Scene 1:You were 10-13 years old and your father was busy watching news and you were jostling to watch a cartoon or may be a Shakalakaboomboom or a Junkyard wars;you were complaining in your mind how can someone watch these boring news channels.You used to glance through those newspapers and u preferred to go through the cartoons and children stuff and be amazed by your father reading it for hours,most of your time was spent in school or doing school stuff or playing outside.In the evening he dint allow mom to watch serials if there was some important news coming up.(single television at home)
Scene 2:You were 15-17 and your father was still busy watching news and going through his daily routine of newspapers;discussing political stuff with his friends in the evening and you were busy in your Solomons;Irodovs;TMH's.You dint understand any of the political stuff and only took time to watch some raunchy stuff on television,a song or two,some fashion tv,some surfing on net,Gtalk and Orkut,playboy magazine and mastram,cricket had got into your roots now,whatever logical talk you had apart from studies was about cricket.You used to glance through sports pages and discuss stats and strategies.Still amazed by your father watching news channels and reading the whole newspaper.
Scene3:You were 17-21,your father had the same routine,same news channels,you dint give a damn,you despised people with distinct taste of music;English/Rock music was cool for one sect and Hindi for the other and both despised each other,people talking about politics were so uncool,the only thing you cared about was your brand of coolness,what salary package you would get after getting out of college;that hot college chick;that cool Hollywood movie;that porn-star,that interesting series;that first heartbreak;that crush;those college parties and getting drunk.Cricket was in your blood now,you could give a Nobel lecture on it,IPL,World cup,EPL,UEFA,Wimbledon were the new hotshots of discussion. Politics and the country found no place in your discourses.People cared about CAT,GRE,getting out of the country.Those who were thinking of pursuing a different path were looked down upon and termed as "morons".
Scene4: You were 21-24,Your father is still very much interested in news,you started earning,don't have time to talk about news and stuff,most of your time is at the office on your computer screens,you are busy partying in clubs in the weekend,you watch movies on weekends,you go for holidays to exotic spots,you are online most of the time;you are two-three relationships old now;you get irritated with any girly talk or talk about taking up responsibilities,get pestered by your mom asking you to take care of your health and food and at the end of say two years from job ,this kind of routine makes you disinterested,you wanna change,may be skip a job,go for a MBA,a start-up,MS,UPSC,you see a lot more things now than merely being cool,you start seeing news may be because its what trending now and you have to have an opinion about stuff,you may have started reading newspaper,worrying about economy as you might get a pink slip or may be that might be asked in one of your interviews.
Scene 5:24-27,A lot has happened in the country,you are almost into knowing the political stuff,people with no interest in politics have a political opinion now,Post MBA or 3-4 years in the job you have nothing to do apart from getting married.You see friends experimenting,people starting to get married,people excelling in their fields,people getting promoted,a lot of holidays and vacation has already been done,Getting a trip back home is the best thing u like these days,You appreciate the importance of family,You appreciate Ghazals and different genres of music now,you return home and see your father watching news in the same way and he makes a comment about AAP and you are like he does not know anything;he is very cynical.You have candid debate on the current political scenario with him.You put statuses and notes about current political scenario,have a candid debate with friends too.You go through papers in the morning,other news also fascinate you now;you talk about family stuff with your mom and she does not forget to ring the marriage alarm.In the evening you are watching some news stuff and suddenly your mom changes the channel for Balika Vadhu or Madhubala...Dad doesn't make a whimper..He seems interested in them too....And you are like how can people watch these moronic saas bahu serials??
People are changing;buzz of politics and change all around..IDIOT BOX;INTERNET,NEWSPAPERS;FRIENDS,FAMILY
The bells ring in the same as they used to but make a different sound :)
To be continued .....
Scene 2:You were 15-17 and your father was still busy watching news and going through his daily routine of newspapers;discussing political stuff with his friends in the evening and you were busy in your Solomons;Irodovs;TMH's.You dint understand any of the political stuff and only took time to watch some raunchy stuff on television,a song or two,some fashion tv,some surfing on net,Gtalk and Orkut,playboy magazine and mastram,cricket had got into your roots now,whatever logical talk you had apart from studies was about cricket.You used to glance through sports pages and discuss stats and strategies.Still amazed by your father watching news channels and reading the whole newspaper.
Scene3:You were 17-21,your father had the same routine,same news channels,you dint give a damn,you despised people with distinct taste of music;English/Rock music was cool for one sect and Hindi for the other and both despised each other,people talking about politics were so uncool,the only thing you cared about was your brand of coolness,what salary package you would get after getting out of college;that hot college chick;that cool Hollywood movie;that porn-star,that interesting series;that first heartbreak;that crush;those college parties and getting drunk.Cricket was in your blood now,you could give a Nobel lecture on it,IPL,World cup,EPL,UEFA,Wimbledon were the new hotshots of discussion. Politics and the country found no place in your discourses.People cared about CAT,GRE,getting out of the country.Those who were thinking of pursuing a different path were looked down upon and termed as "morons".
Scene4: You were 21-24,Your father is still very much interested in news,you started earning,don't have time to talk about news and stuff,most of your time is at the office on your computer screens,you are busy partying in clubs in the weekend,you watch movies on weekends,you go for holidays to exotic spots,you are online most of the time;you are two-three relationships old now;you get irritated with any girly talk or talk about taking up responsibilities,get pestered by your mom asking you to take care of your health and food and at the end of say two years from job ,this kind of routine makes you disinterested,you wanna change,may be skip a job,go for a MBA,a start-up,MS,UPSC,you see a lot more things now than merely being cool,you start seeing news may be because its what trending now and you have to have an opinion about stuff,you may have started reading newspaper,worrying about economy as you might get a pink slip or may be that might be asked in one of your interviews.
Scene 5:24-27,A lot has happened in the country,you are almost into knowing the political stuff,people with no interest in politics have a political opinion now,Post MBA or 3-4 years in the job you have nothing to do apart from getting married.You see friends experimenting,people starting to get married,people excelling in their fields,people getting promoted,a lot of holidays and vacation has already been done,Getting a trip back home is the best thing u like these days,You appreciate the importance of family,You appreciate Ghazals and different genres of music now,you return home and see your father watching news in the same way and he makes a comment about AAP and you are like he does not know anything;he is very cynical.You have candid debate on the current political scenario with him.You put statuses and notes about current political scenario,have a candid debate with friends too.You go through papers in the morning,other news also fascinate you now;you talk about family stuff with your mom and she does not forget to ring the marriage alarm.In the evening you are watching some news stuff and suddenly your mom changes the channel for Balika Vadhu or Madhubala...Dad doesn't make a whimper..He seems interested in them too....And you are like how can people watch these moronic saas bahu serials??
People are changing;buzz of politics and change all around..IDIOT BOX;INTERNET,NEWSPAPERS;FRIENDS,FAMILY
The bells ring in the same as they used to but make a different sound :)
To be continued .....
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