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Being Miss Babu

December 31, 2012 Suman Kumar 3 Comments

“You guys think I am a naive piece of shit, don’t you?” Babu screamed adjusting his spectacles and grooming his…

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Posted in: chennai, stories

I Hate Sachin

December 25, 2012 Suman Kumar 2 Comments

An edited version of this story appears in ESPNcricinfo 1989. “Yaaru pethha puallayo! Punyam panna vairu!” my late granny remarked…

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Mr. Chari’s First Flight

September 20, 2012 Suman Kumar 6 Comments

“Did you try Tatkal?” He said. For the 476th time. I wished I could explain to him. How making our…

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Posted in: bangalore, chennai, stories

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

Anna Podi: That killer powder from Andhra

February 25, 2012 Suman Kumar 5 Comments

Anna Podi is an Andhra Chetty recipe. It is a powder that you mix with steamed rice and eat. My…

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Posted in: Andhra, Cooking, Recipes, stories Filed under: andhra, cooking, food, podi, powders, recipes

Rosy

October 3, 2011 Suman Kumar 10 Comments

She waited to die in his lap. She waited for three whole weeks. And when my father returned to find…

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Posted in: chennai, childhood, chittoor, stories

Raghava Reddy’s Turtle

September 15, 2011 Suman Kumar 7 Comments

An exaggerated version of a true story, as told to me by a friend who chose to remain anonymous. Yeah.…

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Posted in: childhood, chittoor, stories Filed under: chittoor, stories

The Legend of Elikunji

August 2, 2011 Suman Kumar 4 Comments

Mothers spoke about him in hushed whispers. When they fed their babies. “If you don’t finish your lunch, Elikunji will…

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Posted in: chennai, childhood, chittoor, india, stories Filed under: chennai, chittoor, stories

Dabur Partha and the Tusker (part 2 of 2)

March 14, 2011 Suman Kumar Leave a comment

Continued from part 1 My feet refused to move. It was as if my legs had a mind of their…

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Posted in: childhood, chittoor, cricket, stories Filed under: childhood, chittoor, cricket, stories

Dabur Partha and the Tusker (part 1 of 2)

March 9, 2011 Suman Kumar Leave a comment

Someone stole Niall O’ Brien’s kit and that inspired me to recount this story The match was, how do I…

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Posted in: childhood, chittoor, cricket, stories Filed under: childhood, chittoor, cricket, stories

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