On Friday, June 05, 2009, the world lost a brilliant mind and a wonderful person in Rajeev Motwani. It is with grief and shock that I offer my deepest condolences to his wife, Asha.
Most people know Rajeev as a highly accomplished acamadecian, most prominently as Director of Graduate Studies at Stanford's Computer Science department. During Google's Stanford years, Rajeev often advised Sergey and Larry and in years to follow, he had a very close relationship with the Google family. During his years at Stanford, he truly made significant contributions to Computer Science.
I remember him most not only as a brilliant mind, but as a wonderful and truly humble human being with a panache for life, passion for entrepreurism and the genuine willingness to help people succeed.
I first met Rajeev in 2006 when Asheem Chandna (over at Greylock) invited me over to dinner with the Motwanis in downtown Palo Alto. From that very moment, his humility left an indelible impression on me. In months to follow, we became friends, and would enjoy breakfast in downtown Palo Alto whenever I'd visit the Bay Area - as accomplished as he was, he was always humble, respectful, warm, welcoming and most of all, always ready to help. He was an ardent believer in Paramount Defenses and always helpful with advice and encouragement.
His sudden demise is truly saddening and our hearts go out to Asha. He will be missed dearly for the world truly has lost a brilliant mind and a wonderful human being. May his soul rest in peace.
- sanjay
PS: Notable Tributes -
> Sergey's Tribute - http://too.blogspot.com/2009/06/remembering-rajeev.html
> Om's Tribute -http://gigaom.com/2009/06/05/goodbye-old-friend-r-i-p-rajeev-motwani/
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