The Proust Questionnaire is a questionnaire about one's personality. Its name and modern popularity as a form of interview is owed to the responses given by the French writer Marcel Proust - source Wikipedia
I figured that I'd do at 25 what Proust did at 13 and 20, which is answer this questionnaire. Not a bad way to commemorate 6 years of blogging(credit goes to a special someone who asked me to start writing in the first place)
Your most marked characteristic?
Easy-going fun lover, Clumsy and humorous
The quality you most like in a man?
Composure, sense of purpose
The quality you most like in a woman?
Effervescence, Enchantment
What do you most value in your friends?
They add greatly to my understanding of the universe.
What is your principle defect?
I build castles in the air. All planning and no execution.
What is your favorite occupation?
I like to read snippets about random anythings.
What is your dream of happiness?
Happiness for me is momentary. And I can conjure up many such moments which would be equally delightful. But in the spirit of the question, I shall say that I dream to do something substantial for underprivileged kids and dream of attaining happiness once I've done that (which I may or may not attain)
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
Losing your loved ones.
What would you like to be?
Thin
In what country would you like to live?
From all that I've seen, I think Germany
What is your favorite color?
Turquoise. I'll fall for any girl wearing anything turquoise. Its that a brilliant color
What is your favorite flower?
Cauliflower
What is your favorite bird?
The Bat. Its such a fragile yet scary mammal
Who are your favorite prose writers?
John Grisham, Khaled Hosseini, Nicholas Nassim Taleb
Who are your favorite poets?
Kabirdas, Vemana, Alfred Lord Tennyson
Who is your favorite hero of fiction?
Spiderman. Kudos to Stan Lee for creating an amazing character
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
Abby Mcdeere from 'The Firm' and Reggie Love from 'The Client'
Who are your favorite composers?
A.R.Rahman, Hans Zimmer, Illayaraja, Eric Clapton, Rammstein
Who are your favorite painters?
Don't really follow art. But the two Karthik(s) I know are brilliant. (Karthik Talloju and PSK Kartheek)
Who are your heroes in real life?
All the lone crusaders behind lost causes - Irom Sharmila for instance
Who are your favorite heroines of history?
Golda Meir
What are your favorite names?
Recently, I've been given the name A.Raja, which is an abbreviated form for 'Anubhavinchu Raja' (a classic song title from the 70s)
What is it you most dislike?
high handedness
What historical figures do you most despise?
Aurangazeb, Cornvallis
What event in military history do you most admire?
Little Boy and Fat man
What reform do you most admire?
The RTI Act 2005
What natural gift would you most like to possess?
To never age :p I need more time to see the world
How would you like to die?
I wouldn't like it any which way
What is your present state of mind?
Pensive
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
Gluttony. I eat like there's no tomorrow sometimes. I think every man should have two stomachs, one internal and one external (pluggable like an external HDD)
What is your motto?
Live within limited means
I figured that I'd do at 25 what Proust did at 13 and 20, which is answer this questionnaire. Not a bad way to commemorate 6 years of blogging(credit goes to a special someone who asked me to start writing in the first place)
Your most marked characteristic?
Easy-going fun lover, Clumsy and humorous
The quality you most like in a man?
Composure, sense of purpose
The quality you most like in a woman?
Effervescence, Enchantment
What do you most value in your friends?
They add greatly to my understanding of the universe.
What is your principle defect?
I build castles in the air. All planning and no execution.
What is your favorite occupation?
I like to read snippets about random anythings.
What is your dream of happiness?
Happiness for me is momentary. And I can conjure up many such moments which would be equally delightful. But in the spirit of the question, I shall say that I dream to do something substantial for underprivileged kids and dream of attaining happiness once I've done that (which I may or may not attain)
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
Losing your loved ones.
What would you like to be?
Thin
In what country would you like to live?
From all that I've seen, I think Germany
What is your favorite color?
Turquoise. I'll fall for any girl wearing anything turquoise. Its that a brilliant color
What is your favorite flower?
Cauliflower
What is your favorite bird?
The Bat. Its such a fragile yet scary mammal
Who are your favorite prose writers?
John Grisham, Khaled Hosseini, Nicholas Nassim Taleb
Who are your favorite poets?
Kabirdas, Vemana, Alfred Lord Tennyson
Who is your favorite hero of fiction?
Spiderman. Kudos to Stan Lee for creating an amazing character
Who are your favorite heroines of fiction?
Abby Mcdeere from 'The Firm' and Reggie Love from 'The Client'
Who are your favorite composers?
A.R.Rahman, Hans Zimmer, Illayaraja, Eric Clapton, Rammstein
Who are your favorite painters?
Don't really follow art. But the two Karthik(s) I know are brilliant. (Karthik Talloju and PSK Kartheek)
Who are your heroes in real life?
All the lone crusaders behind lost causes - Irom Sharmila for instance
Who are your favorite heroines of history?
Golda Meir
What are your favorite names?
Recently, I've been given the name A.Raja, which is an abbreviated form for 'Anubhavinchu Raja' (a classic song title from the 70s)
What is it you most dislike?
high handedness
What historical figures do you most despise?
Aurangazeb, Cornvallis
What event in military history do you most admire?
Little Boy and Fat man
What reform do you most admire?
The RTI Act 2005
What natural gift would you most like to possess?
To never age :p I need more time to see the world
How would you like to die?
I wouldn't like it any which way
What is your present state of mind?
Pensive
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
Gluttony. I eat like there's no tomorrow sometimes. I think every man should have two stomachs, one internal and one external (pluggable like an external HDD)
What is your motto?
Live within limited means
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