In the past few years , lets say 8 years few things have gone extinct
.Better technology or a better form of service has substituted them.
Lets recollect all memories and go back in time.
1.The Antenna- Remember that Silver rod with quite a few aluminum rods arranged in a horizontal manner ,that would be put at the highest point on the terrace to get the best signal.Its been replaced by those good looking, sophisticated DTH antennas.We no more rush to the terrace to make adjustments to the position of the antenna to get the best signal and neither do we reciprocate by a shout to the person monitoring the picture on the TV!
2. The Postman - Well I thoroughly miss this one person clad in khaki color uniform riding his hero cycle , and ringing the bell. Those summer afternoons when my mom would wait for a telegram from her father and I would wait for letters( yes, I had this ritual of writing letters to few people) from few people and pen friends, did you have a pen-friend??? He has been replaced by courier boys who zip fast on their motorbikes . Few days back I saw a postman,same khaki uniform , and the very same hero cycle- how I wised he had a letter for me!
3. Walkman/Cassettes : I remember those days when we would collect audio cassettes of Enrique , Backstreet boys , Sonu Nigam and compare the collection with Our Cousins, friends. Walkman was the most handy thing and avidly shared while on trips and tournaments. The Ipods, MP3 players, Cds, memory card have replaced them completely. I still have the machine though :)
4.The Radio : My grandfather's proud possession was a Black,ugly looking box that he would tune at set hours in a day, to hear the news mostly. Everyone would sit around and listen patiently to the news and later on the songs. The stores still have radio Sets but our phones are equipped with the same facility making it more convenient. But given a chance would you still buy one??
5.Roll film Camera - Remember that old camera with a film roll that would take 60 pictures and we would eagerly wait for the roll to finish and see the photographs. Unaware of the fact how the photo will turn out to be , the button would be clicked with a long wait for final photographs. The digital cameras have made it easier now and cost effective as well.There is no more waiting and no more disspointement over bad photgraphs which couldnt be undone earlier!
6.Comics: We all have read the Indian Comics titled Chacha choudhary, Nagraj, Billu, Champak etc and the English ones that of Tintin, Archies . " Graphic Novels" is what they call nowadays ,our old comics are nowhere in comparison but given a chance I would still choose Chacha Choudhry over the latest graphic Novel.
7. Video Games: Summers would be spent pleading our parents to buy the latest cassette, or renting out one , those afternoons playing Mario or Pacman with your sibling,cousin ,friend would make us forget the exams,the homework and even food. We can still find those games but its more of PC games and Consoles!
8.The earthen Pot ( Matki) - Its available in the market but the Urban crowd prefers Aqua-guard and Filters, earthen pots were used to keep the water cold , the most cost effective and healthy way . Do you remember the taste of that water?? it was without a doubt better and satisfying then the filtered water!!
9.Mosquito nets: Every night before going to bed the net would be opened ,checked for mosquito's and spread over to cover the bed , tucking it away in the morning was the first task to be ordered. More advanced ways of All-out and Goodnight that promise mosquito free nights are the means nowadays to fight those enemies.
The new and advanced technology has definitely made our lives comfortable , but the fact that we lived through that Era where alll these things were used is worth treasuring. We ll never remember the Ipods, Xbox, courier boys etc but we ll always treasure getting a letter from the Postman, a glass of water from the Matki and all those photographs with a negative, put together in Photo albums now.
How many more things do You remember??? Don't forget to mention in the comment Box!
1.The Antenna- Remember that Silver rod with quite a few aluminum rods arranged in a horizontal manner ,that would be put at the highest point on the terrace to get the best signal.Its been replaced by those good looking, sophisticated DTH antennas.We no more rush to the terrace to make adjustments to the position of the antenna to get the best signal and neither do we reciprocate by a shout to the person monitoring the picture on the TV!
2. The Postman - Well I thoroughly miss this one person clad in khaki color uniform riding his hero cycle , and ringing the bell. Those summer afternoons when my mom would wait for a telegram from her father and I would wait for letters( yes, I had this ritual of writing letters to few people) from few people and pen friends, did you have a pen-friend??? He has been replaced by courier boys who zip fast on their motorbikes . Few days back I saw a postman,same khaki uniform , and the very same hero cycle- how I wised he had a letter for me!
3. Walkman/Cassettes : I remember those days when we would collect audio cassettes of Enrique , Backstreet boys , Sonu Nigam and compare the collection with Our Cousins, friends. Walkman was the most handy thing and avidly shared while on trips and tournaments. The Ipods, MP3 players, Cds, memory card have replaced them completely. I still have the machine though :)
4.The Radio : My grandfather's proud possession was a Black,ugly looking box that he would tune at set hours in a day, to hear the news mostly. Everyone would sit around and listen patiently to the news and later on the songs. The stores still have radio Sets but our phones are equipped with the same facility making it more convenient. But given a chance would you still buy one??
5.Roll film Camera - Remember that old camera with a film roll that would take 60 pictures and we would eagerly wait for the roll to finish and see the photographs. Unaware of the fact how the photo will turn out to be , the button would be clicked with a long wait for final photographs. The digital cameras have made it easier now and cost effective as well.There is no more waiting and no more disspointement over bad photgraphs which couldnt be undone earlier!
6.Comics: We all have read the Indian Comics titled Chacha choudhary, Nagraj, Billu, Champak etc and the English ones that of Tintin, Archies . " Graphic Novels" is what they call nowadays ,our old comics are nowhere in comparison but given a chance I would still choose Chacha Choudhry over the latest graphic Novel.
7. Video Games: Summers would be spent pleading our parents to buy the latest cassette, or renting out one , those afternoons playing Mario or Pacman with your sibling,cousin ,friend would make us forget the exams,the homework and even food. We can still find those games but its more of PC games and Consoles!
8.The earthen Pot ( Matki) - Its available in the market but the Urban crowd prefers Aqua-guard and Filters, earthen pots were used to keep the water cold , the most cost effective and healthy way . Do you remember the taste of that water?? it was without a doubt better and satisfying then the filtered water!!
9.Mosquito nets: Every night before going to bed the net would be opened ,checked for mosquito's and spread over to cover the bed , tucking it away in the morning was the first task to be ordered. More advanced ways of All-out and Goodnight that promise mosquito free nights are the means nowadays to fight those enemies.
The new and advanced technology has definitely made our lives comfortable , but the fact that we lived through that Era where alll these things were used is worth treasuring. We ll never remember the Ipods, Xbox, courier boys etc but we ll always treasure getting a letter from the Postman, a glass of water from the Matki and all those photographs with a negative, put together in Photo albums now.
How many more things do You remember??? Don't forget to mention in the comment Box!
Floppy Disk!
ReplyDeleteDoordarshan.....Chitrahaar, Rangoli, Byomkesh Bakshi, Malgudi Days, chandrakanta, captain vyom, Mahabharat and the best one-SHAKTIMAN for which we used to be absent on Saturdays
ReplyDeletelike all your list...
DeleteYes, Doordarshan..Wonder how i missed that, chitrahar and Shaktiman were my favorite too. thanks Bidhan for adding these :)
Delete1. Steam Engine Train except the heritage trains running now.
ReplyDelete2. Dil ki Dharkan, Ankho ankhome chori chori chupke chupke
3. Remote less B/W TV
4. Boys and gals does not play games like football, kho kho, danda goli, finger goli, eka doka, Kabadi
5. Grand Mother's story telling - in power cut village - a tiny kerosin lamp
6. I can share many more things that I have seen in my childhood life, in Banglar Village. But stopping here.
...Very Nice article,nostalgic
kerosin lamp, grandma's handheld fan, eka doka , black and white tv definitely the ones I remember . Saikat that's a really interesting list .:)
DeleteSTD...PCO shop
ReplyDeleteI thought of these, but then i remembered seeing these on the railway stations and bus stand so didn't include.But more then NO. of things better it is. Thanks Ankit:)
DeleteSeeing Marriage Video on VCR and searching ourselves in those videos..... :)
ReplyDeleteThis is a good one, though I never searched for myself ( for the fact that I didn't want to be the target of a laughter session).I am sure you did look for yourself in those videos.
DeleteMost amazing Games ---- Lagoorie, Chinnidand, Goli I remembered when played during my childhood... Thanks Rashmi....
ReplyDeleteI remember Pittho,kanche and few more. thank you for sharing the memories:)
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