"Chandamama is my father's first child. He was sick and paralysed when we suspended Chandamama, and we knew it hurt him badly. Of course, we took his permission before doing that. But I gave him a word that we would soon revive it. After we revived it in December 1999, I gave the first copy of all the 12 language editions to him as a birthday gift, and he received them with tears in his eyes. I can never forget that moment in life. He was my mentor and my hero, and I had to hurt him for a while, but later I managed to bring tears of happiness to his eyes."
Reddi says he was also grateful to his good friends, Vinod Sethi of (Morgan Stanley) and Sudhir Rao (then of Karvy Consultants) who helped him revive the magazine.
Vinod Sethi is responsible for Morgan Stanley picking up a stake in Chandamama India Limited, the new company floated to re-launch the magazine.
Photograph: Lord Hanuman's tales, a Chandamama favourite
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