The poet, writer, lyricist and biochemist Jayant Kaikini on growing up in Gokarna, studying in Dharwad, living in 18 different addresses while earning his daily bread in Bombay, returning to Bangalore for journalism, television and films—and how Vicks vaporub fetched him his life partner, Smita, somewhere along the way.
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Tags: Churumuri, Da Ra Bendre, Gaurish Kaikini, Jayanth Kaikini, Kota Shivarama Karanth, Lankesh Patrike, Praja Vani, Sans Serif, Smita Kaikini, TV9, Vivek Shanbag, Yashwant Chittal
18 August 2011 at 5:25 am
A very nice down2earth guy with no ego/isms.
He was close to both Ravi Belagere and V Bhat. Wonder how he is keeping equidistant from them or is he?
19 August 2011 at 11:06 am
Jayant Kaikini avara jeevanapreethi is so very evident here. Thanks for posting.
19 August 2011 at 8:21 pm
@churumuri- Thanks for this post.
Such a gentleman – so humble and so modest
19 August 2011 at 10:42 pm
I enjoyed this. Beautiful…