I must thank my cousin, Jacob Matheckal (as spelt by him), for compiling the history of Matheikals . No connection with Matheikals Of course, this may not be of any interest to anyone who is not directly related to the family. I found it an eminent enterprise and wish to thank Babychettan (Jacob Matheckal) for the amount of labour that he has put in for bringing out this history. The fact is that I know very few of the Matheikals mentioned in the history. I look forward to getting to know a few of them at least in the near future, though I’m not sure how far I’ll be successful in that venture. My hesitation owes much to my reticence and lack of interest in spending time with people. I prefer books to people. During a light-hearted telephonic conversation with the author of this history some time ago, he asked me, “Shall I present you as an icon for all the mad people in the world?” I laughed and said, “Why not?” But what he has actually written about me is
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