CURRENT MISSION

engaging with people from the global south

ABOUT ME

At 4'10.5" I'm one of the shortest people I know.

I love animals. And films. And works of fiction. And conversations.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

meet people, talk-talk-talk, explore the city with 'em

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

has been very positive. Have met many wonderful people, had numerous enlightening conversations and a lot of fun

Interests

cats and dogs, movies, books, meeting new people, old buildings, travelling, feminism, politics, animal rights, development issues, and so on...

• animals
• cats
• dogs
• books
• photography
• womens rights
• cocktails
• vegetarian
• politics
• movies
• traveling
• socializing
• snorkeling
• hinduism

Music, Movies, and Books

The Royal Tenenbaums, Le Fabuleux Destin D'Amelie Poulain, A Bout De Souffle, Machuca, No Man's Land, Jaane Bhi Do Yaro, Om Shanti Om, Ijazaat, Share Chuattor, Ojantrik, Agontuk, The Truman Show, Coffee and Cigarettes, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Cesky Sen, Makdee, Le Ballon Rouge, Hot Fuzz, Hazaron Khwahishein Aisi, Withnail and I, Pulp Fiction, Shrek (1 and 2), Peter and the Wolf, Anne Hall, Sleeper, Wristcutters: A Love Story, 8 and 1/2, Ladri Di Biciclette, Motorcycle Diaries, Lost in Translation, The Adventures of Priscilla: Queen of the Desert, Mirch Masala, Marvin's Room, Kramer vs Kramer, etc, etc.

Simon and Garfunkel, Cake, Joan Baez, Cohen, Coldplay, Nico, Nick Drake, Weezer, Don Mclean, Bangla, Arnob, Sahana Bajpaie, The Wallflowers, Indian Ocean, Chandrabindoo, Mohiner Ghoraguli, Junoon, Rabindrasangeet, certain OSTs and other random stuff

Stuff by Tagore, Pratchett, Marquez, Borges, Angela Carter, Amitav Ghosh, Toni Morrison, Salman Rushdie, Jose Saramago, Milan Kundera, Douglas Adams, Sue Townsend, Murakami Haruki, Italo Calvino, Ursula le Guin, Lemony Snicket, Gosciny and Uderzo, Arundhati Roy, Sylvia Plath, Virginia Woolf, Nabarun Bhattacharyya, Narayan Gangopadhyay, Sharadindu Bondyapadhyay, and many many more.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

~unborn kittens turning somersaults in the ma cat's belly
~Casa Mila, Barcelona
~the total solar eclipse, October, 1995
~managing to have intense conversations in broken English aided by hand gestures and Google translate with Iranian friends
~A land-route aid caravan from Delhi through Iran, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt and into Gaza.
~The Buddhist and Hindu temples around Siem Reap
~Snorkeling in the Andaman Seas and spotting a teeensy octopus which hid behind the corals and changed colours!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach Bangla and English. Want to learn French and Spanish.
I can impart my basic (and practical) veterinary knowledge to anyone who's interested. For eg, I know how to cure maggot wounds or give injections to dogs and cats.
I can share my movies and books with you (provided they are handled carefully). I can talk endlessly about movies and fiction with anyone who is similarly excited about them.
I would like to learn how to prepare some basic cocktails and some simple vegetarian dishes.
I can share my experience of working in villages (of West Bengal)especially those torn by political violence .
Want to learn the basics of photography as well.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Brazil, Cambodia, France, Germany, India, Iran, Italy, Lebanon, Netherlands, Palestine, Spain, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, Netherlands

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