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Subrat SaurabhAuthor of Kuch Woh Pal
This book is a compilation of emails that my (late) father, Subramanyan. R, periodically sent out to his friends, and family.
He was a loving grandfather, father, and husband… and passed away, in April 2022, at 91.
He was academically brilliant, Chief Electrical Engineer by Profession, and a passionate teacher, of Mathematics and Physics.
A vocal Atheist, he was very well-read, and known for his strong opinions, and debates, on Philosophy, Religion, and Politics!
His writings are witty, sarcastic, poetic, sometimes tongue-in-cheek, but always powerful, and passionate.
Someone once called him “MegaloManian” in jest, a combination of his name (Subramanyan - Manian) and a megalomaniac, given the many strong opinions he had! He liked that name, so this compilation is titled “The Musings of MegaloManian”.
Subramanyan R
R. Subramanyan, was born in 1931, in a village near Kanyakumari, called Mahadhanapuram. He was the youngest of three children, and had an elder brother and sister.
He earned an Honours degree in Physics, and a Postgraduate Degree in Electrical Engineering, from the Indian Institute of Science (Bangalore), one of the top Universities in Asia, and the best in India. He retired from SAIL (Steel Authority of India Ltd.) as Chief Electrical Engineer in 1989. He then pursued his passion of teaching Mathematics and Physics, to those interested, and his grandchildren! He was a vocal Atheist, and a passionate reader, and debater, on various subjects … Philosophy, Religion, Politics etc. His wife, a graduate in Mathematics, and Music, from Trivandrum University, also supported his interests, and passions. She passed away a little less than 2 years before him, in 2020.
Subramanyan passed away in 2022.
He is survived by 3 children and 5 grandchildren.
