Remembering T G Vaidyanathan - the versatile writer known to avid readers of "The Hindu" - Sunday Literary mosaic

Topic started by Srini (@ 203.197.239.1) on Thu Jun 20 05:26:07 .
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Dear friends:

Those of you who have/had been reading "The Hindu" regularly could recall T G Vaidyanathan, a brilliant contributor, whose mastery of English langauge was commensurately matched by an admirable mix of Wit, Humour and Profound Analysis.

In the words of renowned Psychoanalyst Sudhir Kakkar:

>>T.G.Vaidyanathan was that rare man who was never satisfied with the surface of whatever interested him but always sought its depths<<

I still remember my first impressions on him after reading a witty and hillarious article on the craze of >>Ever-Silver metal<< in Chennai, ably matched by a fantastic cartoon [Keshav ?] of an ace athlete smooching a >>Stainless Steel Bucket<< as first prize won, in a Sunday Supplement of "The Hindu" about 15 years back ! I think I have still preserved that piece in my good old bunker of articles at my parents' place !

In a country where being a mediocre even in a chosen field is deemed good enough an accomplishment, people like TGV are indeed a breath of fresh air. They set such high standards that puts many of us into serious shame and introspection.

This thread is to solicit the views and opinions of TGV followers and capture their thoughts to serve as another URL that will pop-up in any Google Search on inimitable T G Vaidyanathan. That could indeed be the least tribute we could pay him, for all the humour and wit he had been entreating us with many a Sunday morning !

Your views needn't be appreciation alone; Constructive criticisms on his writings are welcome too.

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