI used to play tennis, football and cricket in my youth. Now i only watch them :P

• arts
• writing
• books
• dining
• beer
• coffee
• nightlife
• drinking
• shopping
• movies
• traveling
• socializing
• surfing
• cricket
• soccer
• tennis
• entrepreneurship
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies Any good movie, but hate to repeat movies already seenBooksNon fiction books big fan of Michael Lewis

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I saw 3 tigers who were about to attack it's prey from a distance of 2 meters at Bandhavgarh National Park.
Why it is amazing?
To judge that you need to look at this video where a tiger attack the mahout on elephant.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0kzdu_wTM0
And i also held a cub of pather in my arms.

Teach, Learn, Share

TeachSomethingLearn Anything. But if somebody can teach me M-theory i will be really grateful Share Everything

Countries I’ve Visited

Nepal, Singapore

Countries I’ve Lived In

India