My paternal ancestors are from Thiruvidaimarudur in Tanjore District and my maternal ancestors are from Thappalampuliyur in Thiruvarur District but I was born, brought up and educated in Chennai only since my parents settled in Chennai. I did post graduation in Economics, worked as tutor in Economics at Vivekkananda College for some years before joining Indian Army in 1964. Itook voluntary retirement in 1988 and settled at Chennai