Qifayat - The 80's Child
April 28, 2021
This is post no.17 for Blogchatter A2Z Writing Festival all of April. My blogging theme is The 80’s Child where I am reminiscing growing up in the 80’s India. You can read all the posts here …
Picture Abhi Baaki Hai - The 80's Child
April 27, 2021
This post is part of BlogChatter’s A2Z Blogging festival .https://www.theblogchatter.com/all of April where I’m reliving the beauty, simplicity and innocence of growing up in the 80s. Like it or not, we all have a personal connection…
Outdoor Games - The 80's Child
April 22, 2021
I wonder sometimes, how did we grow up without much television, internet, phones or any connectivity. We had limited supply of books, toys or play gear. There were no classes or swimming pools, clubs or…
Neighbourhood Library - The 80's Child
April 21, 2021
Last October, I received a message from my local library. The franchise owner was shutting down the library due to pandemic slowdown, unable to sustain any longer. A pang of deep sadness came over me….
Mazhab Nahin Sikhata - The 80's Child
April 21, 2021
‘Punjab Sindh Gujrat Maratha Dravid Utkal Banga, Vindhya Himachal Jamuna Ganga Uchchhal Jaladhi Taranga’ The lines I loved to sing out loud in my school assembly every day. This Republic Day, flag was hoisted in…
Letters - The 80's Child
April 19, 2021
We were introduced to the craft of Letter Writing as part of English curriculum in school. ‘Write a Leave Letter to the Principal asking for two days leave due to sickness’ the most predictable question…
Kirana Store - The 80's Child
April 17, 2021
Before the retail revolution ushered in India, shopping for daily needs was a different experience. Remember the friendly Kirana shop that stocked everything from biscuits to band aids to brooms? The Kirana shop owner sold…
Jagjit Singh - The 80's Child
April 16, 2021
Jagjit Singh is a name synonymous with soulful symphony of timeless ghazals. I heard Jagjit Singh for the first time from an album in my mother’s collection of ghazals. There were other ghazal singers, Shamshad…
Ishq Wala Love - The 80's Child
April 13, 2021
Visiting historic monuments was one of the fun activities I loved during childhood, some on trips organised by school and some on family vacations. One thing that I prominently remember from each of those visits…
Hamara Bajaj, Chal Meri Luna - The 80's Child
April 9, 2021
Till the 70s, the common Indian’s mode of transport was bicycle. Four wheelers were exclusive to the rich and even motorbikes were not affordable for the middle class. In 1972, a Pune based company launched…