I'm a typical Capricorn born on 12th January in one of the small town (Solan) in foothills of Himalaya in India. It is coincidental that on this day in 1863 great saint of India Swami Vivekananda was also born. Hence, I some time feel that may be I also have some of the characteristics of Swami Vivekananda. Some information about myself.

My Family: My father is Bank Manager in State Bank of India in India. My mother is house wife. My sister has done Masters in Commerce  and also completed advance course in Textile Designing from Chandigarh, India. Presently she is teaching Textile designing courses at IPW, Chandigarh, India. My husband (Sagar S. Deshapnde) is pursuing his PhD from The Ohio State University, USA.  

My Education: I completed my senior secondary from my home town and then for my under graduation I got admission in Regional Engineering College now known as National Institute of Technology (NIT) Hamirpur (India) in Civil Engineering. For my masters' study I got admission in Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur in Geo-informatics. After that I came to USA for pursuing my PhD. Earlier, I worked under the guidance of Dr. Thad Wasklewicz in University of Memphis for one year. At present I'm in The Ohio State University working under Dr. Toni Schenk in Department of Geodetic Science and Surveying.

My Friends: Most of my friends are in professional line either pursuing their higher degree or working in reputed companies. Few among them are: