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but the loving care of her parents and in science from a college in Madras (now
siblings had seen her cross several hurdles
and beat challenges. She was coping well
in the US, single and strong, having gone
through a string of relationships. Vishaka
would often visit her abroad and spend
some quality time, given that Vinita was an
infrequent traveller partly due to her hectic
schedules and partly due to her inherent
introversion.
Brihadish Kailasam, a close childhood
friend of Ninad, from South India, was
prodigious and prolific, as time would
prove, in education, career and recognition.
A bright kid, who had lost his mother when
he was three, Brihadish was brought up by
his father, who never chose to remarry so
that he could give his complete attention to
bringing up his three young children, with
the loving support of his elder brother’s
family of six.
Brihadish had finished his schooling a
year in advance, given his exceptional
intelligence, inquisitiveness and ability to
soak and sift information. He graduated
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Chennai) and it was a matter of time before
he got admission, with scholarship to boot,
in one of the oldest mathematics institutes
in the US. Inexorably, he went on to obtain
a double master’s in computer science,
quickly followed by a PhD. He had been a
99 percentile ranker through his academics
and a top notch technology company took
him in as a researcher, where he made
his career and continues to work till date,
having been inducted into its hall of fame
recently for his meritorious contributions.
Along the way, he authored ten books in
the field of internet technology and privacy
invasion. His company allowed him to
be a speaker on the subject at various
conferences and universities around the
world. The world exposure, combined
with his innate curiosity, saw him visiting
libraries, vineyards and Michelin star
restaurant around the world. Brihadish
proudly claims to have read over two
thousand books and know some of the
most renowned chefs and sommeliers in
several of the 56 countries. It was hard to
tell whether Brihadish was bohemian or
epicurean.
Brihadish and Ninad had stayed in
touch over the years. Both knew each
other’s families quite well. Over time
it had morphed into a family friend
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