Amir Chowdhury

Born and raised in the Village in NYC, Amir and his fraternal twin Arun were born to immigrant parents from West Bengal, India (in East India). The family runs a modestly successful business called Revival Antiques & Restoration which specializes in Chippendale furniture, though the shop hosts a variety of fine pieces and quirky oddities. After earning an MBA at the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College in Manhattan, Amir has now taken over as the as the antiques dealer of the family, social but largely unglamorous work, that takes him all over the city and surrounding states as he scrambles to keep the family business relevant, on top of trends, visible, and profitable, through buying and selling antiques.

When he’s not dealing with work, Amir enjoys spending time with friends and family, playing loud board games or quieter puzzles, making fun of terrible movies, trolling Arun, and collecting orange things, just for fun. He and Arun have finally crossed into the territory of living on their own, outside of their parents’ place above the shop, fairly competent in their work - it’s an eye-opening world of increasing responsibility and thrilling possibility.

Amir is uncomfortably aware of his bisexuality, after some intriguing experiences he had while traveling, that he can’t quite get out of his head. His parents are more traditionally-minded, and would not approve of his sexuality, if they knew. They also have made it clear how happy they would be should he, and his brother, settle down with nice, Indian girls. With their 30th birthday on the horizon, the pressure is mounting.

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