V.V. RAMANAN, who has been fascinated with facts and trivia for as long as he can remember, has been quizzing with a good degree of success for more than three decades now.

Ramanan has won many a top prize at leading school, college, corporate, radio & television and Open quizzes. He has been a regional finalist in BBC’s Mastermind India. He has been part of the team that has won the National final of the popular Landmark Quiz, arguably India’s largest Open quiz.

He has also helped conduct quizzes, by being a host or contributing content, for leading schools, colleges, clubs, corporate houses and TV channels.

Ramanan, whose quizzes have been featured in many publications, is at present the resident quizmaster at The Hindu, where he works on the Sports Desk as a senior journalist.

Ramanan has been writing the much-appreciated regular weekly quiz column for The Hindu Young World for the last 11 years (since early 2000). He has also been writing a quiz on computers and IT called ‘Cyber Quest' in The Hindu Business Line for the last 11 years, a movie quiz titled '10' in the CinemaPlus supplement and a quiz in the Education Plus supplement of The Hindu. He also comes up with thematic quizzes as and when required by his employer.

Ramanan has been hosting one of the biggest, live National-level inter-high school quiz show 'The Hindu Young World Quiz' from 2000 onwards. From 2007, the quiz has been aimed at identifying the best quizzing talent from the middle schools i.e. Classes VII to IX. The 2010 edition will sport a new look and take place in 16 cities.

Ramanan has also authored three popular quiz books, namely 'The Hindu Young World Quiz Book Vol. 1', 'The Hindu Young World Quiz Book Vol. 2' and 'The Penguin India Quiz Book 3', for the Penguin Group. 'The Hindu Young World Quiz Book Vol. 3' is in the pipeline

A man of varied interests, Ramanan lives and works in Chennai.