CURRENT MISSION

Maximize my utility.

ABOUT ME

fluctuate unpredictably between intro and extrovert;love music, reading, debating, meeting people from different parts of the globe and travelling and the whole 'not-resisting-the-unknown...'

PHILOSOPHY

"Someday, before it ends, your entire life will flash in front of your eyes. Make sure its worth watching."

"Sacred cows make the best hamburger."

"Die Welt ist ein Buch. Wer nie reist, seht nur eine Seite davon."
- Aurelius Augustinus

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Made amazing friends here from across the globe. For more of that.

Interests

Travelling, Reading, Football

• movies
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• bouldering
• music
• soccer
• cartography
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Atonement-Ian McEwan; The God Delusion-Richard Dawkins; Song of Ice And Fire-George R R Martin; The Argumentative Indian- Amartya Sen,Zen and the Art of motorcycle maintenance-Robert Pirsig, Basic Economics-Thomas Sowell, the code book-Simon Singh, the big bang-Simon Singh, Surely you're joking, Mr. Feynman- Richard Feynman, The Reader- Bernhard Schlink, The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini

Movies- Sawshank, Schindler's List, Scent Of A Woman, As Good As It Gets, American History X, Der Untergang , Reservoir dogs, Annie hall, Das Leben Der Anderen , Pan's Labyrinth, Pulp Fiction, Inglorious Basterds, Auf der anderen Seite, Eternal sunshine of a spotless mind, Gangs of Wasseypur, Zwartboek, Ship of Theseus, Love Sex Aur Dhokha

Shows- Boston Legal, The Wire, Breaking Bad, first three seasons of HOUSE, Yes Prime Minister, Coupling

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

On top of Kudremukha peak which is the second highest peak in the state of Karnataka

Boulder climbing in Hampi.

The Himalayas. Period.

Trekking in Kodaikanal after getting really really high.

The Taj Mahal.

Teach, Learn, Share

The places to see,including treks and spots that aren't on travel guides or maps, in South India and the middle east and information on how to move about is what I have to offer.
Also I am huge movie buff (especially movies in languages I don't know)

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahrain, India, Malaysia, Qatar, Singapore, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, Qatar