Badri Seshadri Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Profession(s)	Writer, Blogger, and Publisher
Known for	Being the founder of the ESPN cricket application 'Cricinfo'
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 170 cm in meters- 1.70 m in feet & inches- 5’ 7”
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Salt and Pepper
Career
Literary Works	Tamil Books • How did the world appear? • How did life originate? • I will be an engineer • Mathematical genius Ramanujan • Einstein • 123: India-US Nuclear Power Treaty • Spectrum Controversy • Aryabhata's Mathematics English Books • The Universe • Life Translation Books • Candide ( Candide by Voltaire in French , via English) • One Ring Two Kills ( A Study in Scarlet, Sherlock Holmes debut by Arthur Conan Doyle ) • Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less by Jeffrey Archer • Sri Lanka: From War to Peace by Nitin Gokhale • Mind-Opening Experiences of an Advertiser (David Ogilvy)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	Year, 1965
Age (as of 2023)	58 Years
Birthplace	Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu
College/University	• Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India • Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
Educational Qualifications [1]Badri Seshadri's LinkedIn Account	• 1987 - 1991: Bachelor of Technology (BTech), Mechanical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras • 1991 - 1996: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Mechanical Engineering Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
Political Inclination	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Party (DMK) [2]Live Mint
Controversies	Commented on the First Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu In October 2022, Badri Seshadri attracted controversy when he made some comments on social media about Anna (the first chief minister of Tamil Nadu), which led to his removal from the advisory council for the Tamil Internet Education Council. [3]Time News Criticized the Chief Justice of India (CJI) over Manipur Violence In July 2023, Badri Seshadri was arrested at his home in Chennai by the Perambalur district police. The arrest was due to comments he made in a YouTube video, where he criticized the Chief Justice of India (CJI) and the Supreme Court for their handling of a case related to the Manipur violence. [4]The Hindu
Family
Wife/Spouse	Not Known

Some Lesser Known Facts About Badri Seshadri

• Badri Seshadri is an Indian author, software entrepreneur, and political analyst. He is the co-founder of the well-known sports website ESPN Cricinfo. Besides that, he founded Kizhakku Pathippagam (Eastern Publishing House), an online book store, in 1994. He is also an accomplished archaeologist. He was a member of the Advisory Committee of the Tamil Internet Education Association till October 2022. The Tamil Nadu police arrested him on 29 July 2023 for making ‘provocative’ comments about the violence in Manipur and Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud during a YouTube interview. ^[5]The Quint

• In June 1996, Badri Seshadri co-founded the website Cricinfo and worked as its director till April 2005. At Cricinfo, he served the operations, strategy, and commercial departments. On 18 February 2004, Badri Seshadri started an organization called ‘New Horizon Media private limited.’ He created and shared free software like NHM Writer and Font Converter through this company.

• He is also a member of Babasi, which is a Publishers Association, where he actively takes part in a technical forum called ‘Uttamam.’ Additionally, he works as an assistant treasurer in the Tamil Heritage Foundation, where he promotes awareness about archaeology. Moreover, he operates an online magazine called East Today.
  

  Some pictures of the ancient idols being posted by Badri Seshadri on social media while promoting awareness about archaeology through the Tamil Heritage Foundation

• Badri Seshadri is the author of many science fiction books for children in both Tamil and English languages. He is also known for translating English books into Tamil.
  

  Abdul Kalam, Sudha Seshayyan, and a young Badri Seshadri holding copies of Kalam’s book

• In August 2012, he began working as the director at Aargee Staffing Services Private Limited in Chennai, India and served its IT Staffing department. In 2014, Badri Seshadri (Badri) and K Satyanarayan (Satya) began SynProSoft. With SynProSoft, they help offer excellent IT solutions for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) using the Zoho platform.
  

  Badri Seshadri (in black t-shirt) posing with his employees at SynProSoft

• Badri Seshadri was appointed to the advisory council for the Tamil Internet Education Council by the DMK government when they came into power. However, his time in this position ended in October 2022 when he was removed because of his critical remarks about DMK founder C N Annadurai on social media.

• In July 2023, Badri Seshadri was arrested by the Tamil Nadu police based on IPC sections 153, 153A, and 505(1)(B). He was arrested for making a comment criticizing CJI DY Chandrachud during the Manipur violence. ^[6]The Quint In an interview on YouTube, Badri Seshadri said,
  

  The Supreme Court has said that if you (the government) cannot do anything, we (the court) will. Let’s give a gun to Chandrachud and send him there. Let’s see if he can restore peace. It’s a hilly and complex region and murders will happen there. We can’t stop the violence from happening.”

• Several renowned socio-economic and political organisations and institutions in India often invite Badri Seshadri as their chief guest.
  

  Name of Badri Seshadri on an invitation letter

• Once, in a media conversation, Badri Seshadri narrated that once, when an old student visited Badri’s father, he suggested that Badri should go to IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) after high school. But his father couldn’t afford expensive preparatory classes. So, his father sent a postcard to IIT Madras, asking about their admission process. In a few days, he received a reply along with the previous year’s question papers. Badri started working hard to prepare for the exam. Later, Badri succeeded and eventually, he arrived at the prestigious IIT Madras.

• Badri Seshadri frequently participates in weekly online discussion programs such as “Nanenda” on New Generation Television, where he discusses topics related to politics, society, and the economy. He also appears as a political commentator on different television channels.
  

  Badri Seshadri during a media conversation