S. Chandrasekhar wrote in the prologue to his book on black holes, "The black
holes of nature are the most perfect macroscopic objects there are in the
universe: the only elements in their construction are our concepts of space and
time." In this contribution I briefly discuss recent developments in
fundamental theory and black holes that vindicate this statement in a modern
perspective. I also include some of my reminiscences of Chandra.Comment: One reference correcte
