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Tag: Childhood

SS Rajula

Rajula

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Chitra Gopinathan

Today I met a lady who was named after a ship. A ship I have travelled in during the late 60s. She was surprised that I made the connection. She Continue Reading →

Posted in Family & Friends, Malaysia | Tagged Childhood, Family, Travel | 2 Replies

Stay at Kovalam

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Chitra Gopinathan

During my school days, I started keeping a diary, but was not disciplined enough to write regularly. I now wonder how it would read. What were my thoughts in those Continue Reading →

Posted in Asia, India | Tagged Childhood, Kerala, Travel | Leave a reply

Summer holidays and mangoes

Posted on February 25, 2017 by Chitra Gopinathan

A friend of mine told me today that he was jealous that I am in Kerala during the mango season and how he actually drove six hours once to get Continue Reading →

Posted in Asia, India | Tagged Childhood, Kerala, Weather | Leave a reply
Morning Flight

Getting together with schoolmates

Posted on February 19, 2017 by Chitra Gopinathan

Dawn of another day Another ordinary day it is not Today friends of old, meet up to say It means a lot We are now part of each other’s life Continue Reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Family & Friends, India | Tagged Childhood, Friends, Kerala | Leave a reply

Me aged ten

Posted on February 4, 2017 by Chitra Gopinathan

Once a free spirit Free to roam the barren land Did I envisage the future I was to inherit A future written on sand Written with ease With a stroke Continue Reading →

Posted in Asia, Malaysia, Other stories | Tagged Childhood, Kerala, Pahang, Travel | Leave a reply
Childhood Friends

Childhood friends

Posted on February 4, 2017 by Chitra Gopinathan

Majority of my friends in my school whatsapp group have known each other since their first day at school. Some stayed on till the end of the school days, some Continue Reading →

Posted in Asia, Family & Friends, Malaysia | Tagged Childhood, Family, Friends, Pahang | Leave a reply

Asha, my friend

Posted on November 21, 2016 by Chitra Gopinathan

During my pre- degree years, I became friends with my bench mates, but there were others in class who also caught my eye and gradually we became friends. Sreekumari, Rafia Continue Reading →

Posted in Family & Friends, India | Tagged Childhood, College, Friends, Kerala, Kollam | Leave a reply

Bell-bottoms and college

Posted on November 21, 2016 by Chitra Gopinathan

I have written about my school days and today I thought I will write a bit about my pre-degree days. My pre-degree years were spent at the Sree Narayana (SN) Continue Reading →

Posted in Family & Friends, India | Tagged Childhood, College, Friends, Kerala, Kollam | Leave a reply

What’s the rush

Posted on October 26, 2016 by Chitra Gopinathan

Every Monday evening when I stand on the edge of my local swimming pool and am about to jump in, I get the same voice in my head saying ‘here Continue Reading →

Posted in Other stories | Tagged Childhood, Lifestyle | Leave a reply

School holidays

Posted on October 19, 2016 by Chitra Gopinathan

Casting my thoughts back to my school holidays, there is only one summer break that springs to mind vividly. That was the one after our final year at school. Normally Continue Reading →

Posted in Other stories | Tagged Childhood, Friends, Kerala | Leave a reply

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