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.
Responses:
- From: Srini (@ 203.197.239.1)
on: Thu Jun 20 05:44:56
On TGV:
Intellectual charmer:
http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mag/2002/03/31/stories/2002033100110200.htm
TGV:
http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mag/2002/03/31/stories/2002033100100200.htm
Enlightened scholar:
http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mag/2002/03/31/stories/2002033100090200.htm
By TGV:
A divided world(A Critique on Mira Nair's Monsoon Wedding):
http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mag/2002/01/13/stories/2002011300260500.htm
A new divide (Sequel to the above):(http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mag/2002/01/27/stories/2002012700110400.htm
- From: Srini (@ 203.197.239.1)
on: Thu Jun 20 09:09:07
On TGV:
The English Teacher: by Ramachandra Guha
http://www.telegraphindia.com/archive/1020410/editoria.htm#head3
A Letter (to Editor) from an admirer
Thursday, April 4, 2002
DECCAN HERALD
Adieu to TGV
Sir,
T G Vaidyanathan, a man who touched so many young and old minds alike by his passionate writings, intense personal discussions and delightful insights into Indian cultural and social life, including two of his pet passions, cinema and cricket, will be sorely missed. I recall fondly a very brief meeting with him last summer at his residence in Bangalore. Then, he seemed to be still going strong. His undying spirit was there for all to see — critical analysis, trenchant critique of existing mores and love of life.
Life was always intensely experienced by TGV who valued, above everything else, the joy of an artful and forceful expression of what life was all about — in words, as in all art forms. Truly a man of letters.
His most memorable words that day to me were: “Creativity is the thinking of the unknown, the unknown possible.” He stressed on the need for including the last word in that definition. That is what challenged him.
Murli Natrajan(By email)
Iowa, USA
URL: http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/apr04/mailbag.htm
A Critique by Vishal Agarwal
Vishnu on Freud’s Desk
Jeffrey Kripal and T. G. Vaidyanathan (Eds.)
Oxford University Press. Delhi. 1999. 482 pp.
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Book Summary and Critique
http://vishalagarwal.bharatvani.org/freud.html
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