On the 100th birth anniversary, on October 3, of Col (former Flt. Lt) Dr. Herbert Pushparaj Gnanaolivu, the Gnanaolivu siblings Shanti, Henry and Alfred share memories of their father, affectionately known as Thambu. He was disciplined, a good singer, an athlete (played hockey, cricket and pole-vaulted). In one of the cricket matches he played for the Old Boys’ Association of Madras Christian College, one of his team members was Gemini Ganesan (popular Tamil actor), and both of them were the top scorers.