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	'''Pran Kurup''' (3 October 1966 – 3 September 2016) was an ~~[[India]]n~~ entrepreneur and author.<ref name="DNA">{{cite web\|title=Arvind Kejriwal is no dictator: Pran Kurup's new book looks at AAP as a start-up in politics\|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/interview-arvind-kejriwal-is-no-dictator-pran-kurup-s-new-book-looks-at-aap-as-a-start-up-in-politics-2238506\|website=Daily News & Analysis\|accessdate=5 September 2016}}</ref>		'''Pran Kurup''' (3 October 1966 – 3 September 2016) was an Indian entrepreneur and author.<ref name="DNA">{{cite web\|title=Arvind Kejriwal is no dictator: Pran Kurup's new book looks at AAP as a start-up in politics\|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/interview-arvind-kejriwal-is-no-dictator-pran-kurup-s-new-book-looks-at-aap-as-a-start-up-in-politics-2238506\|website=Daily News & Analysis\|accessdate=5 September 2016}}</ref>

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	Pran Kurup co-founded Vitalect with Taher Abbasi and Ricky Bedi, an e-learning company based in California in 1997. The company was originally called ByteK Designs Inc. and renamed to Vitalect in 1999. He also served as the president of the Silicon Valley Indian Professionals Association (SIPA).<ref name="ET" />		Pran Kurup co-founded Vitalect with Taher Abbasi and Ricky Bedi, an e-learning company based in California in 1997. The company was originally called ByteK Designs Inc. and renamed to Vitalect in 1999. He also served as the president of the Silicon Valley Indian Professionals Association (SIPA).<ref name="ET" />

	Kurup authored three books.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Author - Pran Kurup\|url=http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/638644.Pran_Kurup\|website=GoodReads\|accessdate=5 September 2016}}</ref> The first two books were on technical topics. He co-authored ''[https://books.google.com/books/about/Logic_Synthesis_Using_Synopsys.html?id=dwd5KSVfUVEC Logic Synthesis Using Synopsys]'' with Taher Abbasi. The second book ''[https://books.google.com/books/about/It_s_the_Methodology_Stupid.html?id=4vDnPQAACAAJ It's the Methodology, Stupid!]'' was co-authored with Taher Abbasi and Ricky Bedi. In 2016, he released his third book on his IIT batchmate and friend [[Arvind Kejriwal]].<ref name="BS">{{cite news\|title=When a 'Gabbar Singh' in Kharagpur came to head AAP (Book Review)\|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/when-a-gabbar-singh-in-kharagpur-came-to-head-aap-book-review-116051800138_1.html\|newspaper=Business Standard India\|date=18 May 2016\|accessdate=5 September 2016}}</ref> Titled ''[https://books.google.com/books/about/Arvind_Kejriwal_the_Aam_Aadmi_Party.html?id=bGUdDAAAQBAJ Arvind Kejriwal & the Aam Aadmi Party: An Inside Look]'', the book contained a political analysis<ref>{{cite web\|title=Why the Aam Aadmi Party is like Android and Linux: it's an Open Source movement\|url=http://scroll.in/article/808004/why-the-aam-aadmi-party-is-like-android-and-linux-its-an-open-source-movement\|website=Scroll\|accessdate=5 September 2016}}</ref> of the rise of Kejriwal and [[Aam Aadmi Party\|AAP]]<ref>{{cite web\|title=The Legend of Arvind\|url=~~http~~://indiatoday~~.intoday~~.in/story/arvind-kejriwal-and-the-aam-aadmi-party-an-inside-look-pran-kurup-books~~/1/671614.html~~\|website=India Today\|~~accessdate~~=5 September 2016}}</ref> and a comparison of the growth with that of start-up companies.<ref name="DNA" /> The book was released by Kejriwal himself in [[New Delhi]].<ref name="FES">{{cite news\|title=Talk of Sidhu becoming AAP face in Punjab premature: Arvind Kejriwal\|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/talk-of-navot-singh-sidhu-becoming-aap-face-in-punjab-premature-arvind-kejriwal/322352/\|accessdate=5 September 2016\|publisher=Financial Express}}</ref>		Kurup authored three books.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Author - Pran Kurup\|url=http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/638644.Pran_Kurup\|website=GoodReads\|accessdate=5 September 2016}}</ref> The first two books were on technical topics. He co-authored ''[https://books.google.com/books/about/Logic_Synthesis_Using_Synopsys.html?id=dwd5KSVfUVEC Logic Synthesis Using Synopsys]'' with Taher Abbasi. The second book ''[https://books.google.com/books/about/It_s_the_Methodology_Stupid.html?id=4vDnPQAACAAJ It's the Methodology, Stupid!]'' was co-authored with Taher Abbasi and Ricky Bedi. In 2016, he released his third book on his IIT batchmate and friend [[Arvind Kejriwal]].<ref name="BS">{{cite news\|title=When a 'Gabbar Singh' in Kharagpur came to head AAP (Book Review)\|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/when-a-gabbar-singh-in-kharagpur-came-to-head-aap-book-review-116051800138_1.html\|newspaper=Business Standard India\|date=18 May 2016\|accessdate=5 September 2016}}</ref> Titled ''[https://books.google.com/books/about/Arvind_Kejriwal_the_Aam_Aadmi_Party.html?id=bGUdDAAAQBAJ Arvind Kejriwal & the Aam Aadmi Party: An Inside Look]'', the book contained a political analysis<ref>{{cite web\|title=Why the Aam Aadmi Party is like Android and Linux: it's an Open Source movement\|url=http://scroll.in/article/808004/why-the-aam-aadmi-party-is-like-android-and-linux-its-an-open-source-movement\|website=Scroll\|date=13 May 2016 \|accessdate=5 September 2016}}</ref> of the rise of Kejriwal and [[Aam Aadmi Party\|AAP]]<ref>{{cite web\|title=The Legend of Arvind\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/leisure/story/20160530-arvind-kejriwal-and-the-aam-aadmi-party-an-inside-look-pran-kurup-books-828919-2016-05-18\|website=India Today\|access-date=5 September 2016}}</ref> and a comparison of the growth with that of start-up companies.<ref name="DNA" /> The book was released by Kejriwal himself in [[New Delhi]].<ref name="FES">{{cite news\|title=Talk of Sidhu becoming AAP face in Punjab premature: Arvind Kejriwal\|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/talk-of-navot-singh-sidhu-becoming-aap-face-in-punjab-premature-arvind-kejriwal/322352/\|accessdate=5 September 2016\|publisher=Financial Express}}</ref>

	He was also a columnist on the [[The Economic Times\|Economic Times blogs]].<ref name="ET">{{cite web\|title=Outside Edge\|url=http://blogs.economictimes.indiatimes.com/outsideedge/\|website=The Economic Times\|accessdate=5 September 2016}}</ref>		He was also a columnist on the [[The Economic Times\|Economic Times blogs]].<ref name="ET">{{cite web\|title=Outside Edge\|url=http://blogs.economictimes.indiatimes.com/outsideedge/\|website=The Economic Times\|accessdate=5 September 2016}}</ref>
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{{Infobox person
| name = Pran Kurup
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| birth_date = 3 October 1966
| birth_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| death_date = {{dda|2016|9|3|1966|10|3|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]
| occupation = Entrepreneur, author
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| parents = K. Madhava Kurup, Sarojini
| relations = [[K. P. P. Nambiar]] (uncle)
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'''Pran Kurup''' (3 October 1966 – 3 September 2016) was an [[India]]n entrepreneur and author.<ref name="DNA">{{cite web|title=Arvind Kejriwal is no dictator: Pran Kurup's new book looks at AAP as a start-up in politics|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/interview-arvind-kejriwal-is-no-dictator-pran-kurup-s-new-book-looks-at-aap-as-a-start-up-in-politics-2238506|website=Daily News & Analysis|accessdate=5 September 2016}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Pran Kurup was born in [[Chennai]] to K. Madhava Kurup and Sarojini, who hailed from [[Kannur]].<ref name="MBI" /> He was the nephew of [[K. P. P. Nambiar]].<ref name="KK">{{cite news|title=പ്രാൺ കുറുപ്പ് നിര്യാതനായി|url=http://news.keralakaumudi.com/beta/news.php?NewsId=TlRWTTAzNTUyNDA=&xP=RExZ&xDT=MjAxNi0wOS0wNSAwMDowNDowMA==&xD=MQ==&cID=Mw==|accessdate=5 September 2016|publisher=Kerala Kaumudi}}</ref> He completed his graduation in [[Electrical Engineering]] from [[Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur]] and post-graduation in [[Robotics]] from [[Miami University]].<ref name="MBI" />

==Entrepreneur and author==
Pran Kurup co-founded Vitalect with Taher Abbasi and Ricky Bedi, an e-learning company based in California in 1997. The company was originally called ByteK Designs Inc. and renamed to Vitalect in 1999. He also served as the president of the Silicon Valley Indian Professionals Association (SIPA).<ref name="ET" />

Kurup authored three books.<ref>{{cite web|title=Author - Pran Kurup|url=http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/638644.Pran_Kurup|website=GoodReads|accessdate=5 September 2016}}</ref> The first two books were on technical topics. He co-authored ''[https://books.google.com/books/about/Logic_Synthesis_Using_Synopsys.html?id=dwd5KSVfUVEC Logic Synthesis Using Synopsys]'' with Taher Abbasi. The second book ''[https://books.google.com/books/about/It_s_the_Methodology_Stupid.html?id=4vDnPQAACAAJ It's the Methodology, Stupid!]'' was co-authored with Taher Abbasi and Ricky Bedi. In 2016, he released his third book on his IIT batchmate and friend [[Arvind Kejriwal]].<ref name="BS">{{cite news|title=When a 'Gabbar Singh' in Kharagpur came to head AAP (Book Review)|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/when-a-gabbar-singh-in-kharagpur-came-to-head-aap-book-review-116051800138_1.html|newspaper=Business Standard India|date=18 May 2016|accessdate=5 September 2016}}</ref> Titled ''[https://books.google.com/books/about/Arvind_Kejriwal_the_Aam_Aadmi_Party.html?id=bGUdDAAAQBAJ Arvind Kejriwal & the Aam Aadmi Party: An Inside Look]'', the book contained a political analysis<ref>{{cite web|title=Why the Aam Aadmi Party is like Android and Linux: it's an Open Source movement|url=http://scroll.in/article/808004/why-the-aam-aadmi-party-is-like-android-and-linux-its-an-open-source-movement|website=Scroll|accessdate=5 September 2016}}</ref> of the rise of Kejriwal and [[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]]<ref>{{cite web|title=The Legend of Arvind|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/arvind-kejriwal-and-the-aam-aadmi-party-an-inside-look-pran-kurup-books/1/671614.html|website=India Today|accessdate=5 September 2016}}</ref> and a comparison of the growth with that of start-up companies.<ref name="DNA" /> The book was released by Kejriwal himself in [[New Delhi]].<ref name="FES">{{cite news|title=Talk of Sidhu becoming AAP face in Punjab premature: Arvind Kejriwal|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/talk-of-navot-singh-sidhu-becoming-aap-face-in-punjab-premature-arvind-kejriwal/322352/|accessdate=5 September 2016|publisher=Financial Express}}</ref>

He was also a columnist on the [[The Economic Times|Economic Times blogs]].<ref name="ET">{{cite web|title=Outside Edge|url=http://blogs.economictimes.indiatimes.com/outsideedge/|website=The Economic Times|accessdate=5 September 2016}}</ref>

==Death==
Pran Kurup died on 3 September 2016 in [[Thiruvananthapuram]], due to heart failure and was cremated on 5 September 2016.<ref name="MBI">{{cite news|title=പ്രാണ്‍ കുറുപ്പ് അന്തരിച്ചു|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/print-edition/kerala/pran-kurup-malayalam-news-1.1331611|accessdate=5 September 2016|publisher=Mathrubhumi}}</ref> He is survived by his wife, a daughter and a son.

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