I am a retired civil servant, after having worked for more than 30 years with the Uttar Pradesh state government.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet new people and learn about different cultures.

Though I have recently created a profile, I have been hosting travellers since 2013 with my family. The requests were earlier sent to my daughter Shivangi's account and later to my wife Manju's CS account.

I have hosted the following people at my home in Lucknow so far:
Rosanna — Denmark
Rina — Indonesia
Muyi — China
Hannah and Rike — Germany
Megan and Steve — UK
Miriam and Daniel — Spain and Ireland
Kris and Maria — Poland and Estonia
Sharmishtha and Chris — India
Aroa, Taha and Nur — Spain and Morocco
Giacomo — Italy
Arnee — Thailand

Interests

• literature
• cooking
• politics
• reading
• food

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies — Saving Private Ryan, Forrest Gump, Ben Hur, Godfather
Music — old Bollywood songs, Begum Akhtar, Malika Pukhraj, Munni Begum
Books — Rich Dad Poor Dad, Art of War

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Achieved several health goals in my 60s

Teach, Learn, Share

I would like to learn traditional, local recipes from your home country.

Countries I’ve Visited

Myanmar, Nepal, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

India