His sister Gitl Schaechter-Viswanath is a Yiddish poet, sister Rukhl Schaechter is a journalist with the Yiddish Forward, and sister Eydl Reznik teaches Yiddish among the ultra-Orthodox community in Tsfat, Israel.
Her aunt Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman is a poet and songwriter; sister Rukhl Schaechter is a journalist with the Yiddish Forward; sister Eydl Reznik teaches Yiddish and directed a Yiddish chorus among the ultra-Orthodox community in Tsfat, Israel; and brother Binyumen Schaechter is a Yiddish composer and performer.
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Schaechter-Viswanath is a member of a leading family in Yiddish language and cultural studies.
Gundappa Viswanath | Biju Viswanath | Viswanath | Gitl Schaechter-Viswanath |
He was also said to be the next Viswanath in Indian Cricket.In the early 1990s, he was an overseas professional at Dunfermline Cricket Club in Fife, Scotland.
Former Indian cricketers Gundappa Viswanath(GR Viswanath) and Anil Kumble, HH Jagadguru Sri Shivaratri Deshikendra Mahaswamiji and Karnataka State Cricket Association president Srikanta Wadiyar were present during the inauguration.