No surprises with this announcement, right? Anshuman has been a force to reckon with on CodeChef since the very beginning. He’s won the March, April and May challenge back to back and because of his excellent performance, he even interned with us at Directi during the summer (of course, the ulterior motive was to stop him from winning through June and July ;))
Without further ado, here’s Anshuman, our Programmer of the Month for August 2009!
Name: Anshuman Singh
Age: 21
Institute: IIIT, Hyderabad
Userid: anshuman_singh
Twitter ID: anshuman26
Brief introduction about yourself (under 140 characters):
A pretty normal guy with high expectations from life.
How/When did you start programming?
I started programming when I was in high school but wasn’t very serious about it till my first year in college. That was the time when I was influenced to some extent by my seniors and managed to get a little guidance from them. From then on, it gradually changed from a mere interest to a passion.
What do you do when you’re not programming?
I’d definitely be watching a movie or some sitcom. I am a big movie buff. I frequently (on weekends or on some occasion skipping classes) take a day out watching movies/show on a full trot. I, along with my friends, have planned numerous night outs where we continuously watch movies and then sleep throughout the day.
What do you like most about CodeChef?
Prizes. 
To be very honest, almost everything. The problem set is nice along with the organization. I am really thankful to the CodeChef team for having something like this and let us be a part of it.
How many hours a day do you program?
Depends. It varies from 7-8 hours of programming to nothing at all. The numbers increase when preparing for ICPC or something similar.
What’s your favourite book and why?
I am not much of a book guy. Course books are already a lot to contend with :P. Anyhow, I did enjoy reading Harry Potter (All volumes).
If you could eat dinner with any famous person (past or present), who would it be and what dish would you have?
For Dinner, Megan Fox definitely . Donald Knuth is someone whom I would like to meet personally. Dish: Anything works.
What are your plans for the future?
Not sure at all. I will probably go for higher studies to work on something challenging.
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July 28th, 2009 at 5:05 am
Hey Anshuman…
Congrats!
I guess we will be seeing a few more wins from you!
July 28th, 2009 at 7:21 am
heya anshuman
tons of wishes !
I jus wanted to thank u ,for u have inspired a whole generation of budding programmers like myself.
thanks a lot !
July 28th, 2009 at 7:33 am
congratulations Anshu(*)Man
July 28th, 2009 at 7:39 am
Hey !! I won MAY 09 !! Thats unfair !!!
:D
July 28th, 2009 at 7:39 am
Hey Anshuman,
Good going buddy….
me joining codechef for enhancing my programming skills and to be a part of pretty normal guys group with high expectations from life.
July 28th, 2009 at 8:24 am
Congrats buddy…..
July 28th, 2009 at 8:57 am
Congrats man
U deserve it
July 28th, 2009 at 9:08 am
I think the only person to win 3 back to back CodeChefs was Varun Jalan (He did win when Anshuman was there too).
Anyhow, Congrats Anshuman. A well deserving award for his
1. Two wins
2. For his classic problem Alien Clock which was a pleasure to solve
July 28th, 2009 at 9:13 am
Just to reiterate, Programmer of the Month is not just based on CodeChef performance. Varun will get his chance…
July 28th, 2009 at 9:51 am
Bravo anshu|MAN|………… Keep up the good work!!!
July 28th, 2009 at 9:53 am
ur sense of humor impresses me equally.
July 28th, 2009 at 11:41 am
Guruji ko pranaam…. ur the best man… u keep making all of us proud again and again …. gr8 goin man and hope u keep reliving your goals …
July 28th, 2009 at 12:26 pm
crackos bro !!….these r ur regular diet now…
….u gotta relish a gr8 future to b true…ol d wishes…. 
July 28th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
Looking smart (Anshu)man.
July 28th, 2009 at 8:18 pm
@all Thanks a lot.
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@varun and @prunthaban yeah, I believe that must have been an honest mistake. Varun won it hands down
@keshav I honestly hope so too
@Anirban I hardly look myself
@codechef Thanks a lot for the honor.
July 28th, 2009 at 8:53 pm
ok,
it is now time to beat Petr!
July 28th, 2009 at 9:03 pm
@CodeChef I was just pointing out a ‘factual’ error in the article. Other than that it is a really deserving Coder of The Month for Anshuman. No doubt about that
July 29th, 2009 at 1:22 am
@varun of course, you won the May’09 challenge! Anshuman was the second place winner for that challenge and that’s what I was referring to when I said that he’s won three challenges back to back.
July 29th, 2009 at 1:53 am
@Shaheen Yes. It makes sense that way. I was interpreting it to mean Winner as in 1st. As you said, it need not be. In that case it is not a factual mistake.
July 30th, 2009 at 9:30 am
hey , its time to beat petr!
nice one..
somebody do it man..make indians proud
July 31st, 2009 at 8:31 am
congrats anshuman
keep it up.
August 2nd, 2009 at 12:58 am
Congratulations, Anshuman!
August 3rd, 2009 at 12:27 am
wow congrats anshuman…
August 4th, 2009 at 4:36 am
may i b able 2 know–your CGPA
August 5th, 2009 at 12:31 pm
hey anshuman congrats man and one more thing we have a similarity we both are donald knuth’s fan
August 6th, 2009 at 8:37 am
@all thanks
@janmejaya it keeps changing … its 8.86 presently
August 11th, 2009 at 1:12 am
congrats dude..
August 17th, 2009 at 11:59 pm
great dude….Congrats!!!!!!!!!
August 24th, 2009 at 3:20 am
congrts….
can you help me how to improve programming skills….
coolbhartiya@rediffmail.com
August 25th, 2009 at 4:18 am
hey! dats gr8 anshuman…congo!!!………..wish u all d very best… another thing dats impressive is …….U R IITian ……………
keep going [:)]
August 26th, 2009 at 5:40 am
congrats dude
keep going%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
August 26th, 2009 at 8:06 am
Yeah yeah anshuman rocks…. big surprise….;)
August 28th, 2009 at 3:49 pm
@all thanks a lot
@neha there’s an extra ‘I’ in that
September 25th, 2009 at 8:26 am
congratulations Anshu(*)Man
December 12th, 2009 at 3:12 am
hiiiii,
my name is also anshuman singh …….
i asked one question , do u mean “anshuman”?