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Warudkar Family Brings Culture and Adventure to Cypress Story by Patricia Hudson | Photos by Shivam Naik - Shiv Photography
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chance Facebook post offering a child’s basketball goal and a subsequent donation led PinPointe Magazine to the home of Cypress Creek Lakes couple, Sumedh and Pooja Warudkar. We decided to delve into the lives of this adventurous pair. Sumedh and Pooja, where did the two of you grow up? Sumedh: I grew up in India. In 2007, I moved to Texas to do my PhD at Rice University. Pooja: I am from Oman, a country in the Middle East, and Western Asia. (Oman shares a border with the Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Yemen). After spending my entire childhood there, I moved to India for my undergrad where Sumedh and I met. I did my undergrad work in computer science, then moved to Florida.
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What are your favorite childhood memories? Sumedh: I remember long road trips with family across central and western India, eating at the local restaurants, and listening to a lot of music! Pooja: My favorite childhood memories were traveling with my family. One summer, we had the opportunity to go to Singapore and Malaysia. I enjoyed the great food, seeing a lot of animals and having an immense amount of fun. Where did you attend college? What was your major? Sumedh: I did my Undergrad work in Chemical Engineering, NITK Surathkal, in India. I received my PhD degree in Chemical Engineering at Rice University.
