Once Radio was society symbol. Owner used to be considered as a rich man. As population was not very dense, antenna of radio on rooftop was seen from long distances. Even owner had to spend Rs 15 per year as license fees. Wrist watch & bicycle were prestigious gift for son in law. Landline telephone was symbol of aristocracy & that too without long distance call facility. We needed to book trunks for that. Knock from postal peon used to ignite our excitement. Two wheelers were rare in small localities. After 82'Asiad TV started to get spread with robust antenna & booster. Only channel available was DD. Major source of entertainment was cinema halls.
Kids used to play outdoor games, neighbors used to exchange domestic preparation of delicious foods, used to sit in a group to talk, even used to look one another in crunch moments. Situation started to change after introduction of computer & cable channels. We got some new things to explore & all were amazing in the beginning. Slowly we started to attain daily soaps religiously & started getting disconnected from next door neighbors. Computer upgraded from java to windows. Laptop came thereafter. Then came cellphone & we started to expand our virtual world thick & fast. How many of us knock neighbors nowadays!
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