Travel
I try to take about 8-weeks of vacation time every year to travel to places all over the planet. More recently, I went to the Silk Route in Central Asia, and it was one of my most memorable trips.
Music
I enjoy classical music, jazz, soft rock, and any music that moves me. I also play Indian Classical music on Sitar.
Photography
I enjoy taking pictures and being creative with my camera. I'm currently using an Canon DSLR. Before that, I had a Nikon DSLR. Celphone cameras keep improving; everyone can take good pictures.
Web Design
From time to time I update my knowledge of the interwebs and design websites for people, simply as an outlet for creativity and learning something new.
IT
I'm an IT at heart, and that comes across in my heavily analytical, fact-based, and curiousity-driven investigative methods. I find immense thrill at discovering the systemic problems that lie under the things you see on the surface.
Business
In my professional career, this eclectic mix of IT, business, music, travel, etc. allows me to apply inter-disciplinary techniques, and think and execute differently. I also find immensely excited by unpredictability, chaos, and bringing order and structure to things.
Polyglot
Learning languages is my hobby! I grew up speaking Gujarati, added English and Hindi to it in school, then was Sanskrit. It is very difficult to remember the words if you don't use them regularly, but give me some time and I'll have a decent conversation with you in any of those languages!
Yoga
Years ago, I got certified as an Ashtanga Yoga student. I volunteered study Yoga for a while, but now it has become a personal practice.
