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Nostalgia

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Hello, hello. I've been planning to return to blogging, since quite some time. And somehow today, my instinct says 'go ahead'. So here goes: Topic: Nostalgia: There was a time when, for many of us : -Gluco and Monaco represented biscuits. -Ambassador and Fiat Padmini represented cars -Campwala and Baroda City Bakery represented breads(all maida, and no ill effects..LOL)(Must have been similar in other cities) -Coke and Fanta represented Cold Drinks( and Campa Cola on North side) -DoorDarshan represented the solitary TV channel. All their programs would be ‘by heart’. -Cinema halls represented the only means of watching movies. A visit to a 70 mm cinema was a major life changing experience. (First movie: Star Wars) -Water meant the municipality water, filtered via a ‘chalni’, and poured into an earthen pot(or matka) -In summer, cold water meant going to the nearby area, to buy ice blocks, to keep in an ice box, on  top / sid...