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Shiva Ayyadurai was born in Mumbai, Bombay State, India on December 2, 1963. Public records list Shiva Ayyadurai as a businessperson, inventor and scientist. The age as of 2026 is 62. Schooling on record includes Livingston High School. Recorded honors include Fulbright Scholarship.
My Take
Ayyadurai is, for me, a study in talent at war with itself. Four MIT degrees and a Fulbright signal a formidable mind, and his entrepreneurial drive is real. Yet his disputed claims about inventing email and his slide into anti-vaccine advocacy and conspiracy theories have drawn sharp rebuke from the scientific community. I don't endorse that turn, but I find it instructive: raw intelligence offers no immunity against the pull of grievance and pseudoscience. His arc is a cautionary one about how brilliance, untethered from rigor, can curdle into something corrosive.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Shiva Ayyadurai
- Name (Japanese)
- シヴァ・アヤドゥライ
- Reading
- しゔぁ・あやどぅらい
- Born
- December 2, 1963 (age 62)
- Origin
- Mumbai, Bombay State, India
- Occupation
- businessperson / inventor / scientist / politician / anti-vaccine activist
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Rabbit
2. Background
- High school
- Livingston High School
Awards & achievements
- Fulbright Scholarship
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://vashiva.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/va_shiva/
- Xhttps://x.com/va_shiva
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiva%20Ayyadurai
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7499234
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Shiva Ayyadurai born?
Shiva Ayyadurai was born on December 2, 1963 and is 62 years old.
Where is Shiva Ayyadurai from?
Shiva Ayyadurai is from Mumbai, Bombay State, India.
What does Shiva Ayyadurai do?
Shiva Ayyadurai works as businessperson, inventor, scientist, politician, anti-vaccine activist.
Which high school did Shiva Ayyadurai attend?
Shiva Ayyadurai attended Livingston High School.
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