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This much 'interviewed' man by almost all the satellite channels in the
south and Doordarshan, was manavai.com's target for a very special
reason that he belonged to the south-eastern seaboard near
Manapad. When contacted he gladly accepted for the 'Interview' in
spite of his tight schedule.
Fritz Miranda and Velgean, a new adherent to the web site were
assigned to do the job and between themselves they struck an
ingenious idea to interview Jeyaraj on two different facets of his life
with the view to bring out the artist and the man within the famed
artist. The interview is in two parts. First Fritz Miranda tries to bring
out the artist within the man and Velgean tries to bring out the man
within the artist!
OK, we don't want to test your patience, go ahead and enjoy the
outcome!
J. The answer is Yes and No. Yes - in the sense I have a copy
of it. No-because I don't have the original! It was a picture I
drew for "Kumudam". An Indian ink line drawing in which a
professor gets it hot from the Principal, while his students, a
boy and girl peep through the door. In the next issue itself
some letters of appreciation for that picture was published. I
never looked back after that.
F.M. Do you preserve now your originals?
F.M. At the time of your marriage you could not have been the
famous artist as you are now. Then, how did your father-in-law
find a groom in you for his daughter, when people looked upon
the salaried young men as the most eligible bachelors!
J. What you say is very true. It is true that people saw material
well being as insurance for a good married life. But people in
those days were not money minded to the core, they also saw
the family background from which the boy came. I had this solid
qualification for me. My family was a much-respected one.
People from all walks of life including eminent lawyers in the
neighbourhood came to my father for advice on worldly
matters. Further inspite of myself being a freelance artist, even
in those days I earned more than what a Government Office
Superintendent was earning.
F.M. I am happy to
have met you - a
famous artist, in
person!