Suresh Kumar Lodha

Suresh Lodha served as a Professor of Computer Science at the University of California, Santa Cruz for more than 30 years. He obtained an MSc (Mathematics integrated with Engineering) from IIT, Kanpur, an MA (Mathematics) from University of California, Berkeley, and a PhD (Computer Science) from Rice University, Houston, Texas. His research interests have been multi-disciplinary encompassing data visualization. He has co-authored two books: Atlas of Global Inequalities and Atlas of California. Since his retirement a few years ago, he has been building skills related to Sanatan Dharma through self-study, several short-term courses (including many from Indica Academy), and retreats. He is currently interested in wholistic education at all levels (from infancy till university level) and youth engagement.