An advertisement published in The Hindu on Tuesday, March 27, in memory of the founder editor of Wisdom, the lower-priced monthly magazine containing bits of information from here, there, everywhere a la Reader’s Digest—on which generations of Indians grew up.
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RIP Dr. Govinda Rao
RIP. Dr. KVG Rao. Great Contribution to our world. Thank you.
May his soul Rest In Peace. I have been buying Wisdom for many, many years. Even today and I am only 62 years old.
I hope Wisdom continues…
RIP sir. One of those thousands or millions who grew up reading wisdom.
With money in severe shortage to buy CSR and the likes, i had always depended on Wisdom picked from pavements or borrowed ( and even begged from friends) for a fraction of its original price.
RIP Sir..