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HOBBIES
I’m a Traveller
I’m a Writer
I’m a Gamer
I’m a Reader
I’m a Learner
I’m a Designer
I’m a Cook
I’m a
Photographer
I’m a Linguist.
MYSTERY UNRAVELS:
I’m a Philomath.
I’m Artistic.
I’m Creative.
I’m Knowledgeable.
I’m a Rationalist.
I’m Argumentative.
Languages:
Fluent Read/
write/ speak
Hindi
English
Basic Read/
Write /Speak
German
French
Some Authors I Have Read:
Dan Brown, Jules Verne, Robert Ludlum, Roald Dahl, Michael Crichton,
J.R.R. Tolkien, Len Deighton, Isaac Asimov, J.K. Rowling, Alfred
Hitchcock, Franklin W. Dixon, Umberto Eco, Paulo Coelho, Oscar
Wilde, H.G. Wells, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Tom Clancy, Hergè,
Alexander Dumas, Gregory David Roberts, Stephen Hawking etc...
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Date of Birth: 14 October, 1987
Place of Birth: Berne, Switzerland
Between: 1987 – 1990
Notable events: Fall of Berlin Wall in neighbouring
Germany (1989).
Autumn Revolution in Eastern Europe.
Between: 1990 – 1993
Education: Nursery and Pre-school.
Notable Events: Birth of my sister
(15 June, 1991).
Collapse of neighbouring Soviet
Union (1991).
Transition of Bulgaria to
Democracy (1991).
Between: 2000 – 2003
Education: Class VIII to
X [C.B.S.E.]
Notable Events: First
proper stay within
India. Culture shock:
No western toilets, No
running water and No
tissue paper.
Vegetarianism,
conservatism, lack of
English and curricular
activities. Improved
my Hindi and
Computer Skills.
Between: 1996 – 2000
Education: Class IV to VII [International]
Notable Events: Witnessed “LAND OF
THE MIDNIGHT SUN” where there was 6
months of daylight during the summer
and 6 months of darkness during the
winter.
Developed keen interest in Geography,
astronomy, geology and
palaeontology.
Developed artistic skills in sketching and
stitching and Writing.
Developed English language skills
thanks to the intervention of my English
teacher.
Between: 1993 – 1996
Education: KG to Class III
Notable Events:
First war experience,
where we were stuck
without Food, water
and electricity for 2
months, during the
Yemeni Civil War of
1995. Introduced to
shrapnel, SAMs, pistols
and automatic rifles.
Developed an interest in
weapons and military
history.
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Between: 2003 – 2007
Education: Class XI to XIII
[International]
Notable Events: Nicosia is
the world’s last remaining
divided capital.
Developed an interest in
Chemistry, Economics and
History.
Played every sport in
school including track and
field events.
Witnessed the evacuation
of Indian citizens from
Lebanon through Indian
Naval Vessels INS
Mumbai, INS Mysore and
INS Godavari, as they
docked at Limassol and
used Cyprus as an exit
way, during the 2006
Israeli-Lebanese Conflict.
Obtained certifications in
CCNA, CCNP and CompTIA
A+/Network+.
Developed keen interest in
foreign language media
such as songs, movies
and “animes” (mostly
Korean and Japanese,
with some Chinese).
Between: 2007 – 2013
Education: Class XI to XIII
[International]
Notable Events: Took up
flying lessons and
obtained a Student Pilot’s
Licence in India.
Accumulated over 100Hrs
of flying in a single
propeller Cessna aircraft.
Completed my Graduation
in Commerce [2009 -
2012].
Developed greater interest
in International Affairs,
General Knowledge, and
Strategy Games.
Learnt basic Adobe
Photoshop from watching
YouTube Videos.
Maintained interest in
foreign language media,
geography, history etc.
Appeared for Competitive
exams in 2012 – 2013 and
fared well.
Appeared for SBI PO exam
and UPSC exam to test
myself against the crowd.
Between: 2011 – 2012
Education: On 2 month
Vacation. During my
graduation.
Notable Events: Travelled the
length and breadth of Egypt.
Visited the Grand Pyramids of
Giza, Ruined temples of Pylae,
Kom Ombo, Edfu, Esna,
Karnak, Luxor, Aswan Dam
and The Nile River Cruise.
*Road trip from Cairo to
Alexandria’s famous Library,
Ismailiya to “The 6-October
War Memorial” where we
were guided by a veteran of
that war. Also witnessed as
ships passed by the memorial
through the canal (Suez) from
the Red sea to Mediterranean
Sea.
*Took a road trip to the
resort town of Sharm-El-
Sheikh on the Sinai Peninsula,
where we took in the night life
and went on an off-road
safari on a desert quad-bike.
*Visited the Black Desert and
White Desert in Bahariya
Oasis (Western Egypt).
