About me

Gender	Male
Introduction	Abir is a traveller, nature photographer, and musician in his spare time (which he calls his real world), and is big on integrity. He and his co-pilgrim believe life can be one long, happy, funny song if punctuated with books, comics, films, music, nature, humour, tennis, painting, fishing, and all things quaint and beautiful. Abir's co-pilgrim Anisha: Anisha, a proud Chennaite for now, is considered worryingly funny by her husband, a description that ought to be strictly reserved for comedy gods, Dylan Moran, The Pythons, and Bill Hicks. Her strengths, she says, lie in her unhurried sense of compassion and her self-effacing humour. She claims to be the planet’s biggest QI (Quite Interesting) fan, and forgives you if you dismiss it as pure exaggeration. Unpretentious intelligence, Anisha emphasises, is in short supply, but that doesn’t worry her too much. A quietly growing collection of books, music, and films keeps her busy. That and a bit of writing, painting, and playing the fool.
Interests	"About Me" fairly addresses this one. :)
Favorite movies	Tough one given that we collect films. The Deer Hunter, Serpico, Yojimbo, Aguirre, Wrath of God, Fitzcarraldo, The Mission, Once Upon a Time in America, To Live and Die in LA, Diva, La Balance, A Matter of Life and Death, Hana Bi, Apocalypse Now, Platoon, Arsenic and Old Lace, The Searchers, The Shootist, Strictly Ballroom, Life of Brian (Python), Holy Grail (Python), Excalibur, Kind Hearts and Coronets, The Shawshank Redemption, Road to Perdition, Bladerunner, The Man Who Would Be King, Touching the Void, The Duellists. This list needs more time. Later.... :)
Favorite music	From Motown to Mozart and everything in between. OK. we'll name a few: Jimi Hendrix, Steely Dan, Illaiyaraja, Bob Dylan, Springsteen, Leonard Cohen, Elvis Costello, Frank Sinatra, The Beatles, The Kinks, Annie Lennox, early Sheryl Crow, Carole King, Janis Joplin, Vilayat Khan, early U2, early Clapton, Paul Weller, Yesudas, Farida Begum, early Mehdi Hassan, Paul Rodgers, CSNY (collectively and their solo albums), Little River Band, Al Di Meola, Stanely Clarke, Pat Metheny, John Mayall, The Allman Brothers Band, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Arlo Guthrie, Jethro Tull, Dire Straits, The Band, Barclay James Harvest, Earl Klugh, Al Di Meola, BB King, S&G, Counting Crows, Green Day, Weather Report, CCR, The Pretenders, Van Morrison, Tim Buckley, Jeff Buckley, The Who, Tom Waits, Al Green, Etta James, Grand Funk Railroad, Chicago Authority, Grateful Dead, SRV, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Shujaat Khan, Nikhil Banerjee, Shakti, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Pure Prairie League, The Foos, Bad Company, Lou Reed, David Bowie, Prince, The Velvets, Ry Cooder, Rare Earth, The Police…. I’m just as tired. Another day perhaps. :)
Favorite books	This is getting a bit demanding. :) Will come back to this another day.