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Madhavan Chettan followed him and continued his In the literary and arts field, Chettan’s interest was
research at Dalhousie University. He received his astronomical. Kathakali was one of his favorite art
Ph.D. in 1968. forms. He would watch Kathakali videos for hours
together; immersed in the poetic narrative,
Chettan then worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the
University of Windsor, Canada, until his move to oblivious to his surroundings. He also enjoyed
Detroit, Michigan, in 1969. Following his move to Malayalam poetry and movie songs.
Michigan, Chettan worked as a research scientist at When highlighting his interests, I would be remiss if
Sybron Corporation. Chettan has six patents in I did not mention his love for playing ‘Card Game
polymer chemistry under his name through this 56’. He also loved to travel and explore new places.
facility. He traveled all over the world with his wife. This was
an annual tradition for them. During his later years,
Our family has very many sweet memories of our
beloved Madhavan chettan. We first met Chettan he enjoyed tending to his garden, hosting New
and his wife Indira in 1978, when their daughter Year’s Eve celebrations and conducting ‘Card Game
Sneha was only 7 days old. Since then our 56’ at his home.
relationship with Chettan and his family has grown He is survived by his wife Indira, son Santhosh,
stronger and stronger. In every sense, he was our daughter Sneha, and seven grandchildren.
older brother. We used to go for short outings and Dr. Madhavan profoundly impacted our entire
to local community events.
community with his leadership, learnedness, and
Chettan’s dedication, sincerity, and unparalleled generosity. His love for family and friends was
leadership gave Kerala Club the boost needed to unbounded. His compassion and sense of humor
make it the prominent Malayalee association that it will be greatly missed.
now is. Chettan’s association was not just limited to Contributors:
the Kerala Club, but also to the Kerala Hindu Sneha Madhavan-Reese,
Association of North America, the Kerala Hindu Hemachandran Krishnan and
Bhajan Group, and others, where he was an active Jaya Chandrachoodan.
participant and contributor.
