Explorer, Ambivert, Open-minded, Collector of stories.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Because I love interacting the with people from various backgrounds and with a plethora of different perspectives. Seeing is knowledge, so is listening to each's story.

Interests

• arts
• photography
• wine
• beer
• technology
• music
• classical music
• piano
• hiking
• geopolitics
• history
• travel
• food
• cities

Music, Movies, and Books

Currently tripping on Jazz, Classical, Prog and Post Rock. In general music from all genres fill up my collection. Favourites:
Jazz - Thelonious Monk, Dave Brubeck (you guessed it, a pianist here), Snarky Puppy, Louis Armstrong, Sinatra.
Classical - Chopin, Bach, Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Ludovico Einaudi.
Prog - Pink Floyd (duh), TesseracT, Porcupine Tree, Dream Theater.
Post Rock - Explosions in the Sky, Sigur Ros

Movies ranging from psychological thrillers to mysteries: A Clockwork Orange, 2001: A Space Odyssey. Also - La La Land, though I think it's mostly because of the jazz score.

I like reading historical non-fiction with heavy touches of story-telling. Case in point - The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer, India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy. Amongst fiction my favourites are - To Kill a Mockingbird, 1984 and Animal Farm (very relevant now), The Shadow Lines, Bell Jar. Currently reading The Book of Disquiet (Fernando Pessoa) and Autobiography of a Yogi.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Does surviving in this world for a fifth of a century count?

Teach, Learn, Share

I can share my bit of knowledge about Indian history, politics, arts, and music or a few word in the languages I know. I can also teach you to play the piano/read music or even coding (if that is your thing). Also, bonuses include riding a bike without holding the handlebars and a fair share of amusing stories.

Open to learning anything under the sun, the weirder the better!

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, France, Germany, India, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, India