I will now proceed to answer some questions. Some sort of FAQ, but more 
like an OAQ (Occasionally Asked Questions). <BR><BR>

<B>Q</B>. I see you have very ambiguously written your name in two 
different 
ways. What is you first name? Why this confusion? Can't you just decide? 
<BR><BR>

<B>A</B>. I'm South Indian, and hence this confusion. I assure you that 
I'm not 
the only one with this nomenclature issue. My name is Seshadhri. That's 
what you should call me. On the other hand, if you insist on calling me 
Mr. So-and-so, then call me Mr. Seshadhri. <BR><BR>

<B>Q</B>. Then why isn't your name Seshadhri Seshadhri. And what is this 
Comandur 
doing there? <BR><BR>

<B>A</B>. Rather persistent, aren't you? To completely resolve this issue, 
my 
parents were 
going to call me Seshadhri Seshadhri Seshadhri Seshadhri, but decided not 
to do so after reading Catch-22. Comandur is a family name, but most 
South Indians (for unclear reasons) use their family name as an initial 
before their name. And so they prefer being known by their first name, 
rather than their family name. This, I agree, can be extremely 
disorienting for others. Then again, it's not a bad conversation topic to 
break 
the ice. <BR><BR>

Furthermore, the C before my name allows for many clever 
uses. When you spot me in the distance, you can ask yourself, "Do I C. 
Seshadhri?" If ever I behave coldly to you, you can say "I C. 
Seshadhri". This achieves the double effect of claiming that you can look 
at me and that my behaviour is not too warm. <BR><BR>

<B>Q.</B> What do you do?<BR><BR>

<B>A.</B> I 
work in <A 
HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theoretical_computer_science">Theoretical 
Computer Science</A>. It's essentially a subfield of both mathematics and 
Computer Science. We theory CS people don't fit into either group though.
Mathematicians probably think we're computer scientists, 
and computer scientists think we're mathematicians. And in some sense,
we both.
<BR><BR>

<B>Q.</B> What is it like? <BR><BR>

<B>A.</B> You know how solving puzzles are? That's kind of 
what theory CS is like. Lots and lots and lots of puzzles, day in and day 
out. Small puzzles, big puzzles. Easy puzzles, but mostly hard puzzles. 
Cute puzzles, not so cute...you get the point.<BR><BR>

<B>Q.</B> Why do you it? <BR><BR>

<B>A.</B> The short answer : I enjoy it. The not-so-short answer : I enjoy 
it and I get paid for it. <BR><BR>

<B>Q.</B> Your attempts at being funny and clever are not working at 
all.<BR><BR>

<B>A.</B> Sorry. This is an OAQ. You can only ask questions, and that's 
not one.