Another prominent south-Indian (Tamil), who:
Venkataraman was popular, good at sports, mischievous, and was very
intelligent with an exceptional memory which enabled him to succeed in school
without having to put in very much effort. He had a couple of unusual traits.
When he slept, he went into such a deep state of unconsciousness that his
friends could physically assault his body without waking him up. He also had an
extraordinary amount of luck. In team games, whichever side he played for
always won. This earned him the nickname 'Tanga-kai', which means 'golden
hand'.[web 6]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramana_Maharshi#cite_note-autogenerated2-26
When Venkataraman was about 11, his father sent him to live with his paternal
uncle Subbaiyar in Dindigul because he wanted his sons to be educated in
English so they would be eligible to enter government service, and only Tamil
was taught at the village school in Tiruchuzhi. In 1891, when his uncle was
transferred to Madurai http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madurai, Venkataraman and
his elder brother Nagaswami moved with him. In Dindigul, Venkataraman attended
a British School.
In 1892, Venkataraman's father Sundaram Iyer suddenly fell seriously ill and
unexpectedly died several days later at the age of 42.[15]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramana_Maharshi#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKrishna_BikshuYear_unknown-27
For some hours after his father's death he contemplated the matter of death,
and how his father's body was still there, but the 'I' was gone from it.
