Vyasar Ganesan is an Indian college counselor, writer and director of theater plays, who appears in the 2020 Netflix TV series ‘Indian Matchmaking.’
Wiki/Biography
Vyasar Mamta Ganesan was born on Tuesday, 18 September 1990 (age 32 years; in 2022) in Derry, New Hampshire, USA. His hometown is Austin, Texas. His zodiac sign is Virgo.
Childhood photos of Vyasar Ganesan
He attended five schools in Austin- Kocurek Elementary School, Casey Elementary School, Fulmore Middle School, Kealing Middle School, and Liberal Arts and Science Academy. From 2008 to 2012, he pursued a Bachelor of Arts degree from Allegheny College, United States. From 2012 to 2014, he attended Columbia University, New York, to pursue a Master of Fine Arts degree.
Physical appearance
Height: 5′ 8″
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Black
Family
Parents & Siblings
His father, Apparajan Ganesan, is an engineer, and his mother, Mamta Ganesan, is a yoga instructor. His parents divorced when Vyasar Ganesan was 7 years old.
Vyasar Ganesan with his mother
Relationships/Affairs
As of 2022, he is in a relationship with a girl he met on social media. During an interview, while talking about his girlfriend, he said,
Long story short, his cousin saw the show, and they started talking about it and after that, his cousin called on behalf of my now girlfriend. He basically wrote, ‘Hey, I know sliding into people’s DMs isn’t very nice, but I do it anyway.’ I immediately thought, ‘Well, it takes a lot of guts and courage to do that and I started talking to my current girlfriend. Then, you know, one thing leads to another and it quickly spirals from there. We now have Zoom dates every Sunday and Wednesday. It’s great.”
Career
In May 2007, he began his career as an ice cream scooper at Baskin-Robbins. He worked there for about four months. In 2011, he started working as an SEO intern at a firm called Soma Vida in Austin, Texas. He then joined the Long Center for the Performing Arts, Austin, as a telesales representative.
College Counselor
He worked as a resident advisor for only a year and a half and was later promoted to the position of Community Advisor. She later worked at Circle C Child Development Center. In 2014, she joined Scripps Networks, a web management company in Greater New York City as a food chain digital media intern. He has also worked as an alcohol supervisor, house manager, and teaching assistant at Columbia University, New York. In 2015, he worked as an admissions counselor at Texas State University, Texas. In July 2018, he joined Austin, Texas Academy of Liberal Arts and Sciences, as a college counselor.
Actor, Producer & Director
Ganesan has also worked as a writer. Some of his articles are:
- 2020: “Eating Steel” (poem), published by S’Mac restaurant in NYC. Thank you, Sarita!
- 2019: “Returning to Hellboy” (non-fiction) in My Entertainment World (Canada).
- 2018: “4 Rules for Buying Indian Cookbooks” (non-fiction) in The Teal Mango.
- 2018: “ATX Interview: Roku’s Abby Reyes” (interview) on My World of Entertainment (Canada).
- 2018: “The Thief: A Story About Stealing Food, Recipes, and Anything Else That’s Not Nailed” (non-fiction) in The Teal Mango.
- 2018: “Black Panther is Deathless” (non-fiction) in My World of Entertainment
- 2017: “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2: The Family Trope” (non-fiction) in My World of Entertainment (Canada).
- 2017: “Get Up, Stand Up, Don’t Forget Out” (non-fiction) in My World of Entertainment (Canada).
- 2016: “The Unbearable Whiteness of Blonde” (non-fiction) in My World of Entertainment (Canada).
- 2016: “Game of Thrones and the Changing Face of Fantasy” (non-fiction) in My World of Entertainment (Canada).
- 2015: “Kings and Sons” (non-fiction) in My World of Entertainment (Canada).
- 2015: “Guyanese Actor” (non-fiction) in My World of Entertainment (Canada).
- 2010: “The Penniless War” (non-fiction) in the October Issue of Conceit Magazine
- 2009: “Paint Stains in the Sun” (fiction) in Long Story Short October Issue.
- 2009: “Excess Baggage” (fiction) in Long Story Short October Issue.
- 2009: “The Human Condition” (fiction) in Allegheny College Health Annual Compendium
Some of his articles have been published on digital platforms such as The Teal Mango, Everyday Genius, and My Entertainment World. Vyasar has also participated in many writing seminars such as Black Forest Writing Seminar and Pittsburgh Mini Maker Faire.
Actor/Producer/Director
Ganesan has appeared in several English documentaries such as ‘Derek Minus Derek: A Derekmentary’ (2011) and ‘Glowing Puppets Hit the Harlem Streets’ (2012). He has directed the English drama ‘My Sky is Falling’ (2013). In 2015, he worked as a producer for the English documentary ‘Food Truck Triathlon.’
Other Work
In 2019, Ganesan founded a band called ‘Gnome Hut’ and worked as a drummer in the band. In 2020, she appeared in Netflix’s Hindi series ‘Indian Matchmaking.’
Vyasar Ganesan in Indian Matchmaking
Facts/Trivia
- Ganesan is actively involved in various social services. He has volunteered for organizations such as the Austin Public Library, the Austin Children’s Museum, the Texas Hot Sauce Festival, and Habitat for Humanity.
- According to his Facebook account, his favorite quote is,
- My memory is like a fish tank: dirty, deep, and full of shiny things. (Myself) Mobilis en mobili. (Jules Verne)
- The worst thing about living here is that you can only kill yourself once. (I think that’s from Babycakes)
- How will you shape your clay? – Lloyd Alexander
- You’re a genius, I’m a nun. -Orson Scott Card, (Shadow Hegemon)
- Baa Baa, black goat Do you have feathers? Yes sir! Yes sir! Lots of bags full! One for the critics One for the lame One for the writers who are really to blame! -Peter Budvietas
- In 2020, when she participated in the TV series ‘Indian Matchmaking,’ she shared that once her father was in jail. He said,
When I was born, my mother was already thinking of leaving my father because of his quarrelsome nature. They separated and only officially divorced when I was seven years old. My father later married twice, but, the third one did not go well. My father did not get along with his new wife and when they were finalizing the divorce proceedings, my father had a conversation with her in which he said, I will kill you. So he called the police, and he went to jail for death threats. He tried to contact an assassin from inside the prison. The person he tried to contact for the hitman went straight to the police. The police set up a sting operation and he got ten years for conspiracy to murder.”
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