Ashok Bhakkad (Bhakkad) has been working as an Oracle/DB2 DBA with i2 Technologies in Dallas for the last 3 years. He is married to Archana and is settled in Irving, TX.

After completing his Information Systems degree in BITS, Jagadeesh Sunkara (alias Jaggu) moved on to the land of opportunities and is now in Denver, Colorado working for Baan as a Software Engineer. He can be contacted at home no: 303-256-9143

Mohan Atreya (Fartreya) did his Masters in National University, Singapore followed by another Masters in Communications at Nanyang Technical University. He is currently working for RSA Security in Singapore as a Manager for their Systems Engineering, Developer Solutions group.

Ramesh Yadav, who did his General Studies in BITS, went on to do his M.E in Software Systems and then joined Mascot Systems. He is now currently in Kansas and can be contacted on his cell at 913-744-1998.

Ramkumar Natarajan (nrk, kozhai, ramku) joined the PhD program in Computer Science at Purdue University after working with IBM for 3 years. He is still the ambitious person we used to know and can captivate any crowd with his baritone voice and energy. His interest in the field of distributed computing is matched only by his interest in the quest for his better half!!!!!!

Mansoor Ali Khan (Mak) moved on to Hughes Software Systems for his PS-II and took up a fulltime position in their HR group (of course not software!). He has now taken up a marketing/sales position in their San Jose office & has recently been quoted to be closing million dollar deals. He likes taking trips with his wife (Tayba Sultana) and having fun with friends.

After graduating from BITS, Ravikumar (Hoku – Honorable Kumar?...) worked as a Software Engineer in Mascot Systems, India & PwC, Washington, DC. He is now working as an eBusiness IT Architect for IBM in Washington DC & is pursuing his never ending search for a lifetime partner! You can pass on any leads or tips to him at ravi_r_kumar@hotmail.com

Vinod V (VV) moved to Infosys Technologies after a 6 year stint as a software engineer in the bay area. He continues to captivate crowds with his thunderous laughter and sheer jovial self. He recently married Lalitha and is settled in Chennai. Look forward to hearing more from VV soon...

Bhooma Rajanarayanan (Bhooma) completed her Pharmacy degree from BITS, and is now working for Indian Immunologicals as a product manager in India.

After completing his M.M.S from BITS, Kausthub Desikachar (Boing) decided to become a full time yoga teacher, following the footsteps of his Dad & Guru. He obtained a p.g. diploma in yoga from the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram. Today he is a senior teacher himself, and globe trotting spreading the message of yoga. He lives in Madras with his wife, Lakshmi and their 6-month old daughter Sraddha.

B.V. Anil Kumar (BV) went on to finish his MBA in Pharmaceutical Marketing in Mumbai and is now into the Product / Brand Management work. He is currently working with Intas Pharmaceuticals, India as a Sr.Therapy Executive and can be contacted at 079-7458929.

Mahesh Subramanian (a.k.a Masu from the Eco group) worked in Bangalore for a coupla years, completed his MS and is now working for Intuit in Mountain View, CA. He is still the ever enthusiastic best 5-year planner in town & has recently been making waves in the bachelor’s market (rumor is he has finally found his true love!). He would love to hear from friends at masu@rocketmail.com 

Sriram Padmanabhan (Ponnu) went to MICA (Ahmedabad) after BITS and worked in market research from 1998 till 2001. As if one master's degree wasn't enough, he is now in the second year of his MBA at the NYU Stern School of Business, New York. He likes bicycling, swimming, being outdoors in general... and listens to the same old music.

Ganesh Panchapagesan (PG), who did his ET from BITS, is now working for Oracle in their India Development Center at Hyderabad. He would love to hear from his friends who can call him at 91-040-23122600, Extn: 2679.

Rajagopal Parthasarathy (Lapo) works with iFlex Solutions and recently moved to Chennai after a 3 year stint in Singapore. He continues to share his passion for good books with music and some freaky writing when he can find the time and topic.

VenkataRavindra Babu Garlapati (Chanti) is currently in Hyderabad, India working for Wipro Technologies as a project lead.

Very few people in our batch moved east, and found their life partner as soon as they graduated from BITS. Anand A (Costa) moved to Japan with Epson and never stopped to look elsewhere after that. He speaks fluent Japanese and can awe you with his chopstick skills. And did he mention he does manage to get some software design work done in between all that Japan has to offer him?

Sakthieswaran P (powerman, sakthi) always had the motto - Lets make things better. Needless to say Phillips was an obvious choice for him. From being a valuable contributor at APOGEE to group activities, Sakthi has come a long way. He recently married Innahai and is based out of Eindhoven(Netherlands).

Purna Bhaskar Koganti (Bobby) has been working for Sasken in Bangalore for the last 3 years and is married to another BITSian, Sandhya from the ’96 batch.

Very few people in our batch have had the good fortune of finding life partners so early in life. One of them is Sanjay Gupta(gupta, ghotu) who found IBM immediately after BITS. He also found a soulmate in Pallavi a few years ago and was blessed with a daughter recently. He is settled in NY and continues to say "Me, Pallavi, Shreya aur mera jeevan saathi IBM!!!

Navneeth Krishnan (Nakki, Tenk) who did his Eco & EEE!, joined his sidie Hoku from BITS at Mascot Systems in Bangalore. He then moved on to the automobile city (Detroit) and is now working for Carter’s in Atlanta. This TAP-er deivam as his friends’ call him is married to Vidya and loves having fun, taking drives in his roaring Mustang, etc…

Pramoth Kumar (JPK, Japak) who did his Chem Engineering at BITS, now works with CSC as a project lead and is recently on an assignment in San Jose, California.

From solving Mechsol problems, to complex VLSI design to deciphering the meaning of life, Sriraj Sundararaman (Guruji) has come a long way. This jovial guy recently tied the knot with Bharathi and is settled in San Jose, CA.

Anand Rajaram (Rana) who did his Eco with CS dual degree at BITS, moved on to TISL in Bangalore and then Specialized Software in US. He is currently working for jPeople (as their J2EE, Soap/Uddi – what the ?, Guru), active in the BITSAA group & is married to his Bitsian love, Gago from ’93 batch.

Raghavendran Sanjeevan (vendri, rags) works with Network Associates out of San Jose (CA) and is happily married to Savita. Their house is the adda for the wing get-togethers in the bay area.

Arvind Krishnamurthy (aravi) works with Synopsys out of Bangalore (India). After several years in France and other parts of the world, Aravi finally decided to settle in Bangalore. He is happily married to Anusha and has a son Sundar.