Devu Purushottam C. Email & Phone Number

I grew up in suburban Goa - India as a deeply spiritual child with a strong faith in science, in company of nature & books. As an adolescent I rebelled against religious conformity of parents & became a "refugee" for two years in maternal grandparents' house; had crush on Goan girls but fell in love with science, Urdu poetry, Einstein & Gandhi for their highly reformed thought; read Gita, Bible, briefly became an atheist.Completed education, asked to bribe govt employment exchange, refused & rebuked the public servant, so never got govt job, instead put under surveillance. Got private campus placement. Was asked to pay bribe to govt, refused, so never progressed like other colleagues. Switched jobs, changed cities, slogged to gain expertise in ship design, with zero personal life, for over a decade.Participated in Bharat Uday Mission & Vikaas Abhiyaan, online & offline. Walked with a padyatra through farmer suicide zones, travelled to Somnath, Allahabad, Benaras, Sarnath, Puri, Konark, Gaya, Wardha, Sabarmati, Shanti Niketan to get a spiritual understanding of India. Learnt Vipassana, developed interest in Buddhism.Protested at India Gate against the arrest of Anna Hazare, prayed at Hazrat Nizamuddin, meditated at Sheesh Ganj Sahib. Fought Hindu caste system & political corruption on Facebook.Lost mother to govt harassment, faced Facebook related police harassment, govt & private torture, chemicalized, isolated.Moved to Europe, met people from different countries. Studied latest advances in technology at France, learnt art of experimentation & importance of validation, loved French way of life, people gave new insights into life, spirituality; met Mona Lisa at Louvre.Regimes changed, education disrupted, pushed into debt of education loan, sought to avoid refoulement. Gained insights into European systems & social life.