Anna

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Name: Anna
Favourite Indian dish so far: Fried egg and roti for breakfast!
Living and working with 7 other people is: A constant battle for the bathroom. Otherwise, sheer lunacy.
Desert island prop: Acrylic contact ball to cook the eggs.
I like my chai: A lot. Possible too much.
What really annoys me is: Mosquito-riddled dreams.
If I was an Indian vehicle I would be: The classiest white ambassador cab (with lace curtains)
Favourite book so far: The God Delusion
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Emily

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Name: “Emily Didi”
Favourite Indian dish so far: Warm fresh chapati with everything.
Living and working with 7 other people is: A great way to learn more about life and living, and made easier with the help of biscuits and chai.
Desert island prop: Loads of hula-hoops!
I like my chai: Hot and sweet in the morning after a spicy breakfast.
What really annoys me is: Peacocks in the tree at dawn.
If I was an Indian vehicle I would be: A shared auto-rickshaw with as many people in as possible.
Favourite book so far: I’ve only just managed to get through Life of Houdini. He had a pretty full and interesting life and certainly lived it passionately.
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Jonny

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Name: Jonny / Jozza
Favourite Indian dish so far: All the food cooked by the children of Karm Marg.
Living and working with 7 other people is: Hard to put into words.
Desert island prop: My MP3 player so I can rock out whilst juggling the props I make out of palm trees and coconuts.
I like my chai: Early in the morning.
What really annoys me is: Not having biscuits.
If I was an Indian vehicle I would be: Taking the scenic route.
Favourite book so far: Probably Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson or any of the Alice in Wonderland trilogy.
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Matt

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Name: Matt Brother
Favourite Indian dish so far: Rumpi didi’s muttar paneer
Living and working with 7 other people is: The cross between a sauna and a rubics cube.
Desert island prop: 6 clubs and a friend.
I like my chai: The way Jonny makes it.
What really annoys me is: Curry sweets; oh so tempting but in the end totally disgusting.
If I was an Indian vehicle I would be: A Varanasi auto-rickshaw; fast and furious on the open road, and handy in heavy traffic.
Favourite book so far: The Virgin Suicides.
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Oihana

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Name: Oihana
Favourite Indian dish so far: Cheese sun rice sizzler with coriander, topped with mung dahl and 4 gulab jummuns pointing north, south, east and west on the plate + butter naan.
Living and working with 7 other people is: Something that every single person should pass through at least once in their lives.
Desert island prop: Crystal contact ball.
I like my chai: Being drunk by my mates.
What really annoys me is: Not being able to speak proper English nor basic Hindi.
If I was an Indian vehicle I would be: A well decorated cycle-rickshaw.
Favourite book so far: The Princess Bride
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Ros

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Name: Rose / Gulab didi
Favourite Indian dish so far: Hot, tasty paratha stuffed with fresh mint and surved with curd - mmmmmmmmmmmmm!
Living and working with 7 other people is: Funny, Very, very funny.
Desert island prop: Hula-hoops-a-plenty.
I like my chai: Steamy hot, shockingly sweet and gently ginger.
What really annoys me is: My unexpected restricted access to roti.
If I was an Indian vehicle I would be: A rickety cycle rickshaw, parked in the shade.
Favourite book so far: Endlessly amusing and humorously useless - it’s The Hindi Phrase Book
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Steve

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Name: Stif Brother
Favourite Indian dish so far: Sugar
Living and working with 7 other people is: Challenging but rewarding
Desert island prop: Sticks - you can balance ‘em, juggle ‘em, roll ‘em and spin ‘em.
I like my chai: By the jugfull.
What really annoys me is: Not having the right materials to make a decent hula-hoop.
If I was an Indian vehicle I would be: An auto-rickshaw - noisy, dangerous, unreliable but fun.
Favourite book so far: The Princess Bride - the first page is wicked.
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Thom

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Name: Thom Brother
Favourite Indian dish so far: I’m usually satisfied by rice and dahl but a special mention should go to Rumpi’s Mutter Paneer with chilli puri.
Living and working with 7 other people is: Wonderful, intimate,energising and a pleasure to work with such balanced and talented people.
Desert island prop: Matt’s trusty fire clubs.
I like my chai: Sweet and spicy.
What really annoys me is: Nothing much; I am very content.
If I was an Indian vehicle I would be: A brightly decorated Tata truck.
Favourite book so far: Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance.
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