User:SohanDsouza

Sohan D'souza is a fan of Wikipedia, and has been a contributor since February 2006.

About
He has lived in the UAE, USA, Singapore and India at various times.

An eclectic sort of person, he is interested in world history (especially East Asian history), technology, religion, ideology, philosophy and food culture, among other topics.

He holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems from a major American university, a diploma of an accelerated software technologies course from a well-known Indian IT institute, and work experience at an industry-leading multinational corporation. He graduated with a twin-city IT-focused Global MBA at a top-tier Indian B-school, followed by an MSc in informatics that he pursued with a research-based British university in the UAE. At present, he lives in Dubai and works as a researcher in informatics applied to ecological sustainability.

On Wikipedia
I like Wikipedia because, having not been restrained by publishing costs or author salaries, it can grow in depth of detail and breadth of topics to the extent that its writers and editors have the passion to contribute. My own articles are fairly diverse, and some are fairly detailed as well. Many are about things I have experienced personally, which makes them a personal investment as well ... a blog with higher standard of quality and neutrality. I do recognize Wikipedia's limitations, and encounter them all the time - the detestable vandals, ideological edit wars, and students with essay deadlines. But I feel the benefits far outweigh the faults at this stage. This thing has the potential to become the closest thing we have to a repository of all the knowledge in the world, like that in Asimov's Foundation series. Wikipedia also has articles on the most obscure of topics ... that short-lived cartoon from the 80s, or that blip on the fashion scene in the 90s. This is what really makes it special. If I could choose a motto for Wikipedia, it would be, "Almost everything on at least some things, At least something on almost everything."

Latest News

 * After a long time, wrote something new: a brief on the Nadesico-class ships--SohanDsouza 21:45, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Added a lot of info to Delta-V (Video Game) (Permalink). As you can see, I have started to use permalinks to my latest edits. It avoids confusion when other Wikipedians edit after I. --SohanDsouza 08:53, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
 * After a long spell of minor edits, finally wrote the Navi Mumbai Holi riots article. I was passing through the city when it happened (beat a hasty exit when the curfew was called, thanks to my cousin), and I have wanted to write about it for more than a year. The final level of detail surprised even me. But it's not over; I will be digging out the local newspapers I bought at the time for even more information.--SohanDsouza 07:55, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Finally! The advert tag has been removed from SPJCM.--SohanDsouza 04:48, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Nine Ding info added to Ding (vessel)--SohanDsouza 19:56, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Only have time for small edits these days: added reference to Hwoarang in Hwarang article.--SohanDsouza 19:35, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Back after a relatively long time away. Added bits about Singapore, India and Lebanon in Offal. Couldn't find references to rakhti anywhere online, but I've seen it and tasted it (just a little). Also did some NPOV in Rahul Gandhi. Still fuming about Bamboo Delight.--SohanDsouza 20:33, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Great Pilandufication! My Bamboo Delight article has been removed! Whyyyyyyyyy????!!!!!--SohanDsouza 16:18, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Just added pics to Manchow soup, Thums Up, Monginis and Vashi.--SohanDsouza 07:55, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

Quotes

 * "Nationalism is as much about forgetting as it is about remembering." - George Ramsay Cook (?)
 * "Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped." - Elbert Hubbard
 * "I may be crazy, but I'm not insane." - Sohan D'souza
 * "To pray is to ask that the laws of the universe be annulled on behalf of a single confessedly unworthy petitioner." - Ambrose Bierce's Devil's Dictionary.
 * "The defeated go to war seeking to win, whereas the victorious win first and then go to war." - Sun Tzu
 * "If an archeologist calls something a finial, it usually means he has no idea what it is." - Robert E. Murowchick
 * "There is such a thing as being so open-minded your brains drop out." - Richard Dawkins
 * "I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by." - Douglas Adams

Major Past Contributions
Please note that only the permalinks below (where provided) link to my work; the articles may have been edited since, and I am not responsible for that. If you want to see the present state of the article, click the "article" tab at the top of the permalinked page.
 * The Great Revival (Chinese TV Series)
 * ND-001_Nadesico#Nadesico-class Ships (A brief on the four spaceships of the Nadesico class)
 * Abu Dhabi Indian School (my alma mater)
 * Delta V (one of my favorite trench-runner combat games)
 * Navi Mumbai Holi riots (violence that took place shortly after Holi of 2006 in the city of Navi Mumbai)
 * Modern Indian coins#Controversy over 2006 two-rupee coin
 * The Wichita Massacre (a controversial and horrifying crime spree)
 * ORT Software (makers of AstroFire)
 * Abra (the creek taxis of Dubai)
 * SPJCM (S P Jain Center of Management, my alma mater)
 * Sarbloh Warriors (Sikhism-themed computer game)
 * Monginis (Indian bakery chain)
 * Casio CFX-9850GB PLUS (graphing calculator)
 * 3APL (multiple cognitive agent platform)
 * Han Wu Da Di (漢武大帝, a Chinese television series)
 * Gansu#History (history of province of west central China)
 * Bamboo Delight (white nationalist website masquerading as Eastern healing website)
 * Indian Chinese cuisine (Indian Chinese fusion food)
 * Board examination (Important 10th and 12th grade exams in India)
 * Dance bar (Indian-sanitized version of the gentlemen's club)
 * Vashi (Navi Mumbai township)
 * Matrubhoomi (Indian film on gender imbalance)
 * Rajeev Srinivasan (Indian/Hindu nationalist writer)
 * Dahipuri (Indian chaat snack)
 * Vegetable sandwich (Indian vegetarian snack)

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