VVS AIYAR-THE ICON UNBEKNOWNST!! (ENGLISH TRANSLATION) A COMPELLING ARTICLE!!!

My Dear Friends, Last April 2nd was the birthday of one of the greatest freedom fighters of India. While we hail and idolize numerous freedom fighters of our country, it's indeed very disheartening that many of today's generation don’t even know who he is. I'm talking here about Varahaneri Venkatesa Subramaniam Aiyar or simply VVS Aiyar. First off, I'm hugely honored to have an opportunity to write this blog. Although, it may not suffice to write all about VVS Aiyar here, I'd glad be a firefly to emit a little light into the life of a selfless man named VVS Aiyar. Once in 2002, whilst in my college library I came across a book named ''The Maxims of Thiruvalluvar''. The first chapter I went through was on ''Friendship''. All the couplets or kurals were written with a vivid imagination in a clear, concise and simple manner. Yes, those maxims were translated into English by VVS Aiyar. What I felt as I read through was t...