Sri. Cho Ramaswamy or simply "Cho", a person whom I have admired all my life passed away today. As Tamil Nadu is slowly limping back to normalcy after Ms. Jayalalitha's loss, here came one more shock! It is not that all are expected to live forever, but TN seems to be losing all its intelligent people in a hurry :(
Well, Cho was a friend and guide to Ms. Jayalalitha. No wonder they had similar traits.
Cho to me was what I have outlined in the title.
He was multi faceted - as can be seen from the roles that he had don. A lawyer, playwright, actor, thespian, director, editor, political analyst, author, spiritualist and what not - I am very sure, my list is not complete! He was just a man of extra ordinary intelligence.
Some of his notable literary / theatre works (I have read / seen) are - "Unmaye un vilai enna", "Muhammad-bin-Thuglaq", "Engae Brahmanan", "Mahabharatham Pesugiradhu", "Saraswathiyin Sabatham" - it was just amazing that he could pick up genres ranging from out and out comedy to politics to history to deeply spiritual topics and just produce an impeccable epic!
His political acumen was mind blowing (I am just running out of adjectives). He had a very clear perspective on all national and international issues - be it political, economical, spiritual, art affairs - and he never shied away from writing what he thought. He would easily be the most ethical journalist that could have walked this earth. He was friends with everybody and earned their respect but he was an equally harsh critic - whoever it was. No bias! No nonsense! He took it upon himself to correct what he thought was wrong - 2 events that stood out - 1991 efforts to dissolve the DMK government (law and order) and 1996 efforts to oust the ADMK government (corruption).
But there was an element of humour in everything that he said and wrote - It was the intelligence in the humour that makes it even more enjoyable. He was an exponent of quick quips & on the fly responses. His responses to readers' questions in Thuglaq or his addresses in Thuglaq anniversaries or his responses in interviews - all are special!! It was this humour that made everybody admire and respect him all the more!!
I will miss you sir! But after today, heaven would be an even more enjoyable place!
Well, Cho was a friend and guide to Ms. Jayalalitha. No wonder they had similar traits.
Cho to me was what I have outlined in the title.
He was multi faceted - as can be seen from the roles that he had don. A lawyer, playwright, actor, thespian, director, editor, political analyst, author, spiritualist and what not - I am very sure, my list is not complete! He was just a man of extra ordinary intelligence.
Some of his notable literary / theatre works (I have read / seen) are - "Unmaye un vilai enna", "Muhammad-bin-Thuglaq", "Engae Brahmanan", "Mahabharatham Pesugiradhu", "Saraswathiyin Sabatham" - it was just amazing that he could pick up genres ranging from out and out comedy to politics to history to deeply spiritual topics and just produce an impeccable epic!
His political acumen was mind blowing (I am just running out of adjectives). He had a very clear perspective on all national and international issues - be it political, economical, spiritual, art affairs - and he never shied away from writing what he thought. He would easily be the most ethical journalist that could have walked this earth. He was friends with everybody and earned their respect but he was an equally harsh critic - whoever it was. No bias! No nonsense! He took it upon himself to correct what he thought was wrong - 2 events that stood out - 1991 efforts to dissolve the DMK government (law and order) and 1996 efforts to oust the ADMK government (corruption).
But there was an element of humour in everything that he said and wrote - It was the intelligence in the humour that makes it even more enjoyable. He was an exponent of quick quips & on the fly responses. His responses to readers' questions in Thuglaq or his addresses in Thuglaq anniversaries or his responses in interviews - all are special!! It was this humour that made everybody admire and respect him all the more!!
I will miss you sir! But after today, heaven would be an even more enjoyable place!
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