Maryada Purushottam is a tribute to my late father. As his youngest child, I have had the privilege of observing and being with my father who epitomized his idol, Lord Rama in the way he conducted the different facets of his illustrious life of ninety years. It is only my father who could have transformed me from a shy, introverted, despondent, and diffident teenager floundering in his academics into a confident man capable of facing up to, and fighting his own battles in life. He inculcated in me a love for English literature but for which you wouldn't be reading this book. He in fact prepared me for life after him. He was a "Gem of Purest Ray Serene" (Gray's Elegy). To borrow a quote from the Great Bard's play Julius Ceaser, Mark Anthony's tribute to Ceaser could well apply to Dad, "When Comes Such Another". It is my sincere hope that the readers find my father's memoir an inspiring and engaging read.
N. Srinivasa Raghavan
N. Srinivasa Raghavan is an Information Technology professional, having spent more than 32 years in the Indian IT industry till date. After spending close to 25 years in the IT industry as part of his formal career, during which time he got work with two of the top three Indian IT companies, namely, Wipro Technologies (2003 - 2011) and Tata Consultancy Services (2011 - 2015), he chose to call time on his formal career in the IT industry in December 2015, and has since become a freelance technology trainer. His first book "Ämma - A Memoir of the Loveliest Woman I Knew" was a tribute to his late mother, and was published in July 2020. His second book "Miracle - Conversations with a Cherub" is a fictionalized account of his late nephew, his late elder brother's eldest son. This book was published in February 2021. Maryada Purushottam is his third book. He stays in Hyderabad, and can be reached at balu2804@gmail.com.
