At every birthday of mine, from age 8 until the age of 18, she
always gave me the gift of reading, by buying me the most thought-provoking
books. She would send me additional reading material through my mom, regularly
from the British Council library. Stern, but, compassionate. Brilliant and
seemingly irreverent, and yet, simple. While someone recommended that I read
'The Complete Works of Shakespeare' as a 15 year-old, she recommended that I
read Charles Lamb's abridged version first. When I had begun reading
Irving Wallace, she had suggested that I also read Edgar Wallace. She always
advised that I read good literature. I consider Dr. Meenakshi Tyagarajan to be
the biggest reason for my modest command of the queen's language today.
- Shivkumar Raman
Two Scholarships have been endowed for the Two Best Girl
Students in the field of Economics in the name of Dr.Meenakshi Tyagarajan
Amount--- Rs. 20,000/-
College--S I E S College--Sion, Mumbai
Donor---Shri.Shivkumar Raman*
* Shivkumar is the son of Smt. Mythreyi and Shri.P.Raman.
Mythreyi was the longest associated friend of Meenakshi--over 50 years. And
Shivkumar lovingly recalls the influence of Meenakshi on him and his
intellectual development.
- P.P.Ramachandran
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