The best President

Without a doubt K.R. Narayanan was the best President of India. It is a relief that this great man did not suffer much at the end. His illness was brief.

He was proof that in post-1960s India, even in the centre of the political space, people of high moral standing can survive, and, indeed, succeed - on their on terms.

The fact that Narayanan started his working life as a journalist is a matter of pride for us. Journalism's loss was no loss at all considereing the fact that he served the country so well. India is better off that way.

Read a tribute by Vidya Subrahmaniam in The Hindu: K.R. Narayanan — President who defied stereotype

The Times of India has a site to Light a candle for the great Indian.