User:vivekvc

{{Infobox person

|name= Vivek Varghese Cherian

|birth_name= Vivek Varghese Cherian

|birth_date= {{Birth date and age|1978|12|5|mf=y}}

|birth_place= New Delhi, India

|nationality= Indian

|alma_mater= CBSE,Kuvempu University

|occupation= Solutions Architect Technical Architect

|residence= Chennai,
India

|website= {{URL|http://www.vivekcherian.com}}

}}

I am [http://vivekcherian.net/ VivekVC] and a practicing Lead Solution Architect from Cochin(Kochi) currently based in Chennai, India.

My hobbies apart from being a Wikipedian include learning about the latest technology trends, blogging, free/open source software, debian, indymedia (and other Independent Media collectives), The Free-culture movement and hacktivism

I am also the Founder of [http://www.foss-india.org The FOSS India Collective] which aims to be a communications network for friends,well wishers and community members of Free Culture and FOSS movements, hacker spaces, open standard initiatives, HAM_Radio/ Amateur_radio_homebrew & full disclosure information security communities in India.

• My Website: http://www.vivekcherian.net
• My Blog: http://www.vivekvc.wordpress.com

• My WikiMedia Community Involvement Photos:

: Me and Jimmy Donal "Jimbo" Wales the founder of Wikipedia at the Hotel Khyber, Kala Ghoda, Mumbai,India(Photo Dated 31st October 2010) : http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vivek_jimmy.JPG

: Me,Erik Möller (Deputy Director of Wikimedia Foundation) and Prakash Advani (Manager - Central Asia Canonical,Ubuntu) at Homi Bhaba Center for Science Education at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mankhurd, Mumbai. During this event I had interactions with Danese Cooper, the CTO of Wikimedia Foundation and Alolita Sharma, Engineering Program Manager of Wikimedia Foundation. (Photo Dated: December 11th 2010): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vivek-erik.jpg

: Me lighting the candle on the occassion of the 10th Anniversay of Wikipedia held at VJTI,Matunga,Mumbai. This funtion was presided by Barry Newstead, Global Development Officer, Wikimedia Foundation (Photo Dated 15th January 2011): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vivek_VC_with_the_Wikipedia-10th-anniversary_cake.jpg

• Media Citations: The Hindu Business line (New Delhi Edition) dated January 14 2011, which contains an interview I gave to correspondent Divya Trivedi of the Hindu Delhi office. http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/article2326353.ece