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An Evening in Kalimpong

April 8, 2013 Suman Kumar 5 Comments

It hit me in Kalimpong. Not one commercial establishment had ‘West Bengal’ on their signage. It was always Gorkhaland. I…

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Posted in: india, stories, travel Filed under: darjeeling, kalimpong, stories, travel

Notes from a Mountain Hamlet – Part 2

Suman Kumar 1 Comment

Continued from part 1 26 Feb 2013, Lava The next day our plan to to go Chaudaferi didn’t materialise. A…

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Posted in: birds, stories, travel, Uncategorized Filed under: birds, darjeeling, lava, neora valley, stories, travel

Notes from a Mountain Hamlet Part 1

April 6, 2013 Suman Kumar Leave a comment

23 February 2013 “We are building a Church.” Joseph Lepcha said and shook my hand. “Sorry I hope you didn’t…

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Posted in: birds, stories, travel Filed under: birds, darjeeling, lava, stories, travel

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

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

Stories from Chennai

May 14, 2010 Suman Kumar 2 Comments

I always saw Chennai in Yellow. It could be the harsh sun. Or probably the bright colored Sambar with a…

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Posted in: stories Filed under: chennai, childhood, from_old_blog, stories

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