January 08, 2026
Viswanathan Anand was born on 11-12-1969 in Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. He is an Indian Chess Grandmaster, Chess Player & Writer.
| Other Name: | Vishy Anand, Tiger of Madras, Vishy, Lightning Kid |
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| Other Professions: | Chess Player Writer |
| AWARD NAME | AWARD CATEGORY | RECEIPT YEAR | RECEIPT FIELD |
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| Arjuna Award | National Sports Award | 1985 | Chess |
| Padma Shri | Civilian Award | 1988 | Sports |
| Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna | National Sports Award | 1992 | Chess |
| Padma Bhushan | Civilian Award | 2001 | Sports |
| Padma Vibhushan | Civilian Award | 2008 | Sports |
He was born to Viswanathan Iyer and Susheela. He has a brother named Shivakumar Anand and a sister named Shivakumar Anand. He is married to Aruna Anand since 1996 and has a son named Akhil Anand.
56 years, 0month, 28 days old age Viswanathan Anand will turn 57 on 11 December, 2026. Only 11 months, 2 days, 7 hours,53 minutes has left for his next birthday.
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Viswanathan Anand has celebrated the total number of 57 birthdays till date. See the analysis by days count and bar graph. |
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