G Venkatasubbaiah

Writer, Lexicographer

Born: 23rd August 1913, Mysore

Died: 19th April 2021, Bangalore

As President of the Brigade Millennium Residents' Federation, I was looking for an eminent personality to grace the 2009 Karnataka Rajyotsava celebrations at our residential enclave. My father-in-law, Dr Y Nagarajan suggested Mr Venkatasubbaiah whom he used to meet regularly during morning walks in the Jayanagar area. We went to Mr Venkatasubbaiah's house and spent about half an hour with him. He was amazingly sprightly for his age, and much more mobile than his wife, whom we also met. His diary had almost every day marked off for some function or the other. Unfortunately, he had already made a commitment on the day of our function, so he could not make it. I did, however, get his autograph!

"Shubhashaygalu" G. Venkatasubbaiah

19th November 2009

The lake trust with which I am associated, PNLIT, was one of the nominees for the 2012 Namma Bengaluru Awards. The Chief Guest at the function was Mr Venkatasubbaiah. When PNLIT was announced as one of the winners, the team had the honour of receiving the award from him. I missed out as I was in Mumbai, but I watched the live streaming of the event.

The PNLIT team with Chief Guest G Venkatasubbaiah at the Namma Bengaluru Awards

Bangalore, 16th March 2013