I am happy to inform that I am also a member of this group .
During the summer holidays after finishing my PUC during 1976, I was sitting idle killing time as many of my friends had left for various places for holidays. during that period one of my friend Mr Manivannan ( who is now an executive in IOB) gave me the first Part and asked me to read it. Though I took it casually, after reading just two chapters, it made me to sit and read forgetting about food and the entire world. I struggled very hard to get all the 5 parts and complete the story. Believe me, after that I would have read the story for more than 70 times. ( I am having two sets of that book now).
My experience is ( some may laugh )that whenever I am mentally down, I prefer to read this novel and this cheers me up and brings me back to normal. In that way I consider it as a medicine too.( for some music is)
I remember that I read an article in Kalki magazine about the trip undertaken by this group to visit all the places ( possible places) visited by Vandiyatheven and came to know about this group. Infact after more than5 years after reading the article only I joined this group.
I read all the mails of the members and the arguments putforth by them. I wish it should continue.