ViruSoul is one of the best artist and graphic designer I ever came across, he has creativity, perfection, superb imagination and color intelligence. More, he is also a very good martial artist. Serving as one of the most trusted moderator on a legendary community of computer and internet freaks OUG(Orkut Underground). ViruSoul has an interesting present and tough past, still he is coming up defeating every obstacles in life. ViruSoul gave his precious time to make this interview a success.

Welcome ViruSoul.
1st of all I really appreciate it..and really honored to be a part of OrkutHeroes blog. Thanks for choosing me in (-:

Well my Name is ViruSoul…most of Net Friends know me as Evil ViruSoul.
am a Jolly natured Punjabi guy basically belong to Rajasthan, India…but now struggling for a better future in Canada.

I didn’t studied much… as my dad passed away in my early age and am only person to hold my family. I am Net & PC Geek….exploring things make me happy. My hobbies are only three Martial Art, Graphics and Orkuting. Martial Art was my early age Interest but now I am looking for future in it….Black Belt in Taekwondo and Jiu-Jitsu. Graphics its my free time Interest and also source of income if not success in above….this is ma 2nd option. Orkut is like home because that is a good place to hangout with friends from India & Pakistan. I played lots of competitions… and won lots of Awards..also visited Nepal, Japan, Australia(i was 2nd here), Brazil (2 Time) for classes and Competitions….best experience was in Brazil My GOD! they are really creative and fast…I learnt a lot there. Recently I have given an audition in Ontario for UFC Light weight Championship 2009-10

Great and interesting background Virus Soul. I anxiously want to know that why people on orkut call you a Human Google? Since when and how you got this name?

Human Google..lol

actually am quite good at googleing…some Google dorks and hacks make me find more deep inside Google.

When I was an extreme Orkut user (doing orkuting all the time ((-: ) in OUG Help Desk I has all replies and people start Calling me “Mini Google” or “Human Google” lol…and I love this Name ((-:

Virus Soul I never saw such a rare combination of graphic arts and martial arts together in one person because psychologically it’s completely different. Do you agree with me? Please tell us how this 2 different passion got into your life? I bet your hands cannot be soft at the same time hard to hit lol.

1st of all this is ViruSoul….there a Little difference between Virus Soul and ViruSoul (-:

yeah..I am totally agreed with you (-:

Actually when I was in 9th I need to change ma school..where I got admission, there is 1 sport is necessary to choose..(-: So I choose Martial Art and time by time I become good at it in 11^th grade my father passed away )-:, and am the only 1 to holdup ma family….so I left ma study in middle…and seek to Job and I got a Good job at my Uncle’s Printing Press and I become a good at printing, as time passed I learn Computer and become good at Designing and all these stuff (-:

Sorry ViruSoul for misspelling, you definitely saw a tough life, how’s your activity on orkut and especially on OUG started? There are many communities like OUG on orkut, why you choose to be on OUG only?

Well after starting ma own press by helping ma Uncle. I got some free time at ma shop…it was early 2005…me and some ma friends went on vacation at Jaipur..there we found a lady friend from Sanford, she invited me at orkut….slowly-slowly I got addicted to it..((-:

founds Lots of communities and friends….as am good and Geeking stuff, I become well know as Evil ((-: this was my 1st name at orkut….. rapidly like a Virus I become good at ma stuff and I become well known in my orkut circle So changed my name to ViruSoul…..still some of people call me Evil ViruSoul…(-:

time to time I become Mod lots of communities…once I was mod near about 33 Communities…(-: After coming to Canada, I didn’t find much time for orkuting so I removed ma profile….now from almost year am back here as I told you it is a good palace to hangout with ma India and Pak friends. About Joining OUG….after deleting OUG 7 I got a invitation from Panther we both are Mod of another well famous community that time AAO (All About Orkut) to Join Back OUG 8…am really thank to him. After Joining OUG I learnt a Lot from here.. from OUG 10 I always treated as a Elite Member of OUG and now at OUG 13 am proudly in MODs Team. In short OUG is not Just a community to me (-:

What’s going on in Canada? How was your experience till now? Miss home?

Canada…..hummm…… Country for me where Dreams come true I am learning English as well both things GFX and Martial Art we are 13 pplz group leaving at one House and all are students as seeking a good carrier. Thus life just rocking, fun all the time (-:

yaaa I miss home….. specially ma li’l Sis )-:
but still to become a successful person in life..its necessary to be alone (-:

mom bolti hain…”Beta Life mein kuchh Pane ke Liye kuchh khona bhi padta hai”

Absolutely.

ViruSoul tell us which gfx software you love to use and in how many you are master in?

ma favorite Question, I am Good enough in Photoshop CS4 and mostly use it as Prime Need but also take help from others like Adobe’s Dream weaver, Fireworks, Illustrator, After Effect and Flash also am good enough in Corel Packs

Mostly, creative people take inspiration from many things around them, like nature, people, spirituality etc. where you take inspiration from?

whatever around me…which make me feel lets try to make it…mostly I made vectors type stuff…which use to make different kind of stuff (-:

Would you like to share some basic tips or tricks for newbie designers? What important sources which you would like to refer? Any books, tutorials or community forums?

Basic tips? All I can say is be creative..(=

and its better if you create a basic shape on a paper so we get a idea what we going to do
most of cases I seen about feather most of people which know only basic didn’t use feather…(-; that’s why there layer seen sharp from edges….if they use feather, they can find fine edged layer mixed with back layer. About forum http://photoshoptutorials.ws/ is ma favorite, and in short period am also gonna start quick tutorials in OUG as well as on my website (gfxmatter, its under process).

Coming to next is your 2nd passion Martial Arts. How much optimistic are you for Martial Art and its future in India? Historical proofs says that India is a birth place of this world famous self defense technique but we hardly found any great example or idol of this fighting art in India. Any comment?

agreed zazo, silambam and kalaripayattu & Sword Art is given to word by India….but very less people know about it and also wanna learn it )-:

what I think is biggest problem with Indian student is money because these things want money and time 2nd thing am worried about is drugs , some selfish peoples are spoiling our youth…but still India really has some legends…Like Basant Thakur(ma 1st Guru) Jasmine Simhalan..(-:
I will try ma best to keep rise up India’s Name…(-:

How much time I took you to get Black Belt? Any great experience you would like to share? Also tell us something about Brazilian Martial art, is it same as an Indian (Asian) techniques?

To be true..in Indian most of small cities institutes are not giving Belts or Grades, they selling it. It doesn’t mean to them how much you experienced or expert…if you have money, you have belt…that’s how I got ma first two grades:

1. SHODAN: first degree black belt
2. NIDAN : second degree black belt

but after Japan’s tour, I got it I didn’t know anything..)-: , I need to learn more and what I learning is nothing. Then I switch to Bangalore for better classes and about Brazil…that was a whole new experience to me…oh! ma God! they are machines. All new moves, Ideas and Techniques…I really shocked when I see them at 1st time…I loosed that match..but I win whole new concept and future.

Au/Capoeira is part of Brazilian Martial Arts…its just awesome and founded and designed by Brazil. I spent 4 months there….but I need more to know it better (-:

OUG community is very famous for computer programming freaks, all famous scripts, hacks and mods are developed by most of the OUG member, how you fit yourself there as you are not from computer programming background?

lol…but at least they need a good designer also…yaa…I didn’t know programming but serving ma best to OUG since OUG 9 (-: and am 1 of faithful users. Help Desks, New Webbies, Gadgets and PC Geeking Stuff is posted by me time to time (-:

How much orkut is responsible to give you an online identity and social circle? However, media always framed orkut as a disaster for youth, how and what do you think?

90% . BTW Zazo…in Canada its not that’s much famous…facebook and myspace are giants for Orkut here…)-: about Youth….yaa it seems really a problem..)-: as student bunking classes and doing Orkuting & Chatting..)-: I thought a Limit is good…but being addictive is bad..(-:

I wish you a great and brightening future ViruSoul, Thank you for giving your time and making this interview successful. Its Great to talk with you.

Good luck!

Thanks Zazo,
Its really a gr8 thing to me, and I really enjoyed to talk with you. also am happy to found a another gr8 friend on orkut……that’s why I love Orkut…(-:
Bye Friend (-: