Comments on: Loyola’s Arundhati Roy: Anand R

By: R Venkatesh

R Venkatesh — Mon, 23 May 2011 15:16:05 +0000

Comparing one with arundhati roy is disgustful. I dont consider arundhati as a sensible humban being. so do not compare sane people with insane species
r venkatesh

By: Ashok’s blog on Loyola School: The ARChive : Trivandrum (Thiruvananthapuram) » » One Rocking Loyolite: Jishnu Dasgupta

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 01:05:10 +0000

[...] few weeks ago, my batchmate Anand R asked me to write a blogpost about Loyola’s music stars, especially in Indian rock. The [...]

By: Arjun Ramakrishnan

Arjun Ramakrishnan — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:19:13 +0000

Dear Ashok,

This post is actually a remarkable coincidence from a very personal point of view for me. One day back in 2003, our class had the privilege of meeting Anand. If i remember right, he was on leave from US for his wedding, was visiting Loyola as an old boy and DP promptly brought him to our class, full of IIT aspirants like me. I distinctly recollect him telling us his of high JEE rank (very humbly of course) and the kind of work he was then doing in US. At the time, it was of course his brilliance in academics which struck me (inspired would be a better word) and later on, I have quite often reflected on this brief meeting and genuinely felt such genius was being wasted in some far corner of US. How wrong i was! And i am glad i am wrong. It is wonderful to learn that a loyolite is doing such tremendous work towards a great cause and personally, eye-opening to learn that the loyolite in question is the same Anand R.

By: Babu A

Babu A — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:48:39 +0000

Great going Anand.I have heard about Asha working in some areas of Andhra Pradesh and to know that the president of that organisation is my own batchmate is thrilling. wishing the very best in your endeavours. do get in touch for any thing that u do in andhra pradesh.

Wonderful post Ashok

By: Ashok

Ashok — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:51:17 +0000

Sunil, if I’m posting on the topic, I’ll remember to seek your views on that topic. If not, to post an occasional thought, why not set up a community/team blog here at loyolites.com?

By: Aju

Aju — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 12:09:52 +0000

Great to hear of someone from Loyola at the head of a movement that rejects the charity approach!
Another awesome post, Ashok.

By: sreejesh

sreejesh — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 07:29:03 +0000

if this is the same asha group i know i think they are doing lot of works directly/indirectly in tripura also. I don’t want to go into specifics. But good to know that someone i know is associated with it. Good luck anand. Again great post ashok, keep it up…

By: Ranjith Sivaram SSLC(96-batch)

Ranjith Sivaram SSLC(96-batch) — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 20:54:47 +0000

Its a great joy to know someone is setting aside time for a good cause and my heart felt support and wishes from the bottom of my heart for the success of his venture

By: Sunil D'Anto

Sunil D'Anto — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 05:58:43 +0000

Hi Ashok,
Great initiative, i should say!
What i liked most abt ur article on Anand, was that you were searching (and rightly finding) for something in him that we normally DON’T do as Loyolites!
Hearty Congrats Anand !
Now, coming back to Loyola & our batches, I believe I am now at a maturity level ( I now tutor & mentor abt 150*2 Management students out of a Business School in Bangalore) to reflect & comment on what Loyola offered & (more importantly) did not offer as a school. Can I, in your blog ?!

By: Ashok

Ashok — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 04:25:25 +0000

It would be great if you guys can cheer Anand and help him reach his target.

Deepak, I knew that I would be lambasted for comparing him to Arundhati R. You are so polite as always.

Like Renjith, please use this Comments section to tell us about other such extraordinary people from Loyola. To me, Anand’s extraordinariness lies in voluntarism, more than the cause per se. But as Karthik observed, in Anand’s case, the cause too is noble.

I’ve never thought of writing about our 1991/1993 batch. But Jiby now gives me ideas. Truth be told, I think ours was an ordinary batch, like any other at Loyola. Ah! Did I stoke the bee farm, and not just this little hive?

By: Lt Renjith Varghese(ISC '99)

Lt Renjith Varghese(ISC '99) — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 16:23:16 +0000

Dear Ashok Chetta,
Truly a great blog on an exemplary person….yet another Loyolite all of us are ‘dil se’ proud of…Rather than sitting around on comfy armchairs and commenting on social causes (like many ‘greats’), Anand Chettan has shown the harder way about by tackling such issues head on. An example all of us should try and emulate….
There is a class mate of mine too, Jeevan J Arackal….I don’t know in detail, but as of last week, he is in cholera-hit Orissa with an NGO, on some disaster relief work…

By: Karthik.C

Karthik.C — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:25:15 +0000

Hi Ashok,
Finally a great blog on this truly great Loyolite. The fact is that though many of us posess the means very few among us have the will or commitment to devote a part of our free time to such noble causes. And who better to realise the value of education for children (who are not as privileged to have that) than someone like Anand.

Loyolites in U.S should definitely try to make it to the marathon to at least support Anand even if they are not participating in it. I really hope people like Jiby would be there to cheer Anand.

While many of us shy away from other than job duties involving responsibility and accountability, one can only look at admiration at the passion and dedication displayed by Anand at this juncture

By: Jiby

Jiby — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 08:38:09 +0000

A real inspiring post, Ashok, about a Loyolite who the rest of us juniors, only knew till now as a brilliant student. A sad fact indeed that many of us have career goals but so few of us have a mission to help others also succeed in life. Anand, I will try to make it for the Nov 4 marathon, and cheer for you.

As an aside, when we moved out of junior school to the 5th, your Nobles batch was in the 10th and later became the first Plus-Two batch…our adoring eyes were always on you folks…you guys were seniormost in the school for 3 years, a priviledge none else have enjoyed. I would look up from our lowly perch at the bottom of the steps during the Assembly and try to see if i could place a name to each of your faces. Ashok, some day I’d like to see a post on this blog about your batch’s years in Loyola.

By: Deepak Madhusoodanan

Deepak Madhusoodanan — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 08:02:44 +0000

Anand: If you’re reading this – my heartfelt wishes for the successful completion of your effort at the Silicon Valley marathon.

Ashok: In my opinion, the title you have chosen for the post is a great honour for Ms. Roy.