Welcome to Home Page of NARAYANAN (NARA)

My Contributions

  1. Asia Open Source Network and APEC Science & Technology database
  2. LanguageObservatory
  3. Hinduism-Prayer Webpage
  4. MP4 Presentations by Nara
  5. Tamil Poems by Nara
  6. Poems in English
  7. Wisdom from Observation
  8. Musings by Nara

  9. Nara's Tamil Page

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my home

I can call myself a Citizen scientist/researcher, who are volunteers contributing to public projects, for humanity or public good. They are independent of political and business entities. Spending more time to pursue my interests on studying: ancient scriptures; maths & astronomy; physics; philosophy; history & culture and so on. Maintaining community Web sites like: Asia Open Source Software Program.

Born and brought up in Trichy. I hold Master of Engineering from National University of Singapore (1989) and Bachelor of Technology from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (1977). I have worked as Engineer/Consultant/Project Manager/Trainer/Researcher.

I have traveled extensively in the Asia Pacific region to form alliances and initiate/execute projects. During research days, I have published over 40 technical papers in various international conferences and journals, on automation, artificial intelligence, production management, and image/document processing.

my home

My wife Geeta is Laboratory Systems Manager, at Road Science, Auckland.
My first son Aswin, graduated from Auckland university, works as Informatics Fellow, Centre of Advanced Imaging, University of Queensland, Brisbane. Aswin married to Lavanya, Senior Public Health officer based in Brisbane.
Second son Akshaiy, graduated from Auckland university, SAM Consultant, SAM Computer Systems Ltd., Auckland.

Father: Trichy Venkataraman [13 December 1907 -13 June 1980]. Teacher at St. Josephs, Trichy (1924 – 1966).
Mother: Madhuram [1 May 1919 -12 September 2005]

Nara has one brother and three sisters:
Eldest sister Late Soundrakokilam, married to Amrithkumar - 1 married daughter
Elder brother is Mathrubootham, married to Uma - 2 sons and 1 grand child
Elder sister Anandhi, married to Late Mohan Panchu - 2 sons and 1 grand child
Younger sister Meenakshi, married to Ramachandran - 1 son, 1 daughter and 2 grand children

Ancestory

Parents: Trichy Venkataraman - Madhuram

Paternal Grand Parents: Trichy Ramaswamy-Asanambal
Paternal Great Grand Parents: Kanchi Subramanian-Kamakshi & Komal Narayanaswamy-Madhuram
Paternal Great Great Grand Parent: Tiruvallur Ramachandran-Seetha (mullu thatha Patti)

Maternal Grand Parents: Srivanchiyam Subramanian - Meenakshi
Maternal Great Grand Parents: Srivanchiyam Sivachidambaram - Mangalambal & Kappanamangalam Ganapathi-Muthulaxmi muthamma
Maternal Great Great Grand Parent: Thirumalairayanpattinam Mahaganapathi - Mahalaxmi (mullu thatha Patti)

Nara's ancestory page

Narayanan -> Nara (shortened)

In Sanskrit, "nara" primarily means "man" or "human being," and can also mean "water". It is a root word in the name Narayana, which combines "nara" (man/water) with "ayana" (resting place). Nara (नर) refers to “man” (as opposed to Nārī—woman). Nara may also refer to good people or hermit of divine power(Nara-Narayana).
奈良 (Nara) can mean "oak tree," "good," or "level," and is sometimes associated with spirituality or tranquility. Some use it to mean a person, who is awake or living in reality. The Nara are an ethnic group traditionally animist, may mean Sky.