Father’s Name: Yumkham Saratchandra Singh, Retired MCS Officer, Khurai Thoudam Leikai
I used to wait for the weekends when you would be coming back from posting at Kangpokpi/Senapati for several years. I enjoyed summer holidays spending at your quarter at the hill posting locations. Those are the days I enjoyed the most with you and I always recall it even today. Your humble, sincerity and punctuality at works and services were something that I have always admired and respected. Your principles have taught me many things and useful source of inspiration in my life and career. One thing I always recall “Mioibabu ngakpiba haibase kwaidagi chaoraba gunni. “
Happy Father’s Day. I always wish you good health and a long life. I love you Ipa (we call our father Ipa maybe because he was posted most of the time at the hill stations) so much and I always feel blessed to have you as my father. Thank you Ipa for all the things you have done for me.
Submitted by: Sanatombi Yumkham, Suwon – South Korea
Growing up We had used firewood for cooking in a very basic simple kitchen. We still use it now too though we have the choice of cooking using gas (depending on the availability of getting gas in Imphal) …
I remember my mother making cow dung for fuel and we use to help her. My mother fondly remember my sister helping her making cow dung for fuel (Shunthi Saba) with her little fingers as she says. It would be kept out in the sun for drying and we would run to collect and save it in case it starts raining … If we see cowdung on the road, I remember collecting it or running to tell Ema …
I remember seeing Ema with a pipe which is used for blowing the smoke while cooking and at times tears would roll down because of the smokes coming out ….It was a big celebration when our Grandmother gifted us with a hand blower which made it easier to blow the air and make the firewood burn easier. 
Baba would cut the firewood using the axe. I remember him telling in a homourous way that is a way of him doing the work & exercise too.
And finally we did upgrade to cooking with Gas and Ema (my mother) was very very happy, always keeping the Gas stove spick and span ….. But till today we do have our cooking place for cooking with firewood where we enjoy cooking & roasting fish.
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