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[...]eldest of seven children, born to Shri Balasubramanian, an eminent lawyer, and Shrimati Kamala in Kavali in Andhra Pradesh, Kumaraswami studied in Madras Christian College High School in Chennai. Who can forget his frankness, his cordiality, his honesty, the absence of all disguise. [...]his death VK remained the same –a simple, sincere person, and an affectionate and unconditional friend. Anguished at his death Eric, now Director of Global Task Force's Neglected Tropical Diseases Support Centre writes, “What he taught - or 'shared with' - me over the years about caring for patients, caring for colleagues, undertaking challenges, exercising leadership, displaying trust, maintaining tranquillity and - dare I say it? - still beating the system(without the system's ever feeling beaten!) is all part of his wisdom thatItreasure and that I know is equally recognized and treasured by all who had the good fortune to know and work with him”.
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1 Former Head, Division of Epidemiology & Communicable Diseases, Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi 110 029
2 Former Scientist ′G′, National Institute of Research in Tuberculosis, Indian Council of Medical Research, Chennai 600 031, Tamil Nadu