COGITO ERGO SUM
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This document provides biographical information about the author, including their hobbies and interests, education history, and notable life events from 1987 to 2013. The author's hobbies include traveling, writing, gaming, reading, learning, designing, cooking, and photography. They have been fluent in Hindi and English since childhood and have basic skills in German and French. Notable locations they have lived include Berne, Switzerland, India, and Cyprus. They have developed interests in various subjects through their travels and education experiences.
![HIS STORY IS HISTORY. MY STORY IS A MYSTERY
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Date of Birth: 14 October, 1987
Place of Birth: Berne, Switzerland
Between: 1987 ¨C 1990
Notable events: Fall of Berlin Wall in neighbouring
Germany (1989).
Autumn Revolution in Eastern Europe.
Between: 1990 ¨C 1993
Education: Nursery and Pre-school.
Notable Events: Birth of my sister
(15 June, 1991).
Collapse of neighbouring Soviet
Union (1991).
Transition of Bulgaria to
Democracy (1991).
Between: 2000 ¨C 2003
Education: Class VIII to
X [C.B.S.E.]
Notable Events: First
proper stay within
India. Culture shock:
No western toilets, No
running water and No
tissue paper.
Vegetarianism,
conservatism, lack of
English and curricular
activities. Improved
my Hindi and
Computer Skills.
Between: 1996 ¨C 2000
Education: Class IV to VII [International]
Notable Events: Witnessed ¡°LAND OF
THE MIDNIGHT SUN¡± where there was 6
months of daylight during the summer
and 6 months of darkness during the
winter.
Developed keen interest in Geography,
astronomy, geology and
palaeontology.
Developed artistic skills in sketching and
stitching and Writing.
Developed English language skills
thanks to the intervention of my English
teacher.
Between: 1993 ¨C 1996
Education: KG to Class III
Notable Events:
First war experience,
where we were stuck
without Food, water
and electricity for 2
months, during the
Yemeni Civil War of
1995. Introduced to
shrapnel, SAMs, pistols
and automatic rifles.
Developed an interest in
weapons and military
history.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/f2381019-bd35-40c4-8571-dc78381a93fa-150204032848-conversion-gate01/85/COGITO-ERGO-SUM-3-320.jpg)
![HIS STORY IS HISTORY. MY STORY IS A MYSTERY
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Between: 2003 ¨C 2007
Education: Class XI to XIII
[International]
Notable Events: Nicosia is
the world¡¯s last remaining
divided capital.
Developed an interest in
Chemistry, Economics and
History.
Played every sport in
school including track and
field events.
Witnessed the evacuation
of Indian citizens from
Lebanon through Indian
Naval Vessels INS
Mumbai, INS Mysore and
INS Godavari, as they
docked at Limassol and
used Cyprus as an exit
way, during the 2006
Israeli-Lebanese Conflict.
Obtained certifications in
CCNA, CCNP and CompTIA
A+/Network+.
Developed keen interest in
foreign language media
such as songs, movies
and ¡°animes¡± (mostly
Korean and Japanese,
with some Chinese).
Between: 2007 ¨C 2013
Education: Class XI to XIII
[International]
Notable Events: Took up
flying lessons and
obtained a Student Pilot¡¯s
Licence in India.
Accumulated over 100Hrs
of flying in a single
propeller Cessna aircraft.
Completed my Graduation
in Commerce [2009 -
2012].
Developed greater interest
in International Affairs,
General Knowledge, and
Strategy Games.
Learnt basic Adobe
Photoshop from watching
YouTube Videos.
Maintained interest in
foreign language media,
geography, history etc.
Appeared for Competitive
exams in 2012 ¨C 2013 and
fared well.
Appeared for SBI PO exam
and UPSC exam to test
myself against the crowd.
Between: 2011 ¨C 2012
Education: On 2 month
Vacation. During my
graduation.
Notable Events: Travelled the
length and breadth of Egypt.
Visited the Grand Pyramids of
Giza, Ruined temples of Pylae,
Kom Ombo, Edfu, Esna,
Karnak, Luxor, Aswan Dam
and The Nile River Cruise.
*Road trip from Cairo to
Alexandria¡¯s famous Library,
Ismailiya to ¡°The 6-October
War Memorial¡± where we
were guided by a veteran of
that war. Also witnessed as
ships passed by the memorial
through the canal (Suez) from
the Red sea to Mediterranean
Sea.
*Took a road trip to the
resort town of Sharm-El-
Sheikh on the Sinai Peninsula,
where we took in the night life
and went on an off-road
safari on a desert quad-bike.
*Visited the Black Desert and
White Desert in Bahariya
Oasis (Western Egypt).](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/f2381019-bd35-40c4-8571-dc78381a93fa-150204032848-conversion-gate01/85/COGITO-ERGO-SUM-4-320.jpg)
COGITO ERGO SUM
- 1. MY BROCHURE
- 2. HIS STORY IS HISTORY. MY STORY IS A MYSTERY Page 2 HOBBIES ? I¡¯m a Traveller ? I¡¯m a Writer ? I¡¯m a Gamer ? I¡¯m a Reader ? I¡¯m a Learner ? I¡¯m a Designer ? I¡¯m a Cook ? I¡¯m a Photographer ? I¡¯m a Linguist. MYSTERY UNRAVELS: ? I¡¯m a Philomath. ? I¡¯m Artistic. ? I¡¯m Creative. ? I¡¯m Knowledgeable. ? I¡¯m a Rationalist. ? I¡¯m Argumentative. Languages: Fluent Read/ write/ speak Hindi English Basic Read/ Write /Speak German French Some Authors I Have Read: Dan Brown, Jules Verne, Robert Ludlum, Roald Dahl, Michael Crichton, J.R.R. Tolkien, Len Deighton, Isaac Asimov, J.K. Rowling, Alfred Hitchcock, Franklin W. Dixon, Umberto Eco, Paulo Coelho, Oscar Wilde, H.G. Wells, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Tom Clancy, Herg¨¨, Alexander Dumas, Gregory David Roberts, Stephen Hawking etc...
- 3. HIS STORY IS HISTORY. MY STORY IS A MYSTERY Page 3 Date of Birth: 14 October, 1987 Place of Birth: Berne, Switzerland Between: 1987 ¨C 1990 Notable events: Fall of Berlin Wall in neighbouring Germany (1989). Autumn Revolution in Eastern Europe. Between: 1990 ¨C 1993 Education: Nursery and Pre-school. Notable Events: Birth of my sister (15 June, 1991). Collapse of neighbouring Soviet Union (1991). Transition of Bulgaria to Democracy (1991). Between: 2000 ¨C 2003 Education: Class VIII to X [C.B.S.E.] Notable Events: First proper stay within India. Culture shock: No western toilets, No running water and No tissue paper. Vegetarianism, conservatism, lack of English and curricular activities. Improved my Hindi and Computer Skills. Between: 1996 ¨C 2000 Education: Class IV to VII [International] Notable Events: Witnessed ¡°LAND OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN¡± where there was 6 months of daylight during the summer and 6 months of darkness during the winter. Developed keen interest in Geography, astronomy, geology and palaeontology. Developed artistic skills in sketching and stitching and Writing. Developed English language skills thanks to the intervention of my English teacher. Between: 1993 ¨C 1996 Education: KG to Class III Notable Events: First war experience, where we were stuck without Food, water and electricity for 2 months, during the Yemeni Civil War of 1995. Introduced to shrapnel, SAMs, pistols and automatic rifles. Developed an interest in weapons and military history.
- 4. HIS STORY IS HISTORY. MY STORY IS A MYSTERY Page 4 Between: 2003 ¨C 2007 Education: Class XI to XIII [International] Notable Events: Nicosia is the world¡¯s last remaining divided capital. Developed an interest in Chemistry, Economics and History. Played every sport in school including track and field events. Witnessed the evacuation of Indian citizens from Lebanon through Indian Naval Vessels INS Mumbai, INS Mysore and INS Godavari, as they docked at Limassol and used Cyprus as an exit way, during the 2006 Israeli-Lebanese Conflict. Obtained certifications in CCNA, CCNP and CompTIA A+/Network+. Developed keen interest in foreign language media such as songs, movies and ¡°animes¡± (mostly Korean and Japanese, with some Chinese). Between: 2007 ¨C 2013 Education: Class XI to XIII [International] Notable Events: Took up flying lessons and obtained a Student Pilot¡¯s Licence in India. Accumulated over 100Hrs of flying in a single propeller Cessna aircraft. Completed my Graduation in Commerce [2009 - 2012]. Developed greater interest in International Affairs, General Knowledge, and Strategy Games. Learnt basic Adobe Photoshop from watching YouTube Videos. Maintained interest in foreign language media, geography, history etc. Appeared for Competitive exams in 2012 ¨C 2013 and fared well. Appeared for SBI PO exam and UPSC exam to test myself against the crowd. Between: 2011 ¨C 2012 Education: On 2 month Vacation. During my graduation. Notable Events: Travelled the length and breadth of Egypt. Visited the Grand Pyramids of Giza, Ruined temples of Pylae, Kom Ombo, Edfu, Esna, Karnak, Luxor, Aswan Dam and The Nile River Cruise. *Road trip from Cairo to Alexandria¡¯s famous Library, Ismailiya to ¡°The 6-October War Memorial¡± where we were guided by a veteran of that war. Also witnessed as ships passed by the memorial through the canal (Suez) from the Red sea to Mediterranean Sea. *Took a road trip to the resort town of Sharm-El- Sheikh on the Sinai Peninsula, where we took in the night life and went on an off-road safari on a desert quad-bike. *Visited the Black Desert and White Desert in Bahariya Oasis (Western Egypt).