"I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work." Thomas Alva Edison

 

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Academics

 

I love theoretical physics, theoretical computer science and (ofcourse) programming! I did my under-graduation in Physics at Loyola College, Chennai,India.

I like programming; and internet is my guru in this field. As I have Google and Stumbleupon at my disposal, I can spend my leisure time by browsing my favourite topics.

 

Photos

 

From my passport!

 

Published by a Tech-magazine

 

 

 

Photos taken during Award ceremonies

With Governor of The state of Tamil Nadu

 

 

An old one (received this awarding while I was doing my schooling) with Chief Minister of the state of Kerala

 

 

 

Personal

I took Physics as my undergraduate major subject because I wanted to interpret nature; so as to satisfy my reason. There is a saying – ‘Biology is really Chemistry,That Chemistry is really Physics, and Physics is really Mathematics.’ That’s why Maths is aptly termed as the Queen of all sciences and Physics as the King. And theoretical physics is nothing but the appreciation of the aesthetics of mathematics by giving physical meaning.

Later I found that I could perform well in theoretical computer science and programming.

I do believe in philosophies like ‘There is no sincerer love than the love of food!

I love music and movies. And I like playing billiards and chess.

 

View Points

I am an Atheist. God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh. And I am a feminist. But I may dare to call a woman an idiot if she expects a man to build the world she wants, rather than to create it herself.

I started learning the programming after I got acquainted with Linux. It was from a friend of mine at IIT Kanpur that I first learned about Ubuntu. From there the journey started and went to Debian, from there to Gentoo and Red Hat; and again back in Debian! You may think how I got interested in programming? I don’t do these things deliberately and I don’t even want to do different thing but love to do things differently!!

 

Why did my project got stuck in the middle ? (aka why I shifted more towards computing)

Yes, circumstances made me to learn this ! I was cheated by a wicked fellow, a hacker / spammer, long back and at that time I was really a novice when it comes to internet. His impersonation fetched me a lot of trouble. I didn’t know much about impersonation, hacking and all. Well I don’t wish to blame others for this. I was my fault that I was ignorant. That made me to learn about tools in internet. And further I went on to programming. In fact the lessons that taught me really helped afterwards; and one being , a lesson that I learned from some guys who approached so as to help me but later turned out to be deceivers —– forgive your enemies, but never forget their names. It is true that life can only be understood backwards; but the problem is that it must be lived forwards!!

    I have started doing the programming, in its real sense, after I did a project in Electronics (it was really a mixture of electronics and computer science). Another guy made me to do that also! That project is really an anti theft device that can be used for electronic gadgets like mobile phone. (I shall upload some drawing, patent file etc once I get some more free time). And it is a device that will function even if the power is turned off. Well you may think that I am skidding away. No. I am coming to the point. The reason was that my mobile was pick pocketed. That guy (thief) made me to think of a resolution to prevent this in future. The set was a very valuable one. Nokia 1100 !! Yes. It was a very valuable one. I lost all my contacts.

    Many people still ask about my first project. Because it was the only project that I couldn’t complete in a timely manner (even now it is still in the lab!!). I got some certificates from research institutes indicating that the system is practically viable. And of course some fellows who were blind towards using reasoning power and believed that a law , though having no standard derivation, could (should) not be violated as it was thought to them by their teachers! In fact such remarks gave me much confidence. But I don’t have the money or even the technology (I have the theoretical proposal alone). to complete the work. Yes. Money can’t buy happiness but it can certainly rent it for a couple of hours!

 

It is not simply love for the subject that made me to do those stuffs (unlike in Theoretical Physics or Mathematics ), there was a matter concerning necessity.

I could fortunately get the help of some eminent Professors, working in various research institutes in India and abroad.

My other interests include hanging out with friends, chatting, travelling,…….the list goes on.

    Then what else,

    I am what I am
    And what I am needs no excuses
    I deal my own deck
    Sometimes the ace
    Sometimes the deuces
    Its one life And there’s no returning, no revising
    One life and so its time to open up your closet

Always we can’t live with philosophies. It is my policy that one shouldn’t take life too seriously. You’ll never get out of it alive! And if you go on applying your ‘radical ideas’ even in your office, beware to err is human but to forgive is Not a Company Policy!