Balakrishna Varma

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Hometown

Coonoor, Nilgiris

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Birthday

March 20

Languages

Tamil, Malayalam, english

About Me

Big Bearded Guy.Will never take the first step to meeting someone new.Like to be left to myself and my close-knit circle of friends to live my life in peace. Will never put my foot wrong. Will react to violence or bad deeds committed in my presence.My Bark is always worse than my bite.

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Lifestyle

Pets

eagle, dog, turtles, cats

Activist Aspirations

Rabid

Political Leaning

Indifferent

Religions

Unitarian-Universalism

Eating Habits

STRICT VEGETARIAN, Drink Loads Of Water, Chocolate - Lots of it

Wild Fact About Me

In the nilgiris a rash motorcycle rider ran over a small girl coming home with villager-father. Sally,my elder, was with me.She was the same age as the girl;around 6. The driver,
a very arrogant,rich,affluent,landlord gunned his bike and started down the road. I screamed at the top of my voice to the rider.He turned the bike and came at me. I put,my daughter Sally in the middle of the road and asked him if he dared run over her. Villagers(peasants)had gathered all round.Meanwhile I had cleaned and dressed the little girl's wounds. The Goon tried to loud-mouth and threaten me. I gave him the finger. The villagers gathered on my side and soon the cops arrived and we handed the bike rider thug to them.When I was around 10 years old,in 1967,the un-touchables in my 'tharavad'(Ancestral home) were fed by asking them to dig a hole in the ground, spread a banana leaf inside and rice-gruel used to be poured into it. I told my mom that if this was continued I would not eat anything. I stayed hungry only for a day. My mom relented and the servants were all fed properly. I have many times while driving my Millineum Falcon(motor-bike) or red maruti ZEN chased after drivers who don't stop after running over animals or humans.

My Philosophy

He who lives by the sword should die by the sword.Do WHAT YOU THINK IS CORRECT, WHATEVER THE CONSEQUENCES.

What Gives Me Hope

Mr.MICAWBER'S OPTIMISM FROM DAVID COPPERFIELD (Dickens)

If I were Mayor, I'd make the world a better place by

I never,ever wish for a position of power.I prefer to stand in the sidelines,like R.K.Laxman's "Common Man" and do my bit while I have the time nature has given me.

What/who changed my life and why

Gorrilas in the Mist(book), Born Free(book), Surviving the Killing Fields(book) The Killing Fields(movie)

What Bugs Me

People claiming friendship that are not!, liars, Stupid mean people, pretense, hypocrisy, Any one that would hurt an animal, abusive people

Passions

ANIMALS-PETS AND WILDLIFE, PHOTOGRAPHY!!, trees, music, books

Inspirations

good people, courage, my father, nature

What Scares Me

Religious Extremism, War - Cruelty - Greed - Indifference

Favorites

Role Models

Dr.Haing S Ngor, Dith Pran, Joy and George Adamson, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., David Attenborough, Robin Williams, Robert Kennedy, Ang Sang Suu Kyi, people who fight for animal rights, Marlon Brando, Michael Moore, daughters, Katharine Hepburn, John F. Kennedy, father

Quotation

en tu brute

Interests

Spirituality/Philosophy, internet, humor, wildlife, pets, music, movies

Books

Somerset Maugham, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Michael Ondaatje, Alexander Dumas, R.K.Laxman, R.K.Narayan, P.G.Wodehouse, Anne Rice-Vampire Chronicles, Anything by Stephen King, Agatha Christie, Fried Green Tomatoes, Enid Blyton, Ruskin Bond, Hamlet: Shakespeare, Robin Hood, J

Music

Shirley Bassey, henry mancini, John Williams, Ennio Morricone, seal, A.R.Rehman, Nat King Cole - Unforgettable, Stayin' Alive (The BeeGees), Natalie Cole, U2!!, Billy Joel-WE didn't start the fire, Olivia Newton-John, Andy Gibb, Bruce Springsteen, ray charles, Harry Bel

Movies

Life is Beautiful, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Dead Poets Society, Dr. Zhivago, Escape from New York, G.I.Jane, Black Beauty, black stallion, Cape Fear/The Piano, Wizard of Oz, gorrilas in the mist, DISNEY MOVIES!, babe, Bridges of Madison County, Horror of Dracula, Fried

TV Shows

asian channels, NDTV News, Discovery Channel, NYPD Blue, National Geographic Channel, nickelodeon, CNN News, BBC news, Larry king Live, Oprah Winfrey Show, Animal Planet, x-files

Favorite Foods

onions, jackfruit, mangoes, mushrooms, mashed potatoes, Water melon, green beans, Chinese food, Chocolate anything, rice and beans, ICE CREAM!, Tomatos, carrots, chocolate chip cookies, Vegetarian food, Veggie Burgers

Favorite Places

nature, rivers, mountains, forests

Can't Live Without

movies, laughter, water, my kids, music, books

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