Saurabh's home page

Hey! Thanks so much for dropping by. I hope you'll like my home on the net. You can get in touch with me here.

Biographical Sketch:

full name:		saurabh jain; "saurabh"
nicknames:		anshu, choti, smus jain
sex:		male
social class:		high tech professional. hard core, serious geek; I code every single day
location:		gurgaon, india
education:		m.tech. in communication systems, b.tech. in electrical engineering; both from iit madras.
work:		ceo of thinvent technologies, a linux solutions company i've founded with sarin.
prior work:		linux solutions for vxl. firmware for intel's server management solutions, impulsesoft's bluetooth products, and samsung's range of mfps. made beowulfs for my masters thesis. did voip and wifi for my internships. worked on a scaled down version of the cordect voice and data exchange. plus tons of linux and system administration.
favourite color:		blue
approved authors:		ruskin, gerald durrell, wodehouse; some of arundhati's work
music:		varies a lot. dylan, bryan, norah, kishore.
approved tv:		junked my tv set in 2004. cartoon network when i used to watch.
movies:		all of mani's work
hobbies:		computers, reading, social and environmental volunteering, theatre, organising events and public speaking. I love being out - walking, cycling, hiking, biking, swimming, photography, travelling - especially if it's raining.
languages:		hindi, english, and bits of tamil, bengali, marathi. java, c, c++, pascal, xbase, basic, 8086, 8051, arm, html...