"With Passion and Compassion you can change the world"
Journey
Thoughts
3,000 books in top honcho’s library
As senior vice-president of SAP, V R Ferose’s job has taken him to as many as 40 countries. With back-to-back meetings and tight schedules, Ferose rarely has had any time...Read more
Published: April 18th, 2019
Categories: Books
Exploring the genre of books on books
As a bibliophile and technologist, I have struggled with the duality of the physical and the digital book. When Ray Bradbury wrote Fahrenheit 451, his inspiration was the invasion of...Read more
Published: April 18th, 2019
Categories: Books
Sketchy affair: Graphic novels are for adults too
The difference between a cartoonist, a graphic artist, and a caricaturist is the same as between a Baptist, a Protestant, and a Mormon. For a practitioner, there is a world of difference. Step back...Read more
Published: April 18th, 2019
Categories: Books
Regional ties: Exploring the best of Bhasha literature
I became suddenly interested in regional literary writing when the Kannada translation of a book I co-authored, Gifted, won the Karnataka Sahithya Academy Award in 2017. Translated by R Manikant...Read more
Published: April 18th, 2019
Categories: Books
Books In Films: From Mere Objects To Symbolic Beings
One of my personal high points in the journey of co-authoring the book Gifted has been when a friend very excitedly messaged me saying, “I saw your book Gifted in the Tamil movie Taramani!” He...Read more
Published: December 5th, 2018
Categories: Books
When The Name On The Book Ain’t Real, The Identity Just Might Be
My friend has a compelling story. It is his story. He is so scared of his wife that he wrote a book and published it under a fake name. Fortunately...Read more
Published: December 5th, 2018
Categories: Books
When We Can’t Say Which Is Better – The Movie Or The Book?
Vikram Chandra is one of those rare talents who is as good a writer as he is a techie. He is one of my only polyglot friends with whom I...Read more
Published: December 5th, 2018
Categories: Books
Booked By The Beautiful Game
I have lost count of the number of times I have kicked a tennis ball in my verandah at an imaginary goalpost during my years growing up in Kharagpur. Playing...Read more
Published: May 21st, 2018
Categories: Books
The Multi-Sensory Consciousness Of Gary Zukav
When I started working, in Chennai, my desire to buy books was largely fulfilled by picking up pirated versions from the pavements of Mount Road. Early on, I realised that...Read more
Published: May 7th, 2018
Categories: Books
A Timeless Tech Reading List
In mature fields like physics and mathematics, you can’t earn an advanced degree without learning a core “canon” of the classic works. Because of this shared understanding, experts speak a...Read more
Published: May 7th, 2018
Categories: Books
Journey
Shares birthday with Charlie Chaplin
V. R. Ferose was born on 16th April 1974, in Erattupetta, Kerala, India.
1974High point in school
Studies at Sacred Heart (in Kharagpur, West Bengal) and Railway School (in Bilaspur, Madhya Pradesh). Becomes the school Flag bearer during the Annual Sports Day in Class 12th.
1980-1993Engineering
B.Tech in Computer Science (1993-97) at NIT Warangal; Falls in LOVE with his future wife, Deepali and learns more about LIFE than Computers.
1993 to 1997Systems Analyst
Joins Ramco Systems in Chennai as Systems Analyst.
1997 to 1999
Joins SAP
On 16th August 1999, Ferose joins SAP Labs India as a Developer.
1999
Moves to Germany
Moves to Germany as Executive assistant to SAP Board Member, Gerhard Oswald
2005 to 2007
Youngest MD of a Multinational Company in India
Senior Vice President
India’s Top 40 under 40
Rising Star of SAP
"Autism at Work" becomes Harvard case study
Recognized by US Senator
Truly Gifted