India’s first International Master (1961), International Arbiter in 1986, a journalist for the newspaper The Hindu and writer. Nine times Indian national champion between 1959 and 1981 (1959, 1961, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, and 1981).
A participant in the 1962 Interzonal of Stockholm with victories against Lajos Portisch and Wolfgang Uhlmann.
Author of:Dubai Olympiad 1986 His son Arvin is also a well known chess journalist.
India’s first International Master (1961), International Arbiter in 1986, a journalist for the newspaper The Hindu and writer. Nine times Indian national champion between 1959 and 1981 (1959, 1961, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, and 1981).