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A South-Indian Classical Music Fan Speaks

April 2, 2012 Suman Kumar 7 Comments

Dilli Babu, for as long as I have known him, swore by classical music. “In the cruel summer nights, when…

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Posted in: chennai, culture, stories Filed under: carnatic, hindustani, music, satire, south indian

How I won the World Cup for India

February 16, 2011 Suman Kumar 14 Comments

Ramaswami Mudaliar was a kind man but he wasn’t too kind when it came to his Dyanora black-and-white television. In…

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Posted in: culture, stories, writing Filed under: chennai, cricket, stories

The end of Suren as we know him?

January 20, 2011 Suman Kumar 2 Comments

For all you guys that know Suren, here’s some breaking news. The rum-loving, party animal who terrorized unsuspecting victims with…

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Posted in: chennai, culture, stories Filed under: chennai, stories, suren

A Married Man’s Angst

January 12, 2011 Suman Kumar 4 Comments

Back in 2003, while waiting for an auto to go to the Koyambedu bus station, my brother blurted out all…

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Posted in: culture Filed under: humor, rants

Wanted: imagination when hiring talent

July 15, 2010 Suman Kumar 8 Comments

Dear Indian software company, I didn’t want to write this, but you forced me to this. I am stunned at…

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Posted in: culture, general, user experience Filed under: hr, india, software, staffing

Even God Needs Science

July 30, 2009 Suman Kumar Leave a comment

Saw this mechanized drum at a temple near home. Earlier temples hired drummers to play during daily ceremonies.

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Posted in: culture Filed under: pics, religion

Why-kee-pedia?

July 14, 2009 Suman Kumar Leave a comment

I caught my eleven year old nephew browsing the web and I asked him, “What are you up to?” He…

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Posted in: culture, stories Filed under: technology, trends

Honesty Pays. And How!

May 8, 2008 Suman Kumar Leave a comment

See for yourself

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Posted in: culture Filed under: people

Here we go again Chennai!

May 6, 2008 Suman Kumar Leave a comment

This time is it is the outfit that Mallika Sherawat wore during the release of Dasavatharam’s music. It seems some…

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Posted in: chennai, culture Filed under: tamilnadu

No entry for educated dogs

April 11, 2008 Suman Kumar Leave a comment

There is this song in the Tamil movie Pudupettai, whose lyrics ‘Padicha naaye ulla varaadhey’ translate to ‘No entry for…

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Posted in: culture, india, politics

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