Introduction-Vasudhevan.

[Guest guest]

SrimathE RAmanujAya Namaha

 

Dear fellow Bhakthas:

 

I'd like to thank Vijayaraghavan Triplicane for drawing my attention

towards this group and Mani Varadarajan for including me in the same.

When I was asked to introduce myself by Mani, I was a bit apprehensive,

but after having a look at other introductions in Mani's home page,

I've mustered some courage. So here goes mine. Please bear with me if

this is long.

 

My name is Vasudhevan Madabushi and I was born in 'little' Kanchipuram

in '67 (coincidentally, both my parents were also born in Kanchi). I

grew up in Madras (did my high schooling in K.V. IIT Madras; A.M.I.E.

in Electronics & Commn. Engr. and worked for a couple of years with

Indchem Electronics) and have been in the US for the past 4-1/2 years.

I have a M.S. in Computer Engineering from Florida Atlantic Univ.,

Boca Raton and currently work for Synopsys, Silicon Architects Group

in Mountain View, California. I have varied interests and am a good

cook too!

 

On the maternal side, my great-grand mother Smt. Lakshmi's brother is

none other than Prativadi Bhayankaram Sri Annangarachariar Swami of

Kanchipuram. While I was a kid, my mother used to refer to him as

"Umachi thatha" and I have had the privelege of getting his blessings.

I remember having attended a few of his 'kAlakshEbams' but couldn't

comprehend much as I was quite young then. Apart from regularly visiting

Thirupathi, Guruvayoor & Kanchi, the Garuda Sevai in Varadaraja perumal

kovil (Kanchi) was (and is) a must in my family. My father's ancestors

hail from Thirumalai/Thirupathi(I am making an effort to find out more).

 

Although I am an ardent devotee of the Lord and follow most of the

Vaishnava traditions, I've been totally ignorant of the philosophy

of Sri Vaishnavism, Visishtadvaitam, the Aazhvar paasurams, etc. I

really regret the fact that I didn't learn to read/write in Tamizh.

Fortunately, I can do so in Sanskrit and hope to take advantage of it.

I'd like to make a humble beginning to learn more about Sri Ramanuj-

acharya and the 4000 dhivya prabhandams from the more endowed and

knowledgable people in this group. For the most part I'd only be a

listener (I don't qualify to say anything!) I look forward to educating

and enlightening myself.

 

We must compliment Mani and others behind the Sri Vaishnava Home Page.

It is a wonderful piece of collection and am sure a lot of effort has

gone into it.

 

yours,

 

Vasu

 

I can be reached at:

(415) 943-5095 (Work)

(408) 453-6125 (Home)

vasu / vasu