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Some school day memories...

Read in: English | മലയാളം | தமிழ் | ಕನ್ನಡ | తెలుగు | हिंदी "I studied in a Christian missionary school, Seventh-Day Adventist, in Kaloor, Ernakulam, during my early years. When I think back to that school, the first thing that comes to mind is Fridays. We had a long lunch break at 3 PM. After lunch, we would play games like kabaddi and tag. The other times, we would practice for cultural programs. I still remember Manoj, who had a beautiful singing voice. His hair was a bit long, just like Yesudas'. He used to sing songs like 'Maadapraave va oru koodu kootaan va', 'Pranayasarovaratheeram', and many more. We all admired him. The beautiful Preetha J. Eapen, the chubby Maya, and the slightly dark-skinned Sandhya from our class would always applaud him. Shashy was our class comedian. He would do mono acts and mimicry. When he ran out of material, we would create our own comedy skits. My closest friends were Biju Philip and Ubaid. Our friendship was seen as a symbol...