Kahani hai Purani...

Last night I had a dream, I had gone back to my childhood & having all lot of fun. The first vague impression I remember was struck when my father had brought the Dynora Televisionwith shutters from both ends. I recollected it was exciting moment & when me, my sisters & brother gazed in amazementhow precious that wonder box was. We knew its called a Television set, but frankly we didnt know how exactly & what exactly it presents for view. I guess it was in the year 1986 when the set was brought first in the whole locality. Surely my father recived much appreciation & accololades for having a heart for entertainment & bringing "a luxuxry at home". Now I remember the myriad guests always at the doosrstep expressing their keen desire to view whatever was telecast on DD1. Sure enough, the TV set was inside the bedroom, which coincidentally happened to be the drwaingroom as well. So the guests had a comfortable time in my home & it was indeed a warm feeling to entertain good no of hosts for the evening show. Everybody praised the wonder box & each person would vehemently enquire the basic- the price. There were indeed great movies which DD1 telecast every Sundays. The dinner was ready by 7pm & by 8, the entire family members would have done with the food. Then in no time, each member would occupy the favourite & comfortable space in the TV room, much behind the scheduled telecast ofthe show. I just remember few movies & ofcourse I can never forget the social environment at home, when the greatest movie Sholay was being telecasted. Indeed such was the enthusiasm, the home seemed to be a theater & each member enjoyed much more than he had expected. Well of course, the homemade tea & some freshly fried pakodas was an added bonus to the thrilling entertainment. The whole environment seemed to be a charming space with genuine merriment in the eyes of each viewer. The glitter in their eyes only told more of their happy feelings .

How I wish, if time could flyback & I could rewitness that merriment. But no, that thrill has no meaning much today. Technology has grown so much, that today's toddlers know well about the idiot box & what programs they show.Why only TV? The computer, mobile phones, AC, are just existent things to them with no much amazement in them. There is no bond attached to the TV set, but only to the favourite serials/cartoons or remix songs.The innumerable channels have surely changed the people's prefrences of entertainment. You surely dont enjoy now what is being telecasted & hence the TV remote buttons are always busy. But one could never deny, how good were those old days when everything which were telecast had some genuine intersts & logic. Byomkesh Bakshi, Ramayana, Malgudi Days, Alif Laila, Tehkikaat, well & few more I still hear are remembered by some. May be, I thought, people are usually inclined to praise things of the past, but at the same time, I too felt some sincere logic & some sincere entertainment was the prime motto of the telecast in those good old.

Cheers

Bhola