
I am part geek, part gayak (musician). The others
are left as an exercise to me. I firmly believe that the way to happiness
is self discovery (i...?) and continual improvement.
The logo derives from this philosophy: (i + ? = .S`)
(In my quest of self discovery, I seek clarity, a clear sense of
identity, polish and pizzazz. Incidentally, these qualities are also
evident in the evolution of this website's
design!)
My wife, Meghana Chitale-Ranade,
is an Electronics and Telecommunications Engineer. She is currently
pursuing a Masters Degree in EE at
Santa Clara University,
California.
She provides ample inspiration for self discovery (and more importantly,
self improvement!)

My father, Dilip M. Ranade is a Principal Development Manager at
Microsoft Corp.. Before, he
has managed engineering teams in Symantec Corp, Veritas Software India
Ltd, etc. He received his B.Tech from
I.I.T Powai (Mumbai) and an M.Tech.
from University of Pune. He has authored "Shared
Data Clusters" (John Wiley & Sons (2002)), several papers and patents.
My mother, Mridula D. Ranade is a M.Sc. Zoology and Ph.D. in Education. Currently a Reader in the Post Graduate Department of Education, S.N.D.T University. Pune, she has consistently been a University rank-holder. She has presented several papers in national and international conferences.

Shripad and Anagha Chitale, my parents-in-law, know a great deal about
milk
;-)