Satish Shiral

Priya Nath had two Indian friends at Harvard–one, a certain Satish Shirali whose general attitude in life seemed to be disposed to frivolity, and the other, a certain Shah, who appeared to be greatly spiritually inclined. The two came to Shri Nathji. Priya Nath was worried lest the more frivolous minded of the two not pay proper attention to Shri Nathji’s words.
 As Shri Nathji began speaking, it became apparent that his divine flow of words went out towards Shirali, and that the latter was all too receptive. Shah, on the other hand, had become like a vessel upside down which could not be filled. This was one of Shri Nathji’s marvels, to reach out to receptive souls no matter what their outward physical garb appeared to be. It was thus that he had converted many an atheist.
 Shri Nathji had often said: “It is raining. There are two glasses in the rain. One is upright and the other is upside down. The one that is upright will be filled with the rain, while the one that is upside down will remain empty.”

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Dr. Satish Shirali is an Indian mathematician who studied in US and was teacher at Punjab University Chandigarh. He is known for his work in analysis and his numerous mathematical textbooks, many co-authored with H. L. Vasudeva.

Dr. Satish Shirali is a prolific researcher and writer, indicating a strong academic background. He was a professor in the Department of Mathematics at Panjab University, Chandigarh. He also served as a speaker for programs like the Annual Foundation School, organized by the National Centre for Mathematics. He was also a visiting faculty at Indian Institute of Science Education And Research, Mohali. He used to teach in the Department of Mathematical Sciences.

Satish Shirali's research interests include functional analysis, measure theory, and operator theory. He is known for his theorem-proof-example teaching style in his books, focusing on the abstract postulational method in modern mathematics. His work has been published in journals such as the Pacific Journal of Mathematics and the Journal of the London Mathematical Society. Pacific Journal of

His recharch at Harvard University was published on  September 20, 1967. It was  Research done towards a doctoral thesis at Harvard Mathematics ON THE JORDAN STRUCTURE OF COMPLEX BANACH under the supervision of Professor Lynn H. Loomis.

He has authored and co-authored several well-regarded mathematics textbooks, including:

• Metric Spaces
• Multivariable Analysis
• Measure and Integration
• An Introduction to Mathematical Analysis
• Elements of Hilbert Spaces and Operator Theory 

Besides Mathematics he is also interested in Indian Classical Music.