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!
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!
