Well here's what I have so far....<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><div class="floatleft">(http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs45/f/2009/089/b/9/Indian_Beauty___Neha_Ahuja_3_by_indianartsupporter.jpg)</div><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Identification</strong></span><br/><br/><em>Name</em>: Avinashini Carr; Ava for short.<br/><em> Pronunciation &amp; Meaning</em>: [uh vih nah shih nee], ''<em>Indestructible</em>''.<br/><em>Age</em>: 20.<br/><em>Height</em>: 5'6''<br/><em>Weight</em>: ....<br/><em>Hair/Eye Color</em>: Sable black // Dark brown with flecks of amber.<br/><em>Ethnicity</em>: Indian - Hindu & British.<br/><em>Profession/University Program</em>: Undergraduate - Decorative Arts Major, focus on mixed media and interior decorating. Minor in Fashion.<br/><br/><br/><hr/><hr/><br/><br/><strong><span class="bbc_u">The Story</span></strong><br/><em>Background</em>:<br/><br/>Born to world traveling parents Avinashini Carr had a very interesting childhood , spending a few months in one place before they moved on to another location. James Carr was a British travel writer who had met and fallen in love with Nalini Basumk, a Hindu woman who had made a name for herself as a chef through her family's restaurant. And so travel and food became large parts of Ava's life, her passport having over forty stamps in it before she graduated from homeschool high school under the direction of her father.<br/><br/>She has a extremely close relationship with her mother and often went back to visit the family in New Delhi, drawn to her Hindu roots though not their more traditional Hindu - Shaivism religion. Rather, since being exposed to religions all over the world and debating them with her father she developed a belief in a higher power and the importance of balance, dharma in ones life. She fell in love with the rich folklore and myths of her mother's homeland, along with their spices and carries part of that with her still. From her father she learned to weigh things for herself, and both her parents encouraged her to make up her own mind and to read deeply of history, her mother advocating for that being the best way to find one's path for the future. It was in the history of England's art that Ava found her passion, the Arts and Craft's movement at the turn of the 20th century, lead by William Morris and Co.<br/><br/>Her education was supplemented by attending lectures at major universities across the world and sitting in on classes in multiple countries, gathering a sense of how different places viewed life. Her parents would often seek to have her reflect on every such experience and at times frustrated her but when she went to take the tests to prove she deserved her degree it was surprisingly easy. For all her unusual education and whirlwind lifestyle Ava wanted to settle down somewhere for longer then a few months and had begun researching universities when she was sixteen, settling on ESU due to the visual beauty of the the campus as well as the fact that they had a Decorative Arts major program that focused on many of the things from the Arts and Crafts and Arts Nouveau movements. That it was settled in a tame, very earthy setting also appealed. She was thrilled to be accepted and her parents gave their consent though extracted a promise that she visit and travel with them during the summers at least to two countries.<br/><br/>Two years later she's been happily settled at ESU, trying to have a normal college experience while still keeping in close contact with her large extended family and the values and traditions that shaped her. For the first year she was in the dorms and grew to hate them for the lack of privacy and with a friend applied to live in the apartment building ran by the university just off campus for a bit more privacy and the ability to have a kitchen to cook in herself. When Mary, her friend, got accepted to an exchange program to spend a year in France Ava hunted around for a new roommate...<br/><br/><hr/><br/><em>Personality</em><br/><br/><div class="floatright">(http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs45/f/2009/089/d/1/Indian_Beauty___Neha_Ahuja_2_by_indianartsupporter.jpg)</div>Ava is a interesting mix of a bright happy worldly young woman and a passionate but serene balance seeker. She puts it down to her blend of heritages and the way that her mother's people are a mix of vivid vibrant life and yet always looking for balance. Constantly on the move through her childhood and teenage years she's very happy to be living in the same place for a few years in a row now though part of her is uncomfortable, struggling with adjusting still and she'll often throw herself into something new just to liven up her life. Which means at times she takes on way too much till something has to give and so she can be seen as a bit flighty sometimes. She simply sees it as part of Shivia's cycle in her life, though she does seek balance more then destruction and change.<br/><br/>The young woman is highly inquisitive, hardly ever simply accepting something at face value; even people. Which can at times lead to difficulty being close to those around her, she has a few close friends on campus but naturally draws people to her with her easy disposition and zest for life. Daily she meditates before anything else but then after that morning ritual anything at all could happen, very go with the flow sort of person. She has a eye for detail though and doesn't often forget things.<br/><br/>A small level of OCD presents itself if she feels something is out of place or jarrs the eye, something that drives her past the point of perfectionism in her own work quiet often and has her being a slightly feared critic within her own major, though she is honest to a fault and does try to be diplomatic about things.<br/><br/><hr/><br/><em>Miscellaneous Information</em><br/><br/>*To be added.<br/><br/><br/><hr/><hr/><br/><br/><br/><div class="floatleft">(http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs43/f/2009/089/f/2/Indian_Beauty___Neha_Ahuja_5_by_indianartsupporter.jpg)</div><strong><span class="bbc_u">Heaven's Gift</span></strong><br/><em>Element</em>: Metal<br/><em>Heavenly Creature</em>: White Tiger. 白虎.<br/><em>Gift (Magic/Powers)</em>- .....still pondering.<br/><br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 7pt;">&amp;&amp; <em>Credits</em><br/>Model - Neha Ahuja<br/>Photographer - Rahul Dutta (http://www.rahuldutta.net/)<br/>Source for photos - Indian Art Supporter @ DA (http://indianartsupporter.deviantart.com/)</span>