I was attending annual Sabhas at SMSO Tiruchanur, till my PUC. It was a lovely experience to face tests given by Panditas on Madhvavijaya, Shastra texts, Grammar and Nyaya. In fact i had won I prizes two years, 1961, 1963. When asked to repeat Slokas from Madhvavijaya and Tirthaprabadha, I could repeat them error free!
Sri Subba Rao, with Kanchi in his surname was working as an Advocate in Madras Presidency, and later occupied the chair of Madrss High Court as Sr Judge, Aa a beneficiary, I must mention the name of Sri Kanchi Subbarao, a donor who founded SMSO in 1881. Though he had diffrence of opinion with Uttaradi Matha, during Sri Satyaveera swamiji, by banning SMSO for Matha students/ scholars, he continued his Scheme to help merited/poor students of Madhva commnity, after paying Matha a fine of 2000/ for his sin in the eyes of those who complained about him.
Sadly enough nobody remembers him except people like me who cannot forget him , when I see the Prices from SMSO,a silver set for Sandhyavandanam! Public Memory is hopelessly short indeed!
