Gopu Rangarathnam, M.Sc
Historian
Gopu Ranjaratnam, (R. Gopu), was born and brought up in Madras. He obtained a BE in Computer Engineering from Arulmigu Kalasalingam College of Engineering, Srivilliputhur and an MS in Computer Science from the Texas A&M University, USA. He then worked at Microsoft, Seattle as a software engineer.
He returned to India to pursue a career in writing, screenwriting and to continue his passion on history, and heritage, including the history of science and technology.
He regularly lectures on these subjects and other topics at various fora. His articles on several topics have been published in national magazines like The Week, the New Indian Express and Swarajya.
As part of the Tamil Heritage Trust he has attended several Site Seminars and had helped in organizing various conferences on history and heritage.
He has conducted tours of Mamallapurm, Orissa, Kanchipuram, Tanjavur, Kumbakonam and the Madras Egmore Museum for several groups including schools and colleges.
He is one of the co-founders of the Varahamihira Science Forum, which conducts monthly lectures on science for the public. He conducts courses regularly on Indian Astronomy and Mathematics for the general public.
