Saranya Jayakumar, 85, was recently conferred the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ by Quiz Foundation of India. Back in the 1950s, Ms. Saranya would spend long hours in Chennai’s libraries ...

Decades ago, in the 1950s, when Chennai had no books tailored for quizzers looking to sharpen their skills, Saranya Jayakumar, now an 85-year-old inquisitive quizzer, spent long hours in the city ...