CURRENT MISSION

To live life to the fullest and hence pouring out wine to the brim of my glass.

ABOUT ME

Fun, cheerful, laughing and smiling and I definitely love dancing!
A bright sunny day reminds me of myself and I like to get inspired by others.

PHILOSOPHY

I believe in living every moment as life is short and hence, we shouldn't take it for granted!
One must think positive at least try to and everything seems to get easier and fall into place.
Finally, when a person discovers his/her talent or the god's gift that one has, he/she shouldn't leave it. Betraying your talent is betraying yourself. That will be the only constant thing in life for which you can live for!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

give some time to it!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

GREAT!! knowledgeable!
Got to meet people from different cultures and I seem to know more about other cultures now, and their lifestyle, experiences, likes and dislikes!

Interests

Firstly,I am dancing most of the time...I am an Indian Classical Dancer (KATHAK)and I have been practicing Kathak for 17 years now. Would love to learn other new forms of dance(Western and Eastern).
Secondly,my interest lies in painting...Initially I would do water colour painting, now I am focusing on Oil Painting.
Thirdly, I love playing Football (soccer) and Badminton. Played football for my School and College Teams. Would love to play anytime given the chance.
Fourthly, I enjoy taking pictures of old architecture, historical places, new cultures or cultures that I have not known. Love capturing the reality and its beauty.
Fifthly, I love History, Historical Places, Ancient Places, Ancient facts and more n more history about the world! So much there is that we still don't know about! It's history that has made the world what it is today!
Finally, love watching classical movies(any language), theaters, classical music shows(Western & Eastern)
Egyptian Mythology, ancients facts and the history of Egypt fascinates me!
I love reading up articles, books, journals and book on Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology and Philosophy. These all deal with the human relations, behaviours and the evolution of society!

• wildlife
• arts
• books
• architecture
• beauty
• dancing
• wine
• movies
• reading
• socializing
• painting
• music
• classical music
• soccer
• badminton
• anthropology
• history
• psychology
• sociology
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

MOVIES- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,
The Silence of the Lambs,
Hannibal,
Finding Neverland,
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas,
Balibo,
Welcome to Sarajevo,
Scent of a Woman,
Eastern Promises,
The Sound of Music,
Indiana Jones,
Across the Universe,
The Pianist,
Hotel Rwanda,
Center Stage,
Dirty Dancing,
Back to the Future,
Remember the Titans,
Seven Years in Tibet,
Black Book,
Ten Commandment,
Forrest Gump,
The Pursuit of Happyness,
Terminator(1,2,3),
Warhorse and many many more!

Music- Sting,
Bob Dylan,
Bob Marley,
Yanni,
Coldplay,
U2,
John William Coltrane,
jack Johnson,
Carlos Sanatana,
Harry Belafonte,
John Mayer.
Brazilian, Mexican, Spanish, African, Arabic music.
Would love to hear music of other places in the world. (Dance and Music goes hand in hand)

Books- Egyptian Dawn,
Ayn Rand,
Tuesdays with Morrie,
The Alchemist,
Wilbur Smith- The Egyptian Novels and
History books on different Civilsations, World Wars and the evolution of Society.
Books on Sociology (Weber, Durkheim, Marx, etc), on Anthropology and philosophy.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

When I had visited the Kanha National Park (wildlife Sanctuary), there was a moment when I was sitting on an Elephant watching a Tiger five steps away and the Tiger looked right into my eyes and I was doing the same. This happened for about 10 seconds and I couldn't move my eyes away from his. They say never look into a tiger's eye and now I know why! Its so powerful that you cant avoid it, it holds you like a magnet. I was taking a picture of him and I couldn't for those few seconds as my hands started shaking!
Even today when I close my eyes and think of that moment I can never forget those eyes glaring into me!

My second moment of awestruck was in Gopalpur, Orissa (India), where I had gone to observe the Olive Ridley Turtles by the seaside. I was with four other people and we spent the whole night, midnight, early morning, till 12 noon on the beach. We could see baby turtles coming out of the sand moving towards the sea! It was the breeding season when the baby turtles come out of their closed world and sails off into the sea to see a whole new world!
It was one of my best experiences ever!
At midnight we sat there on the beach, with only the moonlight and the stars and the foamy waves in front of us. At that moment I realised that the moonlight was so powerful and it generated enough light to see with our bare eyes in the dark! We could see everything and most importantly we could see that as the moonlight became prominent(towards midnight) the turtles started to breakthrough the sand, popping out from underneath and moving towards the sea. The moon light fell in such a way that it led the turtles to the sea with its light! It was a beautiful and heart-touching moment to feel!
Next morning, the baby turtles who couldn't find their way to the sea, were put into the sea by us and the other local and foreign people who came in the morning to watch and help them.
And I am yet to meet more moments that leave me awestruck!

Teach, Learn, Share

I would love to share. teach. and learn Dance!
I will be delighted to share and teach Indian classical Dance (kathak) and would love to learn other forms of dance from every corner on Earth!
The same goes with Painting. Would love to meet painters or anyone who is into any form of art and craft and would like to give in return whatever knowledge I have in Painting (oil preferably) and other handworks.
Learn about the history of other places, gain more knowledge about other cultures as it fascinates me!
Finally, get inspired by the people I meet!

Countries I’ve Visited

Egypt, Singapore, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

India

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