Ganesh APP is an enterprising person. He has got a creative way of looking at the world that gives him a unique approach to solving problems, at home and at work. During his school days Ganesh was fascinated by robotics. He would spend a lot of time understanding how things worked. He got into a lot of trouble with his parents because he would pull apart things such as the VCR player, the washing machine and mess up while reassembling them. He picked up this trait from his dad, who is a seasoned engineer himself. During high school, Ganesh found out about Google. He had been one of the few to have used a computer at a very young age and had been exposed to the internet long before Google even existed. After spending years searching for relevant and interesting things on the internet using AltaVista and Lycos, Google was a refreshing change. It was simple and it was better. The success of Google in the years to follow affirmed one thing to Ganesh, every problem has a simple solution. In his senior higher secondary education Ganesh took on some day to day problems and tried to address them with simple solutions. With a strong foundation in science and the ability to look at problems in a different way, he presented his ideas at the National Intel Science and Discovery Fair for three years. His ideas were selected from thousands of applications across the country. Later, in College he started a web site called Bot-Hack, which featured articles on robotics and hacking stuff. Later he went on to start the robotics club in his college with the help of his senior Sylvester. Sylvester had a deep impact on Ganesh. Sylvester
worked on a project involving BCI (Brain Computer Interface) and invited
Ganesh to join him and his friends. The brain computer interface
project was one of the best things that happened to Ganesh during
college. He learnt a lot of things and with guidance from Sylvester he
learnt how interesting research could be. During his free time, Ganesh indulges in fitness activities such as taekwondo, tricking, parkour, marathon and Ultimate Frisbee. He likes to trek and travel a lot. In the near future he has planned a trip to the State of Maharastra (India), to trek at least a 100 of the 400 forts there. One of his favorite passtime is to Google search for remote places to travel/trek. Adventure sports like Bungee Jumping, sky diving and white water rafting also catch his interest. In the current phase of life Ganesh believes he is a misogyny. He feels that marriage is a refuge of people who had nothing better to do in life. He believes he has enough reasons to drive his life than having a wife and kid. He has made a specific list of 43 things to do in life. He works towards completing them everyday. Some of them are achievable such as sky diving, do 100 push ups at a stretch and some are not possible (at least not from where he is now) such as go to space, compose music. Ganesh derives a lot of pleasure in making someone's day. He is not the type of person who would keep in touch via SMS, mobile phone calls, IMs or even wall scraps. But if you find a present for you at your door step on your birthday from him, don't be surprised because he does that very often, reminding you of his presence. He also funds the expenses (clothes, food, shelter and education) of two kids at an NGO based in Chennai. Due to his hectic travel schedules and work he hasn't been able to spend much time with them. He has visited them only twice, but finds a connection with the kids. He believes they will grow up to be good physicists. His friends sometimes question his choices in everything from what he wears to whom he dates, but they admire his willingness to experience all that life has to offer. In fact, his experimental nature has helped him become ultra-secure in himself - and that's a great way to be. His offbeat opinions and adventurous spirit likely make him a compelling character to watch out for. |
