Viswanathan Anand

The meteoric star of
the chess world ? Viswanathan Anandwas born on December 11, 1969 in Maviladuthurai, a small town in Tamil Nadu. His family is south Indian Tamilian. According to the south Indian tradition, he does not have a surname or a family name. Viswanathan is a patronymic name that is father?s name is attached to the given name. His name is Anand and his father?s name is Viswanathan, thus he is Anand, son of Viswanathan.