This is the most nostalgic post I have read. I used to write a lot of posts like this one. I loved reading every word of it.

I prefer hand-written letter to email any day. One of the bloggers recently send me a hand written letter and I also send one to a blogger and it was so much better than emails. There is so much more emotion in reading and writing with your own hands. Also, every letter is so different from any other unlike emails.

I feel the same about old DD serials. Chitrahaar on Wednesdays and Fridays, Rangoli on Sunday Mornings, Mahabharath on Sunday, Hum-Log, Buniyaad, Surabhi...ah so many great serials unlike Saas-Bahu crap of today.

And, nobody used to mind light ka jaana (except in between Chitrahaar) becuase we all would play in our colony in Agra. Your post really touched a nerve in me.

Lovely nostalgic picture to compliment it.

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Yes yes and to add to that we used to have 'aerial antennae'..aluminium rod jise barish mein hila hila kar theek karna padta tha...god it was so much fun..shouting from terrace ..with the cricket match going on and all the confusion ... those were so much enjoyable.

And then again..we used to watch 'discovery of india' the mst boring program on TV then..:-) and all the He-man and My little ponies..even the "Tandoori nights' of Jaffari and all the musical programs....

Arre aur phir when some dignitary used to die tab phir 'Shok' manaya jaata tha..and all programs would be suspended for days..depending upon the position of the'dead' man...

Pata Surabhi was my family's favourite..we would send so many postcards....

And aakhir mein i have to say this ..I was so glad i found the picture to compliment the post..i have the video version too..he he..:)

Mujhe ek aur serial bahut pasand tha... 'Neev' on DD...;-)

You know I once made a science project on those aerials where I made that aerial with steel hangars...he he. I know what you mean. We would be like, "Aree thoda right ghuma, nahin thoda left, thoda aur left, Oye Sachin ne chakka maara"...he he

Yea, "Discovery of India" was the one based on Nehru's book and everyone will get up. I had collected all the He-Man toys. I was crazy about that.

"Tandoori Nights" was my ultimate favourite. I loved that one. I was mature enough then to find it very interesting.

Sachi itna gussa chadta tha jab koi marta tha, not because of death but because of suspension of program. How about that dreaded. "Rukawat ke liye khed hain" and that "Gumshuda Talash Kendra, Nayee Kotwali, Daryaganj, Nai Dilli, 110011"...LOL

Surabhi was my family's favourite too. We all would also sit like both of them and watch it as a family. We would buy those special Rs. 2 postcards in bulk.

I loved the pictures. Some of my other fav serials were "Fauji", "Circus Circus", "Flop Show", "Ulta Pulta" and so many others, I can't even remember...LOL

Ricky buddy we generally just type "LOLz' without meaning it ..but i actually laughed a hearty laugh after reading ur comment........way to go ..kya masti ke din the..aur tumhe toh kitne saare serials yaad hai..ulta pulta aur Good morning show..yeh toh regulars the....aur
sacchme kitna gussa atta tha..jab sorry for disturbance ka boad laga dete the.....and yes when i came to Delhi..i was like accha toh 'Gumshuda talash kendra ' toh pata hi hai..i case i got lost..;-)..aur phir new years ka programs aur kavi sammelan et al..
Tandoori nights was a fav ..and mujhe bhi samajh thi..i remember a 'balti aloo' wala episode which was so funny....
And Fauji aur Samandar both on army life were a fav too...and Circus bhi.....how about "Nukkard' with 'khopdi' i remember the jingle too..."kisse shehar ki ek gali mein basa hua hai nukkad..us kukkad ke har baashinde lekin jeeb se fakkad...'...:-)
And the we had "Malgudi days' its still running on POGO ..i saw an episode this time when i went home...'swami' and all his friends..its amazing how much we remember.....
Buddy keep writing and keep posting i an feeling so good...

so so so sweet post..yaar i miss those days..woh chitrahar..rangoli..mahabharat..ramanyan..was so good..

loved the post..loved the pic..and guess what i just got this ek anek..wala video..so i gonna send it..

take care...

God bless u !

Thankyou for liking this post so much...those were the days..and I agree completely those were the best days and such memorable one..

So now that nidhi has visited my blog and we have sorted out the confusion..:-)No goofing up!!

Keep visiting,TC

hey :) ....
nice post.. im new to ur blog..
nice post..
u made me nostalgic too ...
gone r the days...
ill have to live without my parents once i join my job.. and then.. these memories will help me survive.. and fight the darkness :)
these memories will make me.. take that extra mile.. :)
love
care
nidhi

i have just sent eetie the ek aneek wala video.. if u want it get it form her.. or ill send it.. send me ur yhoo id :)

*neetie

woww.. u reminded me of all those wonderful old days..with jus only DD...
i luv lots of serials in tht... like Tehkikaat, Reporter, Nukkad, one sci-fi serial... yeah got the name.. i guess zigma...right?
we also would wait for chitrahaar n rangoli every wednesday n sunday mornings..
and i used to see those cartoons like laurel n hardy n charlie chaplin and others tht would be played before the rangoli on sundays...
and... those were the days i enjoyed Rajesh Khanna's n Amitab's movies in DD.. ;)

YES 'SIGMA' with Milind Soman and another was 'Stone Boy' and another sci-fi was "Indradhanush' ..sheesh i forgot the whole genre...aacha hua you reminded me..:-) I loved those serials ... infact 'Stone boy was the first serial which had showed generation jumps in its concluding episode...god i never knew i was such an addict.....;-)

and yes Charli Chaplin and LnH were and still a fav.. i saw 'Modern times ' of Charlie Chaplin recently..he he !!

And all the evergreen movie too..Namakhalal, Guide and CID of devanand..even those suspense thriller..Gumnaam..

And Tehkikat was the ultimate ..i remember the Vinod Anand would play the part ..it was ingenious...hey that reminds me of the most romantic serial of all times..'Kasish'..with Pankaj berry .

Now i think i shud do a phd. on DD..what say.....?? ;-)

First there wont be any darkness..we always move towards light..thats the way we are made. And u r lucky to have been home all this while..and u r luckier still to have a shot at becoming independent financially and otherwise....

Memories always help especially happy childhood memories..and i am glad u were reminded of some of the best days of our life.

God bless.And another similarity...I am joining my first job soon,..:-)

I have the ek anek video do u have or know someone who has Mowgli or Sindbad Jahaji's title track.Or even 'mile sur mera tumhara'video..

'Swimmi Macchli'if anyone remembers would be the bestest gift for me..he he!

U've got mail!

Aree, I don't remember a whole lot of serials but after reading all the comments, I am being transported to late 80s and 90s era of "good" Indian television and not copy-cat of all American reality shows that come these days.

Sachi, subah school jaane se pehle "Ulta Pulta" dekh ke the day used to start on a happy note itself.

"Rukawat ke liye khed hain" was not bad because that would mean that programming will resume in 15 minutes but the worst was those colorful lines that would come up every now and then. It may takes hours to resume programming after that, almost like a virus attack these days...he he.

LOL @ Gumshuda comment. It's amazing that I remembered the whole address too.

Sometimes New Years ke program used to be so bad but we would still watch for it for the heck of it.

Samandar was my Mom's fav. and I think it was based on Navy Officer's life.

"Nukkad" was my favourite. I still remember the cricket episode where "Khopdi" ke khopdi phodh dee thee neighbouring nukkad waalon ne...ROTFLMAO.

By the way, I just today only got a copy of "Malgudi Days" book from Library written by R K Narayanan.

Also, I have the Moghli and Malgudi tracks if you need one. Just give me your email and I will be happy to send you over. It will be good if you have a gmail account as songs can easily be transferred from there. Otherwise I can send u an invitation for gmail account first, it has 1 GB space.

After my next post u will be refreshed with all the serials that u think u have forgotten...I am putting in a lot of time and effort this time..hope everybody enjoys it..:-)

reminded me of nidhi prasad i know n had forgot.......u know durin my graduation days all my frnds had gone out 4 studies.....i use 2 tell them if u miss me write a letter no emails will do.....birthday means birthday card delievred by postman .....but i must say tht 2day even i rely on emails n chats 2 catch up wid my frnds........although i dont remember those serials but i remember those chupan chupai.....missin them all the more here in mumbai....chod aaye hum woh galiya.......
luv
sneha

Saach hai..chood aaye hum woh gaaliyan, but with friends like you we can always catch up and chat..haan pehle baatein maidano mein karte the, now we chat in chat rooms..

Wish you all the luck.