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Birthday
October 28 1939
Location
Bangalore, Karnataka State, India.
About Me
Born and brought up in Coimbatore, a city in Tamil Nadu, India. my education ended with Class 11 level in 1956. Educated in the regional language (Tamil) as there were very few English Medium schools in the city; in addition they were quite expensive. Retired from government service in the year 1994 after serving for 30 years in Kolkata(formerly called Calcutta) and Lucknow. Married, a grandfather of four children, now settled in Bangalore, Karnataka State.
Type of Writer
i Consider myself to be a sincere, delightful writer who welcome suggestions from others.
Writing Style
I write in easy, uncomplicated style, mostly observing the essential grammar rules and sometimes enjoying poetic licence.
Interests
Reading old classics and well-known works of authors, writing poems, essays and articles. I take interest in reading some renowned modern writers too.
Favorite Books
The Mayor of Casterbridge, Far from the madding crowd, Madam Bovary, David Copperfield, Oliver Twist,Pickwick Papers, Sense and Sensibility,Pride and Prejudice, Lord Jim, Hatter's Castle, Lord Chesterfield's letters to his son.
Favorite Authors
Thomas Hardy, Charles Dickens, Oscar Wilde, R.B.Sheridan, Francis Bacon, G.B. Shaw,Joseph Addison, Richard Steele, Emerson, Mark Twain.
Favorite Poets
Byron, Robert Herrick, Shelly, Keats, Wordsworth, Thomas Campbell, Thomas Gray, Tennyson, Mathew Arnold, Alexander Pope, Oliver Goldsmith
Favorite Quote
What is learnt in the cradle lasts to the tomb, Undertake no more than you can perform.
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