A Tribute To Rajeev Motwani
June 10, 2009 by Shanker Bakshi
Filed under The Internet
Last week Silicon Valley lost its most cherished Gem, This blog do not suppose to report Silicon Valley news but this is something shocking and heart breaking. So I think I must give tribute from me and my readers to the great soul Rajeev Motwani.
Rajeev Motwani passed away on 5th June in his pool in the backyard in his Atherton home. He was a professor of Computer Science at Stanford University whose research focused on theoretical computer science.
He was an early advisor and supporter of companies including Google and PayPal, and a special advisor to Sequoia Capital. He was a winner of the Gödel Prize in 2001.
Rajeev Motwani was well-known for his mentoring of Google co-founders Larry Paige and Sergey Brin.
Remembering his mentor Rajeev Motwani Sergey Brin wrote on his blog named TOO
Of all the faculty at Stanford, it is with Rajeev that I have stayed the closest and I will miss him dearly. Yet his legacy and personality live on in the students, projects, and companies he has touched. Today, whenever you use a piece of technology, there is a good chance a little bit of Rajeev Motwani is behind it.
- He was an early advisor and supporter of Google and Paypal.
- He was a winner of the Gödel Prize in 2001.
- He was one of the co-authors with Larry Page and Sergey Brin, and Terry Winograd of an influential early paper on the PageRank algorithm, the basis for Google’s search techniques.
- He also co-authored another seminal search paper What Can You Do With A Web In Your Pocket with those same authors.
- He was one of the youngest professors at Stanford University.
A very supportive and kind person at heart Rajeev was a luminary in many academic disciplines.
Please post a comment if you wish to tribute legendary Rajeev’s extraordinary life and legacy.
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Oh I didn’t knew about this at all… This is a big loss to the Silicon Valley and the computer world as a whole. It is people like these who are the forbearers of the next generation of computing.
I pray his soul rests in peace.
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Very sad
I pray for his soul and his family.
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I read this news in ibnlive.com. But didn’t know these many details.
Its a big loss for the whole IT world.
I pray for his soul and his family.
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It sounds really bad. he will always live in our heart. such people never die. his tribute is really admirable. Thanks to aware us.
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Its a loss for not only the South Asian community or the tech sector, but for humanity. People like this have pushed society to higher levels which many of us could not have imagined. Its a great loss, but we would still celebrate the achievements he left for us that will last for generations to come…
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I adored Rajeev for his talent and contribution to the Silicon Valley, and he’s the reason why I involved in the internet! Gosh, it was a shocking news indeed!
I hope he will R.I.P.
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That’s sad to know. May he rest in peace.
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Oh, my, he was a great contributor to our technology. I feel sorry for the loss. His remarkable contributions will always be remembered.
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moment of peace please….
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