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Qifayat - The 80's Child

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 …

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Picture Abhi Baaki Hai - The 80's Child

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…
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Outdoor Games - The 80's Child

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…
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Letters - The 80's Child

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…
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Kirana Store - The 80's Child

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…

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Jagjit Singh - The 80's Child

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…
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Ishq Wala Love - The 80's Child

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…