Farzana Kader

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About me

Gender Female
Industry Architecture
Occupation Architect, Freelance Writer
Location Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Introduction I was trained to be an architect; but then I drifted. Now I'm not really anything. Severe identity issues plague at my existence. For now, I'm just an out-of-work architect (I just like saying that; I do have a job!) or freelance writer bleeding myself dry on dreams.
Interests Poetry, Architecture, Literature, 20th Century Art, International Politics, Philosophy, Surrealism, Graphic Design, Dada, Metaphysics, Theology, Writing, Journalism, Soccer, Floyd, Cultural & Critical theory.
Favorite Movies The Godfather (I & II; not III), Casablanca, It's a Wonderful Life, Lolita, Annie Hall, Traffic, Forrest Gump, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Bridget Jones' Diary, Pulp Fiction, Silence of the Lambs.
Favorite Music Classic rock, metal, progressive, alternative, folk rock, classical, vocal jazz, Chicago blues & Chanson. Pink Floyd, u2, The Beatles, The Doors, Judas Priest, Stratovarius, Pearljam, REM, Soundgarden, Van Morrison, Joni Mitchell, Elvis Costello, Sting, The Eagles, Wim Mertens, André Rieu, Edith Piaf, Charles Aznavour, Noir Désir, Jacques Brél, Louis Armstrong, Simon & Garfunkel, Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Miles Davis, Chet Baker, Etta James, Beachboys, Ella Fitzgerald, BB King, Oasis
Favorite Books Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand) A Moveable Feast (Ernest Hemingway) The Prophet (Kahlil Gibran) Rebecca (Daphne du Maurier) One Hundred Years of Solitude / Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel Garcia Marquez) Gitanjali (Rabindranath Tagore)