Introduction

[Guest guest]

Greetings, Member of the 'Prapathi' group:

 

I was just inducted as a member to this group, and was requested by

Sriman Mani Varadarajanto introduce myself.

 

My name is Candadai Ananth, and I hail from Madras. Our native is

Kangeyanellore, a small hamlet in Vellore, South India. The name

"Candadai" is drawn from the name of a small village in southern

Andhra Pradesh (near Chitoor), I'm told, although the name is not

in existence anymore ! (I've always been intrigued by this name -

does it have any semblance to the Tamil word "Kandal Aadai", and

hence "Candadai" ?).

 

I completed a bachelors degree (Statistics) from Loyola College,

Madras, and then went on to obtain a masters in biostatistics

from Christian Medical College, Vellore. I arrived in the United

States in August 1990, to pursue graduate studies in public health

with concentration in biostatistics (Masters in Public Health). Upon

completiong the MPH, I pursued a doctorate in Epidemiology with

specialization in Obstetrics and Gynecology.

 

I am currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Obstetrics,

Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at the University of Medicine

and Dentistry of New Jersey.

 

I am grateful to Sri Mani Varadarajan for including me to this list.

Lately, I have been keen in learning more about Sri Ramanujachari's and

Vedanta Desikar' teachings and my cousin, Rajiv Madabhushi, introduced

me to this list. This desire to pursue and learn more was further

escalated when I read a few narrations on this list by Sri Sadagopan,

Sri Sudarshan (who is also my cousin), Sri Ramaswamy, and others.

I am truly amazed by the scholarly and enlightening narration of

several issues by learned people on this list, and am looking forward

to a very rich learning experience on our Vaishnavism philosophy

through this list.

 

ananth