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 quarter of a century 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 Mastermind India. He has also helped conduct quizzes for leading schools, colleges, clubs and corporates.

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.

He has been writing the much-appreciated regular weekly quiz column for The Hindu Young World since early 2000. Ramanan also writes a quiz on computers and IT called `Cyber Quest' in The Hindu Business Line, a movie quiz titled '10' in the CinemaPlus suplement 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 had been the host of arguably the biggest, live National-level inter-high school quiz show, 'The Hindu Young World Quiz' from 2000 to 2006. From last year i.e 2007, the quiz has been aimed at identifying the best quizzing talent from the middle schools i.e. Classes VI to IX. The 2008 edition will sport a new look.

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.