From: tstpcc@gwunix1.gwu.edu (Paul C. Chemmanoor)
Newsgroups: alt.culture.kerala
Subject: Acker List [26-DEC-92] + Name Adding mechanism changed.
Date: 26 Dec 1992 21:45:31 -0600
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
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0] A list of people who read or post on alt.culture.kerala follows.

   Before listing the people who have asked to be put on the list,
   I would like to say a few things:
   To have your name appear on this list all you have to do is send mail
   to whoever is maintaining this list, which at present means me.

   Send Mail to paulchem@ucsu.colorado.edu
   with 'ACKERLIST ADD' in the Subject line to be added to this list.

[
   There might have been some names lost in this revision because of manual
   handling of e-mail. If you sent your name to be included but do not 
   find it please send mail as directed to the new address. The mail 
   will be automatically added to a list.

   I am aware of Michael Yesudas in particular.
   I could not find the mail. Michael, please grin and bear it,
   and send another mail. This time I wont goof up. :-)
 
]
 
   Posting an introduction to the net will not mean inclusion in this list,
   because we can not assume that person wanted to be on this list.
   Several introductions have appeared on the net that have not been 
   included in the list for this reason.

   The advantage of being on this list is that it gets posted every 
   week so people can access a constantly updated list.

   The original purpose of this list was to lay the foundations for
   networking between people who have links to kerala or those who
   have interest in kerala and its culture. Its also a means by which
   people find long lost friends and I hope make some new ones.

   While in the original acker list postings I had said that all
   the information provided by the user to be included on the list
   could be free-format but within 20 lines, as someone else has
   pointed out, it would be very useful to have such vital information
   as date of birth and current location. This is just a suggestion 
   of course.

   I will try to update the information in the current list and 
   bring up the current location for each user on the list.
   Some users I have marked with an '?' when I couldnt locate the place.
   If they want  to update the place entry send me mail.

   Alt.culture.kerala is yet a small group with low traffic and
   with very little noise compared to other unmoderated groups in its
   class. This 'smallness' is what allows us to maintain lists of this
   nature and have news by mail etc.

Have fun:


The Acker List.
---------------

{
To be included on this list send mail to paulchem@tigger.cs.colorado.edu
None of the information except the name is 
mandatory. The rest can be free format and upto 20 lines long.
}
	
Paul Cherunny Chemmanoor.
	Aliases: Icarus, Atharvan.
	E-mail account: paulchem@tigger.cs.colorado.edu
[	Current Location: Washington, D.C., USA.]

		D.O.B.: 24-Dec-66.
		Info: Based in Guruvayoor, Trichur District, Kerala.
		B.E. Karnatak University, Dharwar.
		M.S. program at University of Colorado, Boulder.
		Worked at SAIL, Rourkela and WIPRO, Bangalore
		in India.
		Interests: Modern literature, the art and science of
                           story telling, Computers, interesting
                           people, psychology, memory as art form,
                           architecture, Music, poetry, Woody Allen films,
                           and writing fiction.

                Favourite Authors: Pasternak, Conrad, Joyce, Vidal,
                                   Naipaul, Kafka, Kundera, Mailer,
                                   Miller, Pirsig, le Carre, Proust.

		Currently working at washington d.c. 

Mathai Ittoop Chundattu
	Call me "Mathew" 
	e-mail: mchundat@essex.ecn.uoknor.edu
[	Current Location: Norman, Oklahoma, USA.]

		Date of Birth:	November 3, 1966
		Please send Birthday gifts.
		Place of Birth:	Kottappady on the way from Perumbavoor 
		to Kothamangalam in Ernakulam district.
		Most of the education in and around Kottappady. B. Tech 
		in Chemical Engg from IIT Madras-batch 1989. 
		Followed by two years of exile in ONGC Hazira,
		Gujrat. Joined Univ of Oklahoma in Fall 1991 for 
		MS in Chem Engg. Hopefully I should be out by 93 
		December. Then... Huh..

Sathyadev Ramachandran.
	Aliases:  DEV
[	Current Location: Los Angeles, California, USA.]
            Info: Hails from Kodungallur,Trichur Dist. Kerala.
                       Alumnus of Julien Day, Calcutta ; St.John's
                       Bethany,Kunnamkulam ;IPS, B`lore ;Milagres H.S.
                       Mangalore ; Christ College ,Irinjalakuda .
                       B.Sc(Hons.)  Jadavpur University ,Calcutta.
                       M.Sc          I.I.T Madras.
                       Phd program at UCLA :-  Chasing beauty/bottom particle
                           in the Illinois prairie at Fermilab near Chicago.
                           Currently at Los Angeles.


Naryana Sateesh Pillai
	Popularly known as Sateesh, Sateesh Pillai, Pilla
	e-mail address: sathi@cco.caltech.edu
[ 	Current-location: Pasadena, California, USA.]
		Date of birth: May 30th, 1963 
		Place of birth: Vellayani (11 Kms south of Trivandrum on NH47)
		education:  ICSE '78 (Loyola School, Trivandrum)
		Pre-Degree '81 (Government Arts College, Trivandrum)
		B.Tech in Electronics and Communications '86
		College of Engineering, Trivandrum University of Kerala
		M.S. in Electrical Engineering '90 California Institute 
		of Technology
		Struggling towards a doctoral degree in Electrical Engineering
		at Caltech.  
		Working in the area of Pure Electron Plasma Physics.
		Visiting student at IIT Madras for 2 months!! (Aug-Sep '86)
		Consulting Engineer at Hindutsan Latex  
		(testing prophylactics) Nov. - Dec. '86
		Visiting lecturer at College of Engineering, 
		Trichur  (Jan-Feb '87)
		Scientific Assitsant at CEDT, IISc, 
		Bangalore (Feb '87 - July '89)
		Descendent of Vellayani Paramu.
		Present status: UNMARRIED!!!

Saraswathy 'Devi' Krishnan
[	Current Location: New Jersey, New Jersey, USA.]
		Pursuing my Master's in Computer Science in New Jersey
		Institute of Technology.
		Belong to Trivandrum, though a Tamilian.
		Studied at College for Women,Trivandrum and did my
		B.Tech (Elec. & Communication) from Engg. College, TVM.
		Taught for a few months at Govt. Polytechnic at Vadagara.
		Then, a year  at ONGC Bombay and Madras, before I figured
		it was time to get married. (I didn't think so!!).


Shanty Kokkat
[ 	Current Location: Canada.	]

		Sex:                       F
		Date of Birth or Age:      July 28, 1972
		Kalaketty (Erattupetta, Kottayam).
		Schools Attended: A.M.H.S Kalaketty (High School)
                St.George College, Aruvithara (P.D.C).
		Current Work: Second year student at York University,
                            Toronto, Canada. BSc(combined honours, 
                            Mathematics & Computer Science.)
		Any other relevant info.:   
		I am having difficult time to decide 
                            whether I should go back to Kerala,
                            because I like to live in Kerala than
                            here in Canada. 


Ajit K. Nair
[	Current Location: Auburn, Alabama, USA.]

	      Date of Birth: March 29, 1968.
	      Don Bosco H.S,Mullakara,Trichur.
	      St.Thomas College,Trichur(PDC: 83-85)
	      College of Engg,Trivandrum (85-89)
	      (B.Tech, Mech Engg)
	      Current work:	Doing my MS in Mech Engg at Auburn Uni,
	      Auburn, Alabama. And of course silent ACKing!!!
	      Other info: Based in Nehru Nagar,Kuriachira,Trichur.
	      I was born in Trichur,but my parents
	      belong to Trivandrum.My father is
	      working at the Veterinary College in
	      Mannuthy,Trichur.

Jacob Thomas
[             Current Location: New York ? , New York, USA.]
	      Network Address:     jacobt@nynexst.com
	      Place of birth:      Chengannur 
	      Education:           Several schools in places such as Madras, 
	      Trivandrum,
              Ernakulam and Kozhikode.
              B. Tech (EE) IIT Madras
              M.S. (CS) State University of New York at Stony Brook
	      Work:  Currently working at NYNEX Science & Technology


Vikas P. Kuriachan
[	Current Location: Austin ?, Texas, USA.]

	Date of Birth:      June 22, 1974
	Current work:    Attending Texas A&m Univ.
	Other info:

		I lived in Kerala for the first nine years of my
	life.  Then my dad started working in Saudi Arabia so we
	moved to there.  I went t  in school in Saudi Arabia until
	the ninth grade.  Then I went to highschool at The Hill
	School in Pennsylvania.  At the present I am attending
	Texas A&M as a Freshman majoring in Chemical Engr. and
	Pre-medicine.


 Anil Nair
[	Current Location: Toledo, Ohio, USA.]
 
	 Sex:    M
  	 Date of Birth or Age:	    07/30/67
         Place of Birth:            Ernakulam		
         Schools Attended:          Govt. Engg. College, Raipur, M.P.
         Current Work:		    Grad. Student in Structural Engg. at 
                                    The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH.
 
         Any other relevant info.:
 	My mother's place is Perumbavoor and my father's place is 
	Airapuram (near Keezhillom). My father works for The Food 
	Corporation of India and we are currently sort of settled 
	in Raipur, M.P.. I have very high regards for for our 'Naadu' 
	and for this reason I am a regular but recent ack.bsa 
	(back- stage-artist).             
        My sincere regards to all the Ackers.

Dileep Makkuni
		aliases : Arnold Chaayanaddakaaran (Terminator)
			  Namaskaram kottukare  
		e-mail contact at : adx.adelphi.edu or auvax1.adelphi.edu
[	Current Location : ?]
		U.S. postal address : on request only (just kidding!)
		Date of Birth : February 12, 1992
		Place of Birth : Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (don't ask how!)
		Place of origin : Vadakkumbad, Tellicherry, Cannanore Dist.
		Studies : Have been in the States since 1980
			  In junior year of B.B.A./Accountancy program
			  Graduating ?? 1994
			  Going for C.P.A. and M.B.A. immediately afterwards
			  Early part of my life in Kerala (till 8 yrs of age)
		Interests : Martial arts (want to study kalaripayat)
			    Karnataka Sangheetam (studying Mridangam since 1982)
			    Malayalam literature
			    Literature in general
		Info :	love to give out recipes
		       	am looking to flame someone for dumb comment (heh, heh!)
			cousin to Vineed of Mallu films
		       	nephew of Padmini Ramachandran, old-time film actress
		       	But I DON'T LIKE HINDI FILMS (well maybe some?!)

Jayakrishnan S. Raghavan
	Call me "Jay"
	Aliases:  Also known as Kishore to near and dear
[	Curent Location: rayliegh, North Carolina, USA.]
	Schooling till XII (pre-degree) at Rourkela, Orissa.
	B.Tech in Chemical Engg from IT-BHU, Varanasi '85-'89
	M.S. in Chemical Engg. '91 from North Carolina State University
	Presently enrolled in PhD program in Fiber and Polymer Science,
	Working in the area of Computer Integrated Manufacture of textile
	fibers.
	Home :  Thaikkattussery, Trichur, Kerala.
	Other relevant info:  I am having tough time debating to go back to
	Kerala for good, especially after my marriage.  My wife, also from 			
	Trichur (near Medical College) and me have endless discussions on this.
	Like all Lal and Sreenivasan movies.  Sing occasionally, love classical 		
	music (carnatic, hindusthani instrumental and some western) and old Mal. 		
	and Hindi songs.

Vinod Valloppillil

[	Current Location: Southeast Houston, Texas, USA.]

	DOB:  May 14, 1973
	First generation Indian-American.  Currently residing
	in Southeast Houston (NASA/Clear Lake/League City Area).
	Sophomore at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA
	Pursuing dual degrees in MIS at the Wharton School of Business
	and Systems Engineering (concentrating in Telecomm).
	Parents from Ramappuram & Malappuram.  Relatives in Ernakulam,
	Cochin, Ponkunnam (sp?) & Trivandrum.  I usually visit India
	every other year and am going during Xmas 1992.

Sankaranarayanan M.
	email	: sanx@lakshmi.tdc.unisys.co.jp
[	Current Location: Tokyo, Japan.]
	working at : Nihon Unisys Ltd., Tokyo, Japan.
	DOB : 		1964 Sept 14.
	Profile : LPS Karakkad (near Shoranur), High School shoranur, 
		NSS College Ottapalam, REC Calicut, IISc. Bangalore.

Annie George (Shoba)
[	Current Location: Wollongong, Australia.]

	DOB     31-5-68
	Born and brought up in Madras.
	Father	from Thiruvella 
	Mother	born and brought up in Madras
	originally from Poovathur
	Education  BE (electronics and communication) from Madras Uni
			(Hindustan College of Eng)
	Grad Dip in Elec Eng from Uni. of Wollongong
	Australia.
	Currently doing ME {Hons) at UOW -OZ. Hope to finish be April 93.
	After that --- anyone's guess! :-)


Rajesh Krishnan

    E-mail :rajeshkr@usc.edu
[    	Current Location : Los Angeles, CA]
	D.O.B. : June 3, 1971
	Info : Native of Palakkad, Palakkad Dist.
       1978-1987 Good Shepherd Public School, Ooty, Tamil Nadu
       1987-1989 Kotagiri Public School, Kotagiri, Tamilnadu
       1989-     Univ. of Southern California.
       Trying to finish my BS in Biomedical Engineering.
      In the mean time also attended Christ Nagar, Trivandrum 
      for one year...
      Interests : Work out, aikido, basketball....
      Listen to anything to with rhythm...
      favorite group: pink floyd..also a yesudas and Semmangudi fan. 
      New hobby..learning to play the SAX....
      Love Cooking, specializing in South Indian cuisine.
      Watching movies,day dreaming and sleeping are 
      top in the list.

Jansen Philip Jacob

	Network address:	jacobjp@nfl.afrc.ac.uk
[	Current Location:	Brighton, U.K.]
	Date of Birth:		June 30, 1965
	Place of Birth:		Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
	Home:			Pullad, Pathanamthitta district, Kerala
	Family Name:		Vettathu-belongs to the Chempakacheril kudumbom
	Current Work:		I'm in my second year of my D.Phil programme in
			Biochemistry at Sussex University, Brighton, U.K.
			Hope to finish in a years time (early 1994) :-)
	Previous Work:	Lecturer at Ahmednagar College, Ahmednagar,
			Maharashtra from Sept'88 to Feb '89
	Education:	1973-'81: ICSE - St.Thomas Residential School,Trivandrum
	1981-'83: PDC - Marthoma College, Tiruvalla
	1983-'86: B.Sc (Chemistry) - Marthoma College, Tiruvalla
	1986-'88: M.Sc (Biochemistry) - Ahmednagar College, Ahmednagar
	1989-'90: M.Sc (Molecular Biology) Sussex University, Brighton, U.K.
	1991-?: D.Phil (Biochemistry/Genetics) Sussex University, Brighton, U.K.
	Marital Status:		Single - but can be persuaded to change 8-)

Baiju Jacob
		Nick names         hmmmm.......  will let you know later.
[	Current Location   Temple University, Philadelphia, USA. ]
	email address      bjacob@picasso.temple.edu | bjacob@manny.temple.edu
	Residence          Madras  Anna Nagar ( You fellas know that place huh !!)
	Birth info         05 July 1970, Kottayam
	Roots              Dad from Alleppy, Mom from Kottayam,
	School             Don Bosco Madras (Class of 87)  (Yes all 14 years)
	UG                 BE (ECE) PSG College of Technology Coimbatore (Class of 87)
	Work               Used to work with Wipro Madras. (Summer of 91)
	Favorite cuisine   Kerala cuisine of course (Kappa, Onnakkka meen, erachi 
			   ollathiyuthe ..... & everything else mom makes )
	Preferences        Malayalam movies (Mamooty, Mohanlal types)
			   Classical and Rock music (wierd combination right !?)
	What am i doing?   Working towards my Masters in Electrical Engg at Temple U.
	Plans              Not sure. Want to get my MS (Hopefully by the end of summer )
			   PhD uh huh not very sure but a Dr. prefixing your name doesnt                   
			   sound that bad !!
	Marital status     Very very very single
	Well what else can i add except that I am  witty, humorous (ahem) ........
	am i repeating myself. i guess so well until later. Folks i am a waitin'. 


Subramanian S - (Alias Subbu)
[ Current location: Sunnyvale, California, USA. ]
	Can be reached at sbmn@cup.hp.com
	DOB             27 May 1960
	Born in Eranakulam,  Brought up in Trichur
	Father was Professor of Physics, St. Thomas College, Trichur.
	Model School --> St. Thomas   -->   Govt. Engg. College   -->    IIT
	 Trichur          Trichur               Trichur                 Madras
			  Pre-Deg.           B Sc (Eng), EE           M. Tech, CS
			   75-77                77-82                   82-84
	Ever since working in HCL R&D, Madras
	Currently working as a contractor at HP  / Cupertino
	Will reply all e-mails
			  (408)447-4835 (work)
			  (408)245-9209 (home)

Anil Pannikkat
	email: anil@raj5.tn.cornell.edu
	[ 	Current location: Cornell University, NY, USA. ]
	Parents hail from Malappuram and Trichur dist. but I have lived
	all my life in Bombay, except for yearly visits to Kerala.
	Born in 1967.
	B.Tech in Metallurgy, I.I.T. Bombay 1985-89
	Struggling towards a PhD in Materials Science & Engg. at
	Cornell since Aug. 89. Vaguely studying charged metal 
	ceramic interfaces 
	Graduation Date: Sometime after 2000 AD
	Interests: Badminton, Squash (racket sports in general),
	reading (anything I can get my hands on), Music (No heavy
	metal please..), long walks, eating, watching TV.
	I can read Malayalam very slowly, about a page in 5mts. No
	postings on the net so far, but I read it every day.
	
Bijoy sagar ( Varma)
[	Current Location : Dekalb I near chicago), IL, USA.]
	DOB  : 05/25/68
	From   : Bombay
	School : Somaiya, Bombay
	B.Sc : Geology, St.Xaviers College, Bombay
	M.Sc : Uni. of Bombay
	I am doing my MS in environmental Geochemistry ( Groundwater pollution control)
	at Northern Illinois Uni. and hope to graduate at the end of summer
	next year.
	Parents are from Tiruvalla, Kerala.
	Languages besides English : bengali, Malayalam, Hindi, French.
	Hobbies : Trekking, reading, MUCKing.......
	Biggest interest on Kerala : similarities between Bengalis and Keralites.
	Anyone from Lake Gardens/Bally Gunj/Alipore/Modern High School/ St.Xavier's/
	Bombay/ONGC CRBC here???


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