Magazine editions

This part speaks about the magazine that I run by the name Velvi. I have expressed my thoughts on why I started this in the first edition. But, I would like to explain it here as well for the ease of readers. Below the article you find the links to various editions of the magazine as well.

Learning from the past has always been an inherent quality of any living being. Currently, I am working as a data scientist in the Bay area, where I work out this trait artificially. Last week, as I was lying down in my bed thinking the paths traveled by me. And specifically on how my Master’s degree has shaped up me in terms of my education and character. My Master’s was in Data Science, and it really thought me the power of data, and how to derive insights using them. I also had the pleasure of meeting people from different backgrounds and countries, and this has helped in my evolution, and I can easily tag these moments as the best in my life at the United States.

I am really grateful for the opportunities granted and especially the people (potential legends) that I have mingled with. With these thoughts flowing, I aspired to do two things:

To work on projects that can impact common people, and trigger their interests towards mathematics and data science.
Connect the thoughts of my people circle.

With these two objectives, welcome to the magazine VELVI, where you will find such content and thoughts.

Why?

What is the outcome when a data scientist and music artist sit and talk? What would have be the learning curve of a guy with no prior leadership experience who steps into a president role at a college level?

Connecting thoughts of two entirely different fields or people can literally revolutionize the entire world. A closer look at history gives us a plethora of examples. In my case, I have had the opportunity to make friends with people of different countries, ethnic races, and different fields of work, and I see mathematics and data in every field. This fuels the purpose of this monthly magazine.

Of course, one might state the obvious, we can get experts views on any matter from the Internet. Even I say yes to that, but people around me are special, and I constantly hear amazing stories from them which you will never hear anywhere else.

Finally, magazines are fascinating, primarily when it comes to the design. I always wonder, the amount of work done, especially in designing the content, rather than the content themselves. With that, I choose this form of medium. In the August edition, I will speak more on my experience designing the magazine.

– Anirudh K. Muralidhar (July 17th, 2018)