Nikhil Gahlawat

The Indecisive...er...Brainy One

Biography

Nikhil Gahlawat moved to Chicago after graduating from Purdue University and plays regularly with his good friends and teammates as part of Jessica. He also wrote and performed in the two previous Jessica Presents shows as well as in the improvised dance comedy Jaime's Dance Studio.

Nik's Desert Island Albums

OK Computer, Radiohead
Achtung Baby, U2 - "For me, it's both grand and intimate. Possibly over-dramatic at times, but so is being stranded on a desert island."
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, Wilco
Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain, Pavement
Either/Or, Elliott Smith
Low End Theory, A Tribe Called Quest

Nik's Desert Island Books

The Elegant Universe, Brian Greene
Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Secret Pitch, Donald J. Sobol - "A staple of my childhood. If I had to pick one from the series, this would be it. And if I'm not mistaken, in this one we get to see Sally Kimball sock someone in the gut."
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, J.K. Rowling
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, J.R.R. Tolkien
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, Dave Eggers
Mountains Beyond Mountains, Tracy Kidder

Nik's Desert Island Movies