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Photography

Sunder was an avid but inconsistent photographer. Like many (certainly Indian) men of his generation, he loved the hardware and bought lots of fancy gadgetry, but did not always have the patience to use it. His first foray into photography was in 1979-80, shortly after he had been posted to Washington D.C. on deputation to the Indian embassy.

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Eulogy for My Father -Kaushik Sunder Rajan (Spoken on July 29, 2014, Sunder’s 13th day memorial event) Nothing could have prepared me for the pain of cremating my father. But I speak of him tonight not just as my father, but as my friend. I There are many full and…

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Sunder, my son-in-law –Amma (Saraswathi Srinivasan) After the death of my husband in 1993, I used to visit Raji every summer. I still remember those days which I spent with them with great joy and happiness. After a serious illness, during my convalescent period, Raji looked after me so well that…

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My Brother –Sekar My brother and I were three years apart. Raji and his friends called him him Raju; my friends in the US called him Raju anna; to everyone else he was Periappa. He went to boarding school at Rishi Valley; I went to the local school in the village. We only met during the holidays. We…

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Sunder-A Man of Many Parts — S. Balakrishnan (Ambi) It is difficult to believe that Sunder left us for good 9 months ago. The fact that he was so full of life, zest, and energy unlike a normal 70 year old man makes it all the more difficult to accept his sudden…

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