My Perspective

Education can have a tremendous effect on the economic development of a country. Here is my plan to encourage students to pursue a higher education degree.  "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." - Nelson Mandela In evolving a plan to encourage students to pursue a higher education degree, I propose a multi-pronged approach with government, educational institutes and industry acting as key partners in this 'agenda for change'.

The third annual International Space Apps Challenge will be held on the weekend of April 12-13, 2014. NASA has started accepting registrations to participate. NASA and other space agencies around the world are preparing for next edition of International Space Apps Challenge. The International Space Apps Challenge is an international mass collaboration that takes place in cities around the world. The event embraces collaborative problem solving with a goal of producing relevant open-source solutions to advance space exploration missions and improve life on Earth. NASA is leading this global collaboration along with a number of additional government collaborators and local partner organizations. If you are interested, you could participate either at

Few folks had asked me about reference books in electronics and communication (ECE) engineering, I felt that this list may be useful to others as well.. So here it is.. the names of the Books and authors along with the publishers. Engineering Circuit Analysis - link Publisher: Tata McGraw Hill Education (2013) Authors: William H. Hayt, Jack E. Kemmerly Introduction to Electro Dynamics - link Publisher: Prentice Hall India Author: David J Griffiths Signals and Systems - link Publisher: Prentice Hall India Authors: Alan V. Oppenheim, Alan S. Willsky, (2009) Modern Control Engineering - link Publisher: Prentice Hall India (2010) Authors: Katsuhiko Ogata Digital Design: With an Introduction to the Verilog HDL - link Publisher: Pearson (2013) Authors: Morris Mano Discrete-Time Signal Processing - link Publisher: Pearson (2009) Authors: Alan V. Oppenheim, Ronald W. Schafer Integrated Electronics - link Publisher : Tata McGraw Hill Education (2009) Authors: Jacob