Apart from studies, I like to play a variety of outdoor and indoor sports, Table Tennis being my prime interest. I currently play for Castleknock in the Division II of the United Church Table Tennis League, Ireland. Previously in Germany, I used to represent the SV Saar 05 team in the Saarland Liga.
I also love to play cricket and football. Among the indoor games, I love to play chess, carroms and can play a wide variety of card games like Call-Bridge, Bridge, Passing-Bray, 29, Texas Hold 'em Kings, etc. I love music and play the Harmonica, and currently use the Hohner brand. I play both Eastern and Western classical and peppy numbers.
I also collect interesting Quotations from various sources and persons, one of my favorite one is -
"Dreams are not those which you see while asleep; Dreams are those that don't let you sleep." - Dr. Abdul Kalam.
I am an avid reader of novels. Though I mainly like thrillers and suspense. My entire spectrum includes anything and everything I can lay my hands on, like Harry Potter, Sydney Sheldon, Dan Brown, Robin Cook, Chetan Bhagat, Mario Puzo, Fedrick Foresynth, Khaled Hosseine. The Jackal, The GodFather, Da Vinci Code, and The Oddesa File are some of my all-time favourites.
I do watch movies, but am not quite addicted to it. I love movies like Shawshank Redemption, The Terminal, Cast Away, Remember the Titan, 12 Angry Men etc.
Back in school, I was also an active debater, representing my school in inter-school competitions and also in the intra-state competitions.
I am also very interested in Astronomy, not in star-gazing but in the theories surrounding it. Exposed to the field by The Theory of Relativity, it fascinates me a lot in the quest for the unknown truth. We have come a long way, Black Holes, Big Bang, String Theory, Parallel Universes and all. A Brief History of Time is an all-time favourite.
An intriguing concept was recently put forth based on graphical structures as a candidate for the "Theory of Everything" [here].
Juggling among these is a real time management issue, but hopefully I've managed. I also like to travel, hang out with friends and enjoy various world cuisines.