Occupation Entrepreneur, author | ||
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Parent(s) K. Madhava Kurup, Sarojini Relatives K. P. P. Nambiar (uncle) Died 3 September 2016, Thiruvananthapuram | ||
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Pran Kurup (3 October 1966 – 3 September 2016) was an Indian entrepreneur and author.
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Personal life
Pran Kurup was born in Chennai to K. Madhava Kurup and Sarojini. He was the nephew of K. P. P. Nambiar. He completed his graduation in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur and post-graduation in Robotics from Miami University.
Entrepreneur and author
Pran Kurup founded Vitalect, an e-learning company based in California in 1997. He also served as the president of the Silicon Valley Indian Professionals Association (SIPA).
Kurup authored three books. The first two books were technical. He co-authored Logic Synthesis Using Synopsys with Taher Abbasi. The second book It's the Methodology, Stupid! was co-authored with Taher Abbasi and Ricky Bedi. In 2016, he released his third book on his IIT batchmate and friend Arvind Kejriwal. Titled Arvind Kejriwal & the Aam Aadmi Party: An Inside Look, the book contained a political analysis of the rise of Kejriwal and AAP and a comparison of the growth with that of start-up companies. The book was released by Kejriwal in New Delhi.
He was also a columnist on the Economic Times blogs.
Death
Pran Kurup died on 3 September, 2016 in Thiruvananthapuram, due to heart failure and was cremated on 5 September 2016. He is survived by wife and two children.