I am a 21 year old, fourth year undergrad studying Computer Science at PESIT in Bangalore, Karnataka. This is a four year, eight semester course designed by VTU.

My main interests are computers, programming, mathematics (science), event organization, literature and badminton.

I have been involved with computers since I was four and thus, am pretty proficient in their usage (apart from the fact that I cannot go for more than twelve hours without laying hands on my computer atleast once.. ;) ). My OS of choice is Debian GNU/Linux. Find out more about my computer work environment here.

I am pretty proficient with C and C++. I have had the best training any one could hope for in the form of PPR, conducted by Mr. Vijayan. This course was wide-ranging: C/C++ intricacies, algorithms and implementations and compiler & OS internals, to name a few. The basic objective of this whole course is to mould good programmers, taught in the framework of C/C++.

I have an aptitude for (and interest in) mathematics and science in general. I find myself easily attracted to high math mainly because it involves a lot of logical reasoning.

Event organization is, by far, the one activity which I've spent most time on in my college and school years. In the XII standard, I was one of the chief organizers in bringing out the school magazine, the first in ten years. In college, I was one of the chief organizers for Aatmatrisha 2001 and 2002 (the college fest) and Techniche 2003 (the technical fest organized by Clarion, a student body in PESIT). I was president of Clarion for the year 2002-2003.

Badminton is more of a passion than an interest. I have been playing since I was 12 and though not exceptionally good at it, I can hold my own against most players. :D

I love watching TV, whenever I can spare the time. Of course, till my second semester, it was the other way round. I used to schedule my day around my favourite programmes. A spectre of that mania still exists to some extent, I guess. Taste-wise, I have a pretty good mix of genres. For humour, I like to watch The Simpsons, Futurama, Frasier and Whose Line Is It Anyway? . Star Trek: The Next Generation is my favourite sci-fi series (I think Patrick Stewart is one of the most underrated actors..). My weekly dose of drama comes from JAG, Boston Public and The Practice. I am a big fan of Late Night with Conan O'Brien which used to come on CNBC India, but has been stopped. Ditto with Jay Leno's The Tonight Show.