Those days

They say generation change happen Every 4 years...so trends change,lifestyle changes every 4 years ...
Then we (guys who have Year Of Bith 1980 - 1984) were probably last generation to enjoy child hood in pre -Liberalisation of INDIA( thanx to PVN and Manmohan singh )....
those were the days

When CHINNI-DAANDU(gulli-danda) and Goli (marbles),cricket were more popular than MORTAL COMBAT and other computer games ...

When we desperately waited for 'chandrakanta','ramayan','mahabharat' ....

When we waited for 'Champak' ,'tinkle','chandamaama',balamangala'....
When chitrahaar, vikram-betaal, potli baba ki,Rangoli were so fulfilling ...

When there was just one TV in every five houses ...

When bisleris were not sold in the trains and we were worrying if papas will get back into the train in time or not when they were getting down at stations to fill up the water bottle ...

When Maths teachers were not worried of our mummy’s and papas while slapping/beating us ...

When we were exchanging comics and stamps with friends...
When we were in AJJIMANE (nanihaal) every summer and loved flying kites and plucking and eating unripe mangoes ...

When one movie every Sunday evening on television was more than asked for...

When 50 paisa meant at least 10 toffees ...

When left over pages of the last years notebooks were used for rough work or even fair work ...

when Elder brother/sisters text books were inherited to us...

When 'chelpark' and 'natraaj' were encouraged against 'reynolds and family' ...

When the first rain meant getting drenched and playing in water and mud and making 'kaagaj ki kishtis' ...

When there were no phones to tell friends that we will be at their homes at six in the evening ...

When our parents always had 15 paise blue colored 'antardesis' and 5 paise machli wale stamps at home

When "AMBASSADOR", "MARUTI" ,"PREMIER PADMINI" were only cars ....

when "HAMAARA BAJAAJ" was The proud member of the family...



I really miss it... do U?