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Precision in the desert: How ancient Egypt mastered engineering millennia before Detroit and Silicon Valley

February 22, 2026
Blog December 21, 2025

I went to Egypt for the pyramids and fell in love with its mangoes

[This is a three-part series on Egypt. This, the first,speaks to its history and people.…

Blog August 25, 2025

Four generations of engineers: The life and times of my grandfather, CVS Narasimha Rao

When Pooja surprised us and graduated as a bioengineering major last year, it suddenly occurred…

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The dancing golf ball and the world of typography

August 6, 2025
Blog July 27, 2025

My strange love affair with (Carnatic) music

There’s something profoundly ironic about my relationship with Carnatic music. Here I am, a man…

Blog June 24, 2025

The hidden history of vegetarianism in India: A 3,000-year journey

Growing up in a vegetarian home in Malleswaram, Bangalore, eating at popular eateries like Kamat…

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The Indian rules the American Spelling Bee

May 29, 2025
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The tresses of time: A history of hair

Strangely, I’ve been thinking about hair these last few weeks. Perhaps because I just attended…

Blog January 15, 2025

ChatGPT 3.5, Ashwatthama, truth and honesty

Prasad’s introductory note: I had promised, in an earlier blog, to keep track of the…

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  • Dr. Prasad Akella is a serial entrepreneur who has created and commercialized deep tech products that empower humans — in three very different areas: robotics, business social networks, computer vision/AI.
    He is a Fellow of the ASME and the SME and a Stanford PhD, Michigan MBA, and IIT BS.

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    Four generations of engineers: The life and times of my grandfather, CVS Narasimha Rao

    August 25, 2025

    I went to Egypt for the pyramids and fell in love with its mangoes

    By Prasad December 21, 2025

    [This is a three-part series on Egypt. This, the first,speaks to its history and people.…

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