Sunaina Kumar
Sunaina Kumar

Special Correspondent (Mumbai)

Sunaina Kumar thought she wanted to be a copywriter and a radio jockey (studying mass communication can be confusing), and after giving both a shot, she lucked out by wandering into journalism. She has written on arts, culture, society, entertainment and books for the Times of India, the Indian Express and Mail Today. She works with Tehelka as a Special Correspondent based out of Mumbai.

Articles By Sunaina Kumar
Everest 60 After The Conquest

It used to be lonely at the top. Now the summit of aspiration is routinely scaled by...  

‘It was on Everest that I felt closest to my father

Jamling Tenzing Norgay, 48, Mountaineer & Motivational Speaker  

‘Everest has been very kind to me. It let me survive twice’

Phil Ershler,61, Mountaineer & Climbing Guide  

‘Once an intimate experience, now you have to share it with 50 others’

Over the years, David Breashears has earned the distinction of being the public spokesperson of Mount Everest....  

‘The mountain doesn’t distinguish between a man and a woman’

Bachendri Pal, 59, Mountaineer & Head Of Tata Steel Adventure Foundation  

Everest 60 years after the conquest

It used to be lonely at the top. Now the summit of aspiration is routinely scaled by...  

Zombie Goes to Bollywood

The living dead are on their way to Bollywood. Slacker comedy specialists Raj and DK tell Sunaina...  

The thin line between dissent and rebellion

Why is a radical Dalit cultural group and its members being persecuted in Maharashtra?  

A hunger for justice

Medha Patkar is fasting for the rights of the poor in Mumbai’s Golibar. Is anyone paying attention?  

The mud warriors of Mumbai

In the wake of Dara Singh’s death, Sunaina Kumar examines Maharashtra's once grand wrestling tradition  

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