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Subrat SaurabhAuthor of Kuch Woh PalRavi S. Iyer is a social media writer (blogs and Facebook) mainly on spirituality and religion, but also on worldly topics covering social issues, history including Information Technology history, democracy & free speech, government policies & related politics, movies & songs and general human-interest matters. Ravi has also self-published a few books. He is a Physics graduate from Ruia college, University of Bombay (Mumbai), and a retired international software consultant (software technologist). To know more about Ravi, please visit https://ravisiyer.blogspot.com/p/about-ravi-s-iyer.htmlRead More...
Ravi S. Iyer is a social media writer (blogs and Facebook) mainly on spirituality and religion, but also on worldly topics covering social issues, history including Information Technology history, democracy & free speech, government policies & related politics, movies & songs and general human-interest matters. Ravi has also self-published a few books.
He is a Physics graduate from Ruia college, University of Bombay (Mumbai), and a retired international software consultant (software technologist).
To know more about Ravi, please visit https://ravisiyer.blogspot.com/p/about-ravi-s-iyer.html
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Main author Ravi S. Iyer created the eklavyasai.blogspot.com blog and used it from September 2011 to play a part-time, peaceful and amicable, Indian Computer Science (CS) and Information Technology (IT) academic reform, Internet-based activist role. His focus was on improving the practice of software development in Indian CS & IT academia. But he thought that it is such a vital part of the CS & IT field and that it is so poor in many parts of Indian CS
Main author Ravi S. Iyer created the eklavyasai.blogspot.com blog and used it from September 2011 to play a part-time, peaceful and amicable, Indian Computer Science (CS) and Information Technology (IT) academic reform, Internet-based activist role. His focus was on improving the practice of software development in Indian CS & IT academia. But he thought that it is such a vital part of the CS & IT field and that it is so poor in many parts of Indian CS & IT academia, that he referred to his efforts as Indian CS & IT academic reform activism.
Other contributors to the blog have given their views on certain topics. Main work period has been from 2011 to 2014 with a little work later, off & on. The main author is no longer active in this area. This book is aimed at helping other activists involved in improving the practice of software development in Indian CS and IT academia to get the views of the blog in a convenient form. The book may also be of interest to similar activists in other countries.
Ravi S. Iyer worked in the international software industry developing systems as well as applications software (CS & IT) for over 18 years after which he retired from commercial work. Later, mainly as a "visiting faculty", he offered free service of teaching programming courses (lab. courses) and being a "technical consultant" for student projects in a Maths & Computer Science department of a deemed university in India for 9 years.
iami1.wordpress.com blog book posts on: 1) Who am I? I am I. The Ultimate Answer to THE Existential Reality Question 2) Belief in God that is Compatible with Science 3) Contemporary (early 21st century) God and Science Conversation. ...... In spiritual posts, mention of contemporary spiritual leaders is avoided as the attempt is to emphasize spiritual teachings / paths / philosophy / knowledge which may be viewed as universal though the Hindu way of expressing th
iami1.wordpress.com blog book posts on: 1) Who am I? I am I. The Ultimate Answer to THE Existential Reality Question 2) Belief in God that is Compatible with Science 3) Contemporary (early 21st century) God and Science Conversation. ...... In spiritual posts, mention of contemporary spiritual leaders is avoided as the attempt is to emphasize spiritual teachings / paths / philosophy / knowledge which may be viewed as universal though the Hindu way of expressing them is used. It must also be mentioned that a few posts are specific to Hinduism. ......The God and Science conversation posts may be helpful to scientists and technologists from any religious tradition - Hindu, Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, Jain, Sikh, etc. - to courageously counter ridicule of their belief in God from some atheist top scientists and technologists.
This autobiography covers author's Mumbai and Dombivli based life with some foreign stints, from childhood to commercial retirement at age 40 (as unmarried man) in 2002. ...... The author's family background is followed by school and college student days during a period of family financial challenges and father's passing away. B.Sc. Physics is completed in 1983. M.Sc. Physics is started but discontinued. Software development career starts off in 1984. In 1990 com
This autobiography covers author's Mumbai and Dombivli based life with some foreign stints, from childhood to commercial retirement at age 40 (as unmarried man) in 2002. ...... The author's family background is followed by school and college student days during a period of family financial challenges and father's passing away. B.Sc. Physics is completed in 1983. M.Sc. Physics is started but discontinued. Software development career starts off in 1984. In 1990 comes excitement of joining a start-up in key position. ...... Stress and health problems become key issues, propelling turn to spiritual and balanced spiritual-cum-work life in end 1992. From around 1993/1994 Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba and Dombivli Sathya Sai samithi become central spiritual influences. After author's mother passes away in early 1999, he focuses on saving retirement money and preparing for ashram life till Sept. 2002 at end of which he starts off on journey to ashram life.
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