A short presentation outlining some aspects of my life and my passion for travelling and learning which I discovered through backpacking.

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KNOWING
SAUMYA

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01. Background
02. BackpackingTRAVEL ENTHUSIASM
SPORTS AND FITNESS
BOOKS
Saumya Saxena

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Professor
30%
Professor
70%
Cheerful
Impulsive
Empathetic
Artistic
Organized
Skeptical
Dad Mom
01.Background

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Reading
Per day
1 hour
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Traveling
Per year
Twice
Sharing
Per day
2 times
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Sports
Per day
2 hours
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Heavy focus on Learning
• Learning as a way of life.
• Reading, sports and
sharing constituted daily
activities
• Traveling twice a year to
meet relatives or new
places
• Learning restricted to
people I have known and
experiences I have heard
01.Background

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GOA, GOKARNA
2-4 hours away from college
Visited Goa close to 20 times. Have
lived in most parts of Goa including
islands
Beaches
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Coorg, Parvati Valley
Small trips to Coorg and Parvati
Valley
Hills
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Privilege
Exposure to people from all over
India and some parts of the World
Understood what it meant to be a
straight Hindu North-Indian male
Diversity
A lot of travelling
College: Travelling restricted to the
first degree and second degree
network
Work: Learned to travel solo
College and Work
3 Using Work travel as an opportunity to backpack
Plan the weekend to suit travel requirements outside of work
1 Business development
A lot of travelling to semi-urban India to pitch for consulting work
2 World Bank missions
Travelling to conduct primary research
01.Background

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I started off with the idea of traveling for
six months to start with but ended up
traveling for close to three months
Backpacking
In August last year, I left a promising job, a
promotion and my bonus- to start
travelling solo
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GOA, GOKARNA
Legit starting point
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BANGALORE AND
HYDERABAD
Catching up with school and college
friends
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SPITI
Spiti Valley, Pin Valley
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LADAKH
Road trip across Leh, Nubra, Pangong
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HAMPI
A mix of ancient architecture and
beach side vibes
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02.Backpacking

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Goa, Gokarna
Hampi
Ladakh
Spiti Valley
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Glimpses of
the trip
02.Backpacking

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Learnings
Good
People
People are the
same everywhere,
helped me get rid
of stereotypes and
make friends from
all over the world
New
Experiences
Flute, Yoga, Hula-
hoop, Folk music
Knowledge
Everyone knows
something you
don’t.
Farmers
movement,
paintings and arts,
02.Backpacking

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THANK YOU
BACKPACK!
02.Backpacking