Viswanathan Anand
Viswanathan Anand was born on 11 December 1969 at Tamil Nadu is a Indian chess Granf Master.His father, Viswanathan Iyer, is a retired General Manager of Southern Railways, and his mother Susheela, housewife and chess/film/club aficionado and an influential socialite.He was taught to play chess by his mother and a close family friend named Deepa Ramakrishnan.
In August 2010, Anand joined the Board of Directors of Olympic Gold Quest, a foundation for promoting and supporting India's elite sportspersons and potential young talent.On 24 December 2010 Anand was guest of honour on the grounds of Gujarat university, Ahmedabad, where 20,486 players created a new world record of simultaneous chess play at single venue.
Anand was denied an honorary doctorate from University Of Hyderabad because of confusion over his citizenship status; however, later Kapil Sibal,Indoa's Minister Of Human Resource Development apologized and said "There is no issue on the matter as Anand has agreed to accept the degree at a convenient time depending on his availability".According to The Hindu, Anand finally declined to accept the doctorate.
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