A natural quizzer, he made stunning performances look easy. He was part of the quiz team of Bhavans, Caliut during the late 90s along with Roshith Mohan. The period saw Calicut turning in to one of the most competitive destinations in school quizzing. Bhavans and Silver Hills High School dominated the school quizzing scene in Calicut and the two schools often found themselves doing a 1-2 in state level contests as well. The teams also gave several college teams, a run for their money. A memorable performance was the Bhavans team finishing second at Ragam, the annul fest of REC, Calicut. Anjay-Rajmohan conducted the quiz and the team edged ahead of teams like Calicut Medical College, IIMK and REC Calicut.
A voracious reader,Vijay gobbles up books in quick time. He was exceptional when it came to areas like literature, movies,music and peerless in all things classical. Quiz masters like Dr. S. Nagesh often rated him as one of the best when it came to these fields.
After completing his +2, Vijay headed for JIPMER, Pondicherry. During this time, he has won several quizzes including a finals finish in the prestigious Saarang Lone Wolf quiz at IIT Madras and an appearance on University Challenge. He has also conducted a few quizzes as part of JIPMER's cul fest.
Prominent Partners:
Roshith Mohan, Manu Varma.
Achievements:
Second Runner-Up, The Saarang Lone Wolf (2003)
Runner Up, The Tathva Lone Wolf at Crossroads 2005
Runner Up, The Tathva General Quiz at Crossroads 2005
Runner Up, Last Man Standing (The Ragam Lone Wolf) at Crossroads 2007
Runner Up, Mostly Harmless (The Ragam General Quiz) at Crossroads 2007
Runner Up, Sights and Sounds (The Ragam A-V Quiz) at Crossroads 2007
Finalist, The India Quiz at Saarang 2007
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The most unassuming, humble, and amazingly nice quizzer I've met. Was fortunate to partner him at Crossroads-'07.
Knowledge is immense. Simply too good.
must protest. came nowhere close to being second runner up at any saarang. was a very happy third-from-the-bottom. just better off than the bits pilani guy who walked out in the middle. :-)
vk.
oh..we'll put it down as an "urban legend that was too good to dis-believe" :D..will change that..
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