CHAPTER - 1
CHAPTER - 1
OLDEN DAYS:
Introduction:
Those days were different.
Its way back during 1975.
The days were so hard and one cannot maintain family with the meager salary paid by Banking Managements or Government establishments or Private Companies.
It was only a namesake jobs.
It’s just to eat and live.
Double salary is essential in those days to get on with a family responsibility.
Most people used to marry job holders.
Love affairs were common in those days.
Though population was so thin, the cost of living index was very low, the rates were so little, most of families used to borrow loans from private money lenders for huge interests.
Mostly, in those days, combined families used to stay at one place that too in small rented hours.
People and families used to throng Hyderabad city for settling purpose, as there were few opportunities for pursuing education or few opportunities for job seekers.
But, those people who are still alive these days used to tell that those golden days were good and people were happy in all aspects.
Moreover, people were too healthy, active and can say innocents also.
Such days won’t come back again these days.
One would say, that those day’s commodities, vegetables, milk for any other food items and preparation of food were very pure, original and there were no health problems confronted by families as like in these days.
These days, one can 100 percent say that everything is adulterated and duplicated and each item is available in 1st grade, 2nd grade and 3rd grade
OLDEN DAYS AND GOLDEN DAYS:
Way back in 1955, I never knew myself
I was at my small Railway Quarters
Then studying 2nd standard
A small place called Boiguda
A central place to Secunderabad Railway Station
Famously called twin cities,
They are called Hyderabad and Secunderabad
Thin population,
Nowhere seen cars,
Few Double Decker buses, that too plying with Dakota buses
Only Government jeeps and few bicycles
No Auto Rickshaws, very little single buses,
No scooters seen, only one or two
No cars seen, only countable cars
Only Tonga that is Jatka
Very few cycle rickshaws
Very few Government schools
People never knew outside world
No radios, no transistors
Countable cinema theatres
Ignorant of worldly affairs
The life was sleeping life
No wine shops, no bar shops
Only Pan shops here and there
Cigarette sales in good numbers
Pan chewing people in good numbers
Foreign cigarettes plenty
Life those days, just a get going one
No gas stoves, only coal fire for cooking
Famous days for Power Milk
Commodities not costly
Available at very cheap costs
Available commodities plenty for small cost
Every item available at very small cost
No pollution, no cheating
No deceiving, no faction fighting
Those days were memorable ones
Those days were enjoyable ones
Those days were trouble-free days
Those days understood days
No telephones
Only telegrams
Post cards, postal covers
Communications very slow
Small roads, one or two, street lights
No water connectivity no bore wells
Pleasant days with no fast development
Can’t go here and there, only walking system
No good education
No private colleges
Government colleges’ countable ones
Plenty Government jobs
Qualified people very limited
No money, no cash flow
No real estate, no construction
Slow process, slow development
Public Sector factories, slow recruitment
Banking Sector jobs, slow recruitment
Government jobs, slow recruitment
People started settling at twin cities
Families joining twin cities
Population slowly started increasing
Shops started setting up
New start-ups and new private offices
Days were slowly rolling
Developments are in slow pace
Radios came in
Transistors came in
Autos with motor mechanism came in
Old buses replaced with new ones
Bicycles seen on roads plenty
Lambretta scooters seen plying plenty
New cars on roads see plying
Plying of new jeeps for government offices are observed
More movie theatres constructed
Business seen improving
Cash flow looks to be improved
New technologies came in
People started educate, became qualified
Things moving at fast pace
Construction of individual houses foreseen everywhere
People started settling
Cash flow vastly improved
People became polished
Political scenario changed
People became political awareness
Groups’ commenced
New political parties floated
Many drastic changes took place
The entire scenario of twin cities changed
Developments took place
Expansions took place
Roads widened
Municipalities came in
Corporations established
Houses and office buildings constructed
Population increased
Private colleges set up
Government offices expanded
Banking system enlarged
Cost of living index increased
Factories set-up
Private offices set up
Political awareness increased
Business set-ups grown
Universities increased
Change in education system came in
New Technologies invente
BRIEF
HOUSE AND SCHOOL SCENE
Kumar’s parents, Satyam (Father) and Savitri (Mother), makes Kumar’s children ready each day and drops them at school. Raju and Roja (Kumar’s son and daughter), go to their school. Grand Parents of Raju and Roja adheres to them and look-after the children carefully. This is due to blood relations. Things move well and Raju and Roja are very active. Grand Parents also active and brisk. This is the House scene and dropping the kids to the school by Grand Parents. This is the beginning of the scene in this story.
Dialogues of Grand Father, Grand Mother, Raju and Roja (Grand Son, Grand Daughter)
SCHOOL TIME
KUMAR’S HOUSE SCENE
CHILDREN GETTING READY
SCHOOL TIME NEARING
TIME: 8.00 am
Monday.
Satyam: (Father of Kumar)
Hey, kids, come on.
School time is nearing.
Dress-up fast.
Have break-fast.
Raju: Kumar’s Son
Hi Grand Pa.
Am ready.
Wears Shoe.
Readies School Bag.
Water Bottle and Tiffin Box also kept inside the bag.
Roja: (Kumar’s Daughter)
Hi Grand Ma.
Am also ready.
Wears Shoe.
Readies School Bag.
Water Bottle and Tiffin Box also kept inside the bag.
Savitri: (Mother of Kumar)
Hey Raju and Roja
Have you taken water bottles?
Raju and Roja:
Yes Grand Ma.
Satyam: (Father of Kumar)
Come on Raju, Roja.
I’ll drop you at School.
Maya: (Mother of Raju and Roja)
Hey Kids, Move fast.
Satyam: (Father of Kumar)
Moves out.
Drops children at school.
Comes back home.
Maya:
Aunty and Uncle, have tiffin.
I kept it on Dining Table.
Uncle Satyam:
Okay.
Am coming Maya.
Maya:
Aunty, you also have tiffin.
Aunty Savitri:
I’ll have tiffin.
Kumar:
Dressed up.
Start moving from house.
I’ve to go early to office Maya.
Satyam: (Father of Kumar)
Kumar, you come early from Bank.
Don’t go here and there.
Kumar:
Okay Dad.
Savitri (Mother of Kumar)
Kumar, we’ll go to Park in the evening with children.
Come early.
Don’t delay.
Kumar:
Okay Mummy.
I’ll come early.
