Anshuman Kumar
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I live and work in Canada and am originally from India. I am interested in movies, short stories, swimming, travel etc. Tips are definitely optional but are very welcome. Thank you for reading.
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It could have been my last day!!
In 1992 I was studying for my M.A. Economics at University of West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica. It was my first year as well as my first year outside my country India. I liked Jamaica a lot. Very beautiful nation. I fell in love with a classmate. She was from England. Her name was Catrina Cottif.
By Anshuman Kumar4 years ago in Fiction
Letters to my ancestors
In terms of a creative project that I have worked on recently is writing letters to my ancestors. I find this very cathartic and it brings me inner peace. One of my relatives in India gave me and many other relatives our comprehensive family tree that goes back to around 1500. My ancestor then was a gentleman named Rai Gulab Chand. He was a minister for a king in Kashmir, India, but then had to move to Awadh (now Uttar Pradesh, India) and since then most of his future generations lived in and around the Jaunpur area.
By Anshuman Kumar5 years ago in Humans
The Pear Tree in My Old House
Ramesh Goyal was looking forward to retirement. His last posting was in Darjeeling, India and he had about a year left before he would retire and then go live in his ancestral house in Patna. Right now his son Sooraj and daughter-in-law Malti lived in his ancestral house because Ramesh was working at a law office in Patna. Ramesh wanted his son to live in their house as for the past few years he was living and working in another city. It was October 2007 and Ramesh was delighted to visit Sooraj and his family because Sooraj and Malti became parents of a new baby daughter a few days ago. They named their daughter Vinita.
By Anshuman Kumar5 years ago in Fiction
My bull Gobinda
It is May 1982 in a small village, Perapet, in southern Madhya Pradesh in India. A small 6 year old girl, Cheenu, lives with her elder brother Mahesh and parents in a small house. Her parents are farmers and have a few animals of their own. However, the bull Gobinda, is Cheenu’s favourite and she always calls him “My bull Gobinda” with a lot of love and affection. Gobinda wears a small orange bell around his neck. Cheenu and her family are a low income family but they are very happy. Her aunt (father’s sister) and her family live in a house about a kilometer away.
By Anshuman Kumar5 years ago in Fiction
Ranvir's two loves - chocolate cake and Amira
Ranvir Saxena was so happy that his flight from Paris to New Delhi was reaching on time. It was a cold evening in November 1999. Ranvir was a marketing manager who lived and worked in France but had family, friends and relatives in India. He was also happy that he was meeting his girlfriend Amira Dasgupta after nearly 10 months. They had been in a relationship since 1996.
By Anshuman Kumar5 years ago in Fiction
The Solitary Marigold
July 8th, 1992. I can never forget that afternoon. My classes had just started in Ahmedabad, India. I was now in Class 9. My family had moved here 4 years ago as my father was transferred from his job in Lucknow. He used to work for a pharmaceutical company as a chief chemist. I lived with my parents and elder sister Meena.
By Anshuman Kumar5 years ago in Fiction
Sanjay Dutt - the superstar
One of my favourite Indian actors is Sanjay Dutt. In my opinion he is a superstar. He has worked in more than 100 movies in the last 30+ years. Whenever I see a movie with him in it I do not focus on the other actors because I am in his awe of his presence and acting.
By Anshuman Kumar5 years ago in Humans
The Case of the two Mr. Tyagis
In September 2020 Jeet Thakur Sahai was called by his friend Prof. Ronit Sehgal at the University of Ghaziabad, India. Prof. Ronit was a professor of Finance and he and his colleagues were hiring an assistant professor at their School of Business at the university. Since Ghaziabad was very close to Delhi he could commute there daily as needed.
By Anshuman Kumar5 years ago in Fiction
An acting powerhouse - Sanjeev Kumar
I would like to remember one of India's finest actors the late great Sanjeev Kumar today. Unfortunately he died in 1985 at the relatively young age of 47. In a career spanning more than 20 years he worked in about 100 Hindi movies. Most of his movies were very good and his performances were top notch. He won several acting awards during his career. I plan on discussing a few of his performances - the ones I have enjoyed the most over the years.
By Anshuman Kumar5 years ago in Geeks
Sorry sometimes doesn't cut it
This is my friend Deepak Singh's story. Each time I think what he went through I tear up. Deepak and I live a few minutes from each other in Cinncinnati, U.S.A. Deepak immigrated to the US from India with his parents and two brothers in 1997. They are originally from Barielly. In 2000 Deepak started working at Williamson & Kapadia Accountants in Cinncinnati. I met him there. At that time I was working at the firm for nearly 3 years. Soon we became good friends. After many years when we got married our wives also became friends and now Deepak's son is good friends with my daughters.
By Anshuman Kumar5 years ago in Fiction
