Srini Chandra
Srini Chandra was born in the city formerly known as Madras in India in 1968, where he attended Christian Protestant schools, learned to play the violin and received a pre-diplome in French from the Alliance Francaise. He received a bachelor’s degree in engineering at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, where he played on the cricket and athletics teams, captained the volleyball team and served as 3-term student senator. After college, he went on to receive a master’s degree in engineering from Ohio State University and an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University in the United States, where he was awarded the prestigious Heinz Fellowship.
After over a decade of study, work and life in the United States, he moved from the US, lived a year in Singapore before settling in Bangalore, India since 2003. Srini has spent a good part of the last two decades in leadership roles in general management and marketing at some of the world’s leading high technology companies.
Srini is an avid reader of non-fiction, in particular of philosophy, science and spirituality. His travels which have taken him to over 40 countries around the world have served to reaffirm his abiding belief in the one-ness of all things. He blogs regularly in a humorous vein at What Ho! (http://whatho.in), a blog recognized as one of India’s best blogs and which enjoys popular support.
He lives in Bangalore, India with his lovely wife and two daughters. 3 Lives, in search of bliss, is his first published literary work.
“The thing about fathers is that they are human. But, they stay bent on being heroes to their children, readily willing to give themselves up to effect improbable rescues.”
“Once in a while, we get the briefest of glimpses of the magnificent beauty that resides in this universe. Life which happens within incomprehensible tumult, occasionally transforms itself into a clear vision of pure ecstasy in a still transcendent moment.”
“What is good? And, what is bad? Do you really believe that you know enough to tell the difference?”
“There are no mistakes. There are only experiences.”
“Nothing disappoints an atheist more than meeting God.”
“The spirit of the universe dances to its own tune. It connects everything - dust, rocks, plants, animals, men, stars and galaxies - by this mysterious rhythm. The greatest of peace comes from surrendering to its will.”
“There is not enough darkness in the world to put out even the smallest lamp”