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About Sumita

Sumita considers herself as a writer for all reasons. She has written most of her adult life starting with a book of stories at the age of eleven. After an unsuccessful attempt to get into journalism school Sumita fell head first, into advertising copywriting and that started an affair of a lifetime (at the risk of sounding a tad cheesy). Today Sumita is a not so lean and mean writing machine displaying capabilities in many styles. Check out the offerings on display and do get back to her with your feedback and requests for writing work - sumita@sumitachakrabarty.com

The verandah!

Running along the rim of a typical Indian home is an extended porch usually covered by a roof which functions almost like an outdoor living room. The Hindi word for this piece of real estate is “baramda” and two centuries of British rule have anglicized...

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The jewelry conundrum

Imagine seeing the world one charm at a time? Each city seen and experienced represented by a charm on a bracelet. The story goes that Wallis Simpson who later became the Duchess of Windsor had a special charm made for each place she had visited. No...

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Carried away

I gathered up my past and tied into an old handkerchief and set it aside in a corner. The maid swept it up into a dust pan and threw it into the trash. It's been tough navigating my way through life since then. For instance,...

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The Myanmar Diaries

Both my parents spent a small part of their childhood in Burma, n.k.a Myanmar. I was there in January 2016 to take a walk through their lives and I did it with a sense of trying to fit myself into what their lives may have...

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Word play

The pigeons look a little skewed to the north, this morning. They pick up dabs of fat clouds on their fly pasts and that’s what makes them tilt a bit. I find that it puts gaps in their guuutttur…guutttur… just like I’m doing now. But...

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Britskisseditgoodbye

The Brits just kissed their good fortune goodbye. Apparently. I agree with this world view. Without the edginess of Europe, Britain is just a place of bland food and rowdy football fans with awful complexion and bad breath. Seriously, I mean seriously, how pompous can...

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