I am honoured to have been invited to deliver this annual lecture in memory of Shri B. V. Narayana Reddy. My earliest recollection of Shri Narayana Reddy is of meeting him, almost forty years ago, with my father who had taken me to what everyone used to call 'Mysore Bank'. To my adolescent eyes, the two gentlemen looked very similar. Both dressed well, even immaculately with a dignity that came naturally. Both wore the Mysore turban with distinction, were widely read and, of course, were widely respected. They represented the finest traditions of old Mysore.