Rajeev Motwani, the mentor of the students who founded Google passed away. The professor at Stanford completed his B-tech in computer science from IIT Kanpur in 1983 and went on to do his doctorate from U.C. Berkley. I first read about Rajeev in the Google Story by David A Wise. Today was the second time I encountered his name while checking out Google trends. Finding more about him on the search magic he helped build made my eyes moist. Shivanand Kanavi , a theoritical physicist from IIT Kanpur wrote on his blog , just before the Google IPO was launched - "Motwani’s father was in the Indian Army, which meant growing up all over India. Young Motwani wanted to be a mathematician..." OM Malik, a friend of Rajeev Motwani writes : "My day is ending with a broken heart and tears in my eyes. It is the day which reminds you of the unpredictability of life." Although I don't have a direct connection with Rajeev, he has become a source of inspiration for me as I embark ...
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