Doordarshan days were fabulous

Doordarshan days Sweet memories will always linger on

Good Old days....are here to stay forever........Jab main chota baccha tha...badi shararat karta tha...

This is a little effort of mine to keep alive the forgotten Doordarshan channel and all the memories we all have attached and associated with it.

Now this is something which goes in the background of my mind every time... The Title song... of an Old Doorsarshan Serial...Bharat Ek Khoj- Discovery of India...Remember?? It goes like.. Srishti se pehle sach nahin tha.... Asatya bhi nahin...anatariksh bhi nahin..aaksh bhi nahin tha..chipa tha kahan... kab...

Now it reminds me of so many things.. I was such a small kid when this serials used to come in Doordarshan (DD1)..Oh.... those good old days... unforgettable....sweetest memories...Ahh those old days...simple yet so happy life...I remember how we used to wait for Wednesday to come soon in the week so that we would watch our favourite programme Chitrahaar (A programme consists of new and old songs from different movies from HIndi Cinema). We would be asked to complete our homeworks quickly yet efficiently if we want to see the programme.And we would not even miss a single trailer of it.There used to be so many other programmes and serials few of favourite which I used to watch was He man and the masters of the universe (An animated serial used to be telecasted on Sundays). )The charlie Chaplin movies also used to be telecasted on Sundays. Again the mega mythological Epics Ramayan and Mahabharat mesmerised people and bound them to their homes,also serials like RK Narayan's great creation Malgudi Days(Those picture of all the villages with innocent people with simple life styles) ,Buniyaad,Hum Log(Prpbably the first ever biggest family drama which was a major hit among the >masses),Nukkad,tahkikat,Byomkesh Bakshi(The 2 mega detective thrillers which made trade marks and stars),Yeh jo hai Zindagi(Great family entertainer) were so very famous among all the people.
and how can I forget all those commercials and documentries?One of them is evergreen and is such a sweeeeet and cute animated Documentary.That is Ekta Anekta...it goes like Ek Titli...anek titlayian......ek gilhari anek gilhariyan........ and also Jab main chota baccha tha badi shararat karta tha... tab bhi chori pakdi jaati... jab roshni hota bajaj.. again Nirma Nirma... iske daag ne jaadu kar diya.... adding more Narangila rasila... mere liye Rasna,Pan Parag pan masala pan parag...ek se mera kya hoga.. to aap do lijiye... aur mere liye?:)..chahiye hawa jahan khaitan hai wahan.,...etc etc...And not to forget all the unforgottable serial's title songs.The one which is my personal favorite is Ta na na na na......ta na na na.... from Malgudi Days...and Also jungle jungle baat chali hai pata chala hai.. from the Jungle Book.And Also unforgottables National Intigration Ads like MIle Sur mera Tumhara,Baje Sargam...were very popular.

Here are few of them.....

Vicco turmeric,
Nahin cosmetic
Vicco turmeric ayurvedic cream

Keel muhason ko jadh se mitaye
Haldi chandan ke gun ismein samayetwacha ki raksha kare ayurvedic cream

Vicco turmeric,
Nahin cosmetic
Vicco turmeric ayurvedic cream--

And Dhara dhara shudh dhara refined oil

Aaj to mumma ne garma garam jalebiya banai hai

Twaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinggggggg
Washin powder Nirma, Washing powder Nirma
Doodh si safedi, Nirma se aayi
Rangeen kapde bhi khil khil jaaye
..(can someone complete this... That opening Twang of this Jingle is all that I remember of Nirma...)

Mere kaale ghane lambe baalon ka raaz, Dabur amla kesh tel (Sridevi to Deepika)

Well It's with me always I never can forget my roots or my past am so attached to my past and my memories that often I get so sad thinking of all the old days.And wish I cud get back to that time.Things were so simple.innocent and nice.People were also very simple,innocent and there was charm in human relationships.People used to care about the little things in life which means a lot.In any festival people used to get together and used to share sweets and moments of happiness and joys.But now in this so called modern days people have become so selfish and self centered that they do not even care about each other they do not even have time to share those little things and happiness.Everyone is just blindly running after money and mirages.
When a human being grows from a child to man.Then in the process he comes across so many things,paths,hurdles,ups n downs.And while doing so he does not even realise when he leaves his innocence and simplicity.It feels to me that its just yesterday I was a kid and suddenly I grew up to a man and now I am to face this cruel world.