tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389161602011-04-21T16:47:28.786-07:00If it seems like I've been lost in 'let's remember', If it seems I'm gettin' older and missin' my younger days, well you shoulda known me much better, cause the past is something that never got in my way. -- Billy Joel (American Pianist, Singer and Song Writer)Akshaya Shivkumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10538612013488497021noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38916160.post-46349833617666718082007-04-14T13:20:00.000-07:002007-04-14T21:24:06.915-07:00<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#c0c0c0;"><strong>Tulsi, Parvati, Kesar, Kusum, Kajal, Kasish- if these names seem painfully familiar, then you may be yet another, rather bewildered, victim of the Great Indian Soap Saga-where heroes never die-they just get their cars blown to shreds, are pushed off cliffs, kidnapped one-too-many times, poisoned by 'beautiful' vamps, suffer from amnesia, get plastic surgeries done, and in the worst possible scenario: dissappear for a few weeks from the screen owing to them being 'dead' only to be resurected thanks to public demand! (Yumraj ji-are you listening?!) </strong></span><div><strong><br /><a href="http://www.notjustcricket.com/images/satellite.png"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#c0c0c0;"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.notjustcricket.com/images/satellite.png" border="0" /></span></a></div></strong><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#c0c0c0;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#c0c0c0;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#c0c0c0;"><strong>There was a time, not too long ago, when Doordarshan ruled the roost. Many generations, including mine, grew up on Chitrahaar, News Bulettins @ 2000hrs and the eagerly-awaited Sunday movies...</strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#c0c0c0;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#c0c0c0;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#c0c0c0;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#c0c0c0;"><strong>A cursory flick of the remote landed me to the present-day Doordarshan a while ago- it has obviously changed quite a lot, perhaps catering to the hysteric K-brigade fan following! But that familiar DD logo triggered off a wave of bitter-sweet memories from yesteryears, so this week's Nostalgia will attempt to take you on a walk down memory lane-in black and white...</strong></span></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#c0c0c0;"></span></strong></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/38916160-4634983361766671808?l=akshaya-nostalgia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Akshaya Shivkumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10538612013488497021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38916160.post-45564221964438936902007-04-14T13:02:00.000-07:002007-04-14T21:24:32.396-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2CcfKmK5ntA/RiE3IZO33eI/AAAAAAAAABQ/sb6X2zoB6Nw/s1600-h/man_child_bubbles.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#c0c0c0;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053380874238156258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="232" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2CcfKmK5ntA/RiE3IZO33eI/AAAAAAAAABQ/sb6X2zoB6Nw/s400/man_child_bubbles.jpg" width="306" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#c0c0c0;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span><br /></span></span><strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#c0c0c0;">The Future reveals Her Beauty to those who remember Her Past and rejoice Her Present.<br /></span></strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2CcfKmK5ntA/RiEqM5O33ZI/AAAAAAAAAAs/tl6en1IvQcs/s1600-h/man_child_bubbles.jpg"></a><br /><strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#c0c0c0;">Memories of childhood are sweetened by revelling in that innocence which once over-flowed from our hearts- snapshots of mine are right here..!<br /></span></strong><p><strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#c0c0c0;">Presenting Nostalgia-an extension of </span></strong><a href="http://akshaya-shivkumar.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#c0c0c0;">Joie de Vivre</span></strong></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#c0c0c0;">.</span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/38916160-4556422196443893690?l=akshaya-nostalgia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Akshaya Shivkumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10538612013488497021noreply@blogger.com0