About me & my books and blogs
Last updated on 23rd Mar. 2024
My name is Ravi S. Iyer. I am a software developer. I also am a social media writer (blogs and Facebook) mainly on spirituality and religion but also on worldly topics covering social issues, history including Information Technology history, democracy & free speech, government policies & related politics, movies & songs and general human-interest matters. I have also self-published a few books. I am a Physics graduate from Ruia college, University of Bombay (Mumbai), and a former retired international software consultant (software technologist), currently based in Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh, India.
I am deeply grateful to Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba and try hard to follow His teachings but am not successful all the time. I have my fair share of human flaws. I think it is appropriate for me to mention here that I pray to Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba everyday.
Ravi's self-published books
1) Who am I? I am I - Ultimate Existential Reality Answer; Vedanta; God and Science conversation
Ebook version is available for free download here: https://iami1.wordpress.com/consolidated-blog-content-document/ (short link: http://bit.ly/whoami-iami ).
Paperback version can be bought here: https://www.amazon.in/Who-Ultimate-Existential-conversation-iami1-wordpress-com/dp/164650349X. Other paperback sale page links are given here: https://iami1.wordpress.com/printed-blogbook/.
Book feedback page: https://ravisiyer.blogspot.com/p/feedback-on-my-book-who-am-i-i-am-i.html.
2) Autobiography of an Indian Software Techie and Spiritual Aspirant – Part 1 (sub-titled "Covers Mumbai & Dombivli based life with some foreign stints, till 2002 (age 40)")
This blog page: https://ravisiyer.blogspot.com/p/autobiography-of-indian-software-techie.html maintains the links for free download of ebook version of above book as well as paperback sale page links.
Paperback version on amazon.in: https://www.amazon.in/Autobiography-Indian-Software-Spiritual-Aspirant/dp/1645874087.
Book feedback page: https://ravisiyer.blogspot.com/p/feedback-on-my-book-autobiography-of.html.
3) Indian Computer Science (CS) & Information Technology (IT) Academic Reform (Past) Activism Blog Book (sub-titled "eklavyasai.blogspot.com (main work years: 2011 to 2014)")
This blog page: https://eklavyasai.blogspot.com/p/indian-computer-science-cs-information.html maintains the links for free download of ebook version of above book as well as paperback sale page links.
Book feedback page: https://eklavyasai.blogspot.com/p/feedback-on-indian-computer-science-cs.html.
Ravi’s spirituality and religion blogs
Ravi’s worldly / miscellaneous blogs
Ravi’s Facebook page
facebook.com/ravi.s.iyer.7 . Most of my blog posts on the various blogs mentioned here are also put up on my Facebook account as posts with public access. I get a lot more feedback and interactions on my Facebook posts than on my blog posts. Earlier I used to call myself as a blogger but since I got on to Facebook in early 2015 or so, Facebook has become a significant part of my social media writing as well as reading, and, at times, sharing, experience. So I now call myself a social media writer to more accurately reflect my writer work involving both blogs and Facebook.
Ravi’s software related blogs/sites
Ravi's web development learning blog: https://raviswdev.blogspot.com/.
1) Who am I? I am I - Ultimate Existential Reality Answer; Vedanta; God and Science conversation
Ebook version is available for free download here: https://iami1.wordpress.com/consolidated-blog-content-document/ (short link: http://bit.ly/whoami-iami ).
Paperback version can be bought here: https://www.amazon.in/Who-Ultimate-Existential-conversation-iami1-wordpress-com/dp/164650349X. Other paperback sale page links are given here: https://iami1.wordpress.com/printed-blogbook/.
Book feedback page: https://ravisiyer.blogspot.com/p/feedback-on-my-book-who-am-i-i-am-i.html.
2) Autobiography of an Indian Software Techie and Spiritual Aspirant – Part 1 (sub-titled "Covers Mumbai & Dombivli based life with some foreign stints, till 2002 (age 40)")
This blog page: https://ravisiyer.blogspot.com/p/autobiography-of-indian-software-techie.html maintains the links for free download of ebook version of above book as well as paperback sale page links.
Paperback version on amazon.in: https://www.amazon.in/Autobiography-Indian-Software-Spiritual-Aspirant/dp/1645874087.
Book feedback page: https://ravisiyer.blogspot.com/p/feedback-on-my-book-autobiography-of.html.
3) Indian Computer Science (CS) & Information Technology (IT) Academic Reform (Past) Activism Blog Book (sub-titled "eklavyasai.blogspot.com (main work years: 2011 to 2014)")
This blog page: https://eklavyasai.blogspot.com/p/indian-computer-science-cs-information.html maintains the links for free download of ebook version of above book as well as paperback sale page links.
Book feedback page: https://eklavyasai.blogspot.com/p/feedback-on-indian-computer-science-cs.html.
Ravi’s spirituality and religion blogs
- http://ravisiyer.blogspot.com is a blog about spiritual & religious matters.
- http://iami1.wordpress.com is a humble exploration of and views on the God & Science conversation (done after August 2011), and little more. When teachings of religions or miracles mentioned in Holy Scripture are referred, as far as I recall, no mention is made of any contemporary or near-contemporary religious leader/founder – the attempt is to emphasize spiritual teachings/paths/philosophy/knowledge which may be viewed as universal though the Hindu way of expressing them is used. It must also be mentioned that a few posts are specific to Hinduism.
- https://ravisiyermisc.blogspot.com/ is my main non-spiritual / worldly (miscellaneous) topics blog covering social issues, history including Information Technology history, democracy & free speech, government policies & related politics, movies & songs and general human-interest matters.
- https://ravisiyer.wordpress.com/category/misc/ is focused on miscellaneous user level technical stuff.
Ravi’s Facebook page
facebook.com/ravi.s.iyer.7 . Most of my blog posts on the various blogs mentioned here are also put up on my Facebook account as posts with public access. I get a lot more feedback and interactions on my Facebook posts than on my blog posts. Earlier I used to call myself as a blogger but since I got on to Facebook in early 2015 or so, Facebook has become a significant part of my social media writing as well as reading, and, at times, sharing, experience. So I now call myself a social media writer to more accurately reflect my writer work involving both blogs and Facebook.
Ravi's web development learning blog: https://raviswdev.blogspot.com/.
Ravi now spends very limited time on the below software related blogs/sites.
He had worked in the international software industry (US, Europe, Japan, South Korea, India etc.) developing systems as well as applications software (CS & IT) for over 18 years after which he retired from commercial work.
Later, mainly as a “visiting faculty”, he offered free service of teaching programming courses (lab. courses) and being a “technical consultant” for student projects in a Maths & Computer Science department of a deemed university in India for 9 years.
He is a Physics Graduate (and Physics Masters drop-out) who was industry trained and later self-taught in software development.
These are some of Ravi’s blogs/websites related to software:
Additional Info.
Ravi’s Twitter account: twitter.com/RaviSaiIyer
Ravi's email (e-mail) id: riyer02@gmail.com is the email id of Ravi S. Iyer, social media writer based in Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh, India [ ravi@raviiyer.org is the public email id of Ravi S. Iyer but that domain is set to expire in early Aug. 2023.]
He had worked in the international software industry (US, Europe, Japan, South Korea, India etc.) developing systems as well as applications software (CS & IT) for over 18 years after which he retired from commercial work.
Later, mainly as a “visiting faculty”, he offered free service of teaching programming courses (lab. courses) and being a “technical consultant” for student projects in a Maths & Computer Science department of a deemed university in India for 9 years.
He is a Physics Graduate (and Physics Masters drop-out) who was industry trained and later self-taught in software development.
These are some of Ravi’s blogs/websites related to software:
- Peaceful and amicable, Indian CS & IT academic reform activism via https://eklavyasai.blogspot.com.
- http://raviiyerteaches.wordpress.com has course material (including links to external US university sites) of some of the computer programming (software lab.) courses taught by me in the aforementioned Mathematics & Computer Science department of a deemed university.
- [Activity suspended due to lack of time] “Service to Society” Free and Open Source IT software development especially aimed at rural Indian society via https://ravisiyer.wordpress.com/ . [The site https://raviiyer.org is mapped to it but that domain will expire in early August 2023.].
Additional Info.
Ravi’s Twitter account: twitter.com/RaviSaiIyer
Ravi's email (e-mail) id: riyer02@gmail.com is the email id of Ravi S. Iyer, social media writer based in Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh, India [ ravi@raviiyer.org is the public email id of Ravi S. Iyer but that domain is set to expire in early Aug. 2023.]
Ravi’s software professional biodata (Last updated on 23rd Feb. 2020)
Ravi’s industry work-experience (Last worked in software industry in Aug. 2002)
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17th March 2020: Created short link: http://bit.ly/ravisiyer for this page.
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