Few Facts About Shirish Chavan
The louder he talked of his honor,
the faster we counted our spoons.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson, in Conduct of Life
Name: Shirish Shamrao Chavan.
Birthdate: 10 March 1960.
Birthplace: Dhulia, Maharashtra.
Marital Status: Never married. Bachelor.
Most Significant Achievement: . Discovery of Revised Theory of Matter Waves
Education: Has taken education in the following schools / institutes (all in Maharashtra):
1. Ganesh Talao Primary School, Miraj, Dist. Sangli.
2. Primary School, Yelur, Tal. Walawa, Dist. Sangli.
3. Municipality’s Primary School, Satara.
4. Bhavani Vidyamandir, Satara.
5. New English School, Satara.
6. Dadasaheb Patankar Public School, Mhavashi, Tal. Patan, Dist. Satara.
7. New English School, Wanewadi, Tal. Baramati, Dist. Pune.
8. Tuljaram Chaturchand College, Baramati, Dist. Pune.
9. Karmveer Bhaurao Patil College, Islampur, Tal. Walawe, Dist. Sangli.
10. Swami Vivekanand College, Kolhapur.
11. Dept. of Physics, Shivaji University, Kolhapur.
Latest Degree: M.Sc. in Theoretical Physics, from Shivaji University, Kolhapur, 1982.
Books Authored by Shirish Chavan:
1. Java for Beginners, Shroff Publishers and Distributors, Mumbai, pages 544 + xvi, price: Rs. 450\-, 2007, ISBN: NA
2. Visual Basic .NET, Pearson Education, New Delhi, pages: 576 + xii, price: Rs. 290\-, 2004, ISBN: 81-297-0420-X.
3. Rapidex DTP Course, Unicorn Books, Division of PUSTAK MAHAL, New Delhi, pages: 224, price: Rs. 125\-, 2003, ISBN: 81-780-6045-0.
4. Rapidex Computer Course, Windows 95/98 English Edition, PUSTAK MAHAL, New Delhi, pages: 526, price: Rs. 175\-, 2001, ISBN: 81-223-0714-0.
5. Rapidex Complete and Comprehensive: Microsoft Word 2000, Unicorn Books, Division of PUSTAK MAHAL, pages: 500, price: Rs. 250\-, 2000, ISBN: NA.
6. Structured Programming: Go To Controversy to OOP, BPB Publications, New Delhi, pages: 426, price: Rs. 120\-, 1996, ISBN: 81-7029-762-1.
About His Publishers:
1) BPB Publications, New Delhi. A very large publisher of computer and electronics books.
2) Pustak Mahal Publications, New Delhi. A very large publisher of general books. For more details, please log on to www.pustakmahal.com. Few blogs are created so that lovers of Pustak Mahal (and its sister concerns) can discuss their views frankly. Log on to following blog sites and post your views frankly and without any hesitation: pustakmahal.blogspot.com, unicornbooks.blogspot.com, pandafansclub.blogspot.com, guldastafansclub.blogspot.com, and rapidexfansclub.blogspot.com.
3) Unicorn Books, New Delhi. A sister concern of Pustak Mahal. For more details, please log on the web site of Uncorn Books www.unicornbooks.in. Also, log on to www.kidscorner.in/kids.
4) Pearson Education, New Delhi. A very large publisher of educational books. For more details, please log on www.pearsoned.co.in.
5) Shroff Publishers and Distributors, Navi Mumbai. A very large publisher of computer, educational, and general books. For more details, please log on www.shroffpublishers.com.
Research:
Shirish Chavan has performed some research. He is having one discovery and two inventions to his credit, as listed below:
Discovery: Revised Theory of Matter Waves.
Invention No. 1: Variable Stability Bicycle.
Invention No. 2: Safety Gadget for Pressure Stoves.
Discovery is published in the following papers / articles:
a) The Theory of Matter Waves Under Review, Indian Journal of Theoretical Physics, 38 (1), 51 - 58, 1990.
b) Uncertain Life of Schrodinger’s Cat, Bulletin of IAPT, 14 (10), 318 - 326, 1997.
Invention No. 1 is published in the following articles:
a) Variable Stability Bicycle, Bulletin of IAPT, 11 (6), 170 - 171, 1994.
b) Improved Design of the VSB, Bulletion of IAPT, 11 (12), 367 - 368, 1994.
Invention No. 2 is published in the following article;
a) Safer Pressure Stove, Bulletin of IAPT, 18 (11), 342 - 343, 2001.
Memberships:
1) Life member of Indian Association of Physics Teachers. IAPT - founded by Late Dr. D. P. Khandelwal - is an organization run by highly motivated teachers. For more details, please log on to www.iapt.org.in.
2) Life member of Computer Society of India. CSI is largest organization in India dealing with computer related activities. For more details, please log on to www.csi-india.org.
3) Life member of Indian Society for Technical Education. ISTE is an organization of dedicated teachers who are doing everything possible to improve the quality of technical education in India. For more details, please log on to www.isteonline.in.
Teaching Experience: Has taught Physics and Computers at various institutes. Click here for experiene certificate from one of the institues where Shirish Chavan has taught.
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Shirish Chavan, 2007
You can contact Shirish Chavan at: (1) shirish333@gmail.com , and (2) mr_shirish_chavan@yahoo.co.in