Jingles all the way
by Zephyr • May 13, 2012 • Nostalgia • 81 Comments
Radio jingles of nearly half a century ago are still hummable and many have even successfully been adapted for TV.
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Two voices, one love
by Zephyr • July 4, 2011 • Nostalgia • 36 Comments
There were two voices that I would have died for in those days – Mohammed Rafi and Ameen Sayani. Funnily, I always imagined that if Ameen Sayani ever were to sing, he would sound like Rafi.
Read more →Designer Diwali
by Zephyr • November 5, 2010 • Nostalgia • 18 Comments
Today, festivals like everything else are all readymade, easy to use --almost designer stuff. The argument that there is no time for elaborate celebrations don’t cut any ice because we find time for a whole lot of other things. It is just that we lack the motivation and shun the effort that is required.
Read more →Nine nights of the goddess
by Zephyr • October 8, 2010 • Nostalgia • 18 Comments
The Navratri kolu itself is a showcase of the artistic and aesthetic sensibilities of the people and is a combined effort of all the members of the family.
Read more →Of drums and dread
by Zephyr • October 5, 2010 • Nostalgia • 22 Comments
Back in my childhood, Durga Puja brought with it drumbeats and terror. I don’t know why we were so terrified of the drums, but we used to rush blindly in the opposite direction of the drums when we heard the beats.
Read more →Train-friends and tiffin carriers
by Zephyr • April 11, 2010 • Nostalgia • 24 Comments
Kids were also needed for an important job: the leather/rexine suitcases required one or several of us alternately sitting/standing/jumping on them to close them.
Read more →Where is the magic?
by Zephyr • March 31, 2010 • Little People, Nostalgia • 34 Comments
One need not have oodles of money to have fun. All it requires is imagination and some effort.
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