Every time you write off Subramanian Swamy, like the mythical phoenix bird, he reinvents himself from the very flames that others think he burnt down with. Teacher, economist, mathematician, politician, rebel, crusader, dog lover, all this and much more, this Tam Braham (Tamil Brahmin) was born into a family of intellectuals, which he himself described as “a long line of fighting Brahmins’. Not one to let go a fight and not one who forgets easily, survivor and loner, Swamy has bounced back to cast an imprint on contemporary history that few individuals in India can lay claim to. Here’s a compilation of facts that most Indians don’t know about this tough guy:
His father, Sitaram Subramanian was at one time director of the Central Statistical Institute.
From Delhi, the seat of power, Swamy moved to Kolkata (then Calcutta) for PG studies. It was going to be his first battle ground.