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Sanat is a professional quizmaster and history buff. He has written the definitive article on 'quiz' for the Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Sanat’s quizzing journey began with school quizzes where he was very active in the inter-school quiz contests in Goa where he grew up. He carried this fervor to college, where he led the NIT Trichy quiz team to the quarter-finals of BBC World’s University Challenge in 2004. He led the English Literary and Quiz Society of NIT Trichy, “Balls by Picasso” as well as “Atharva”, the quiz club at IIM Kozhikode where he continued his studies.

A hectic work schedule across startups and continents hasn’t dampened Sanat’s enthusiasm for quizzing over the years. He co-founded Quizarre with his wife Nirupama. Quizarre prov ...more

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