Bachpan ki Yaadein...!!!

Right now I’m getting nostalgic looking at the photos of my childhood. How awesome those days were. 

I still remember I liked a key chain that was for Rs35 and how I had to save money and it took me days to buy it. I still fall in love with gadgets and latest mobile phones and save money to buy them but that happiness in missing. This made me write a few lines, I would not call it poem but they explain my childhood (and maybe yours too).
 

Bachpan ki Yadein ab dhundali ho rahi hain,

Woh chawwanni, athanni, woh paanch ke sikke,
Gehoon deker tofy khareedna.
Kachche amrood, Namakpaare aur woh Neem ka ped.

Bachpan ki woh khushi jane kahan kho gayi hai.

Cycle per ata hua baraf wala.
Lattu nacha ker hi khush ho jana…

Bachpan ka woh darr kahan kho gaya hai.

Nani ki kahaniyo ko sach maan ker Ghabrana,
Der shaam khelne ke baad Ghar jaane ka darr..

Bachpan kitna pyara tha
har roz jahan sirf khush raha karte the
pareshaniya bhi hoti hain is baat se anjaan raha krte the..

Yaad bahut aate hai mujhe wo bachpan ke din
meri ungli pakad kr papa,jb aapne chalna sikhaya tha
har din school ke liye mummy ka mujhe subah uthana
beta thoda or kha le,zabardasti apne hath se nasta karana..
roz tiffin k liye naye nashte ki farmaish krna
zid puri na hone pr pura din mummy se roothe rehna
school khatm hote hi ghar daudkar aana
poori dopahar mummy se lipatkar apni betukhi baate sunana...

Yaad hai mujhe jab Papa aap kam se Bahar jaya karte the,
Har thodi der me hum mummy se "Papa kab ayenge" pucha karte the.

July ka wo mahina jb school khula krte the
Book Depot jane ke liye papa ko pareshan kiya karte the..

Books me cover lagana bhi mummy se sikhaya tha

A B C se merit list tk apk sath ne hi mera naam badhaya tha
wo exams ki raaton me mere sath sangharsh karna
fir mai kbhi kamzor pad jaun to mera sahara banna..

Har tyohar ki seekh samjhai thi aap dono ne
Saari khwaish poori ki or sadgi bhi sikhayi aapne
kabhi kisi ko dukh na dena yahi sikhaya tha aapne..

Ek hi dua uparwale se mai din raat karu
Bhul se bhi kabhi aap dono ko koi taklif na du..
Har pal hamare sar par apka ashish bana rahe
hamesha aap dono sath-sath bahut khush rahe..

bar bar ek hi baat sochu mai, Kaash bachpan fir se mil jataa…
Kaash woh khushi fir se aa jaati..
Kaash woh darr fir se lag pata…

Aaj main baitha bas yahi soch raha hu ki agar mujhe ek mauka mile wapis apne bachpan mei jaane ka to wo kon sa pal hoga jahan mei sab se pehle jana chahunga? Sach bolu to main shuru se shuru karna chahunga "12 May’ 87" khud se nazre milana chahta hu aaj main, jaana chahta hu wapis bachpan mei.. kuch kisse kitne ajeeb hote hai na, apne b'day pe aaj hum sabse zada khush hote hai but jis din humara janm hua: jis din hum pehli baar roye the: jis din pehli baar is duniya mei saans li humne: jab pehli baar aankhe kholi humne: ik choti si harkat ki, us din to hamare mom dad sabse zada khush the…

Ahhh…those days, childhood days! Still remember the first drop of monsoon, the first day of summer chuttiyan, and the never-ending homework/charts/projects. The days of pony tails and frocks, and the school uniform combined of white shirt with grey skirt; socks covering half the leg. Fighting over one crayon, getting jealous from a fancy binding of a book. Wow… 

Life was possibly easy back then. We were too much occupied with siblings, cousins, school, friends, paints, playground, the terrace and the sky. These days kids are engrossed with Hannah Montana, Jonas Brothers, Raven, and all the high profile Disney characters. Back then, the day started with waking up, getting into school uniform, school, recess, chutti time followed by playing hike n seek in the evening and lastly homework. I don’t deny the fact that children these days are way smarter and globalized. Significantly more aware and considerably more tech-savvy! And also very weight conscious. Kids today are granted with gym class which means serious business for a lot. Whereas in my childhood days we had PT [personal training, can’t believe we used to call it PT] class, which basically meant an escape from studies for 50 minutes. Loosing weight was never an issue for anyone in my childhood days. We were all fit in our own ways, actually quite perfect! 

In the past decade, life took a 360 degree turn. Everything is glamorized, publicized, socialized today… Anything can be fixed by Google. Facebook has become the core network for socializing, gossiping, networking, and infact matching as well. Even 8-10 year old can be spotted on Facebook with their personal profiles. What life, eh??? Let’s not even get started on the mobile privileges. In my childhood days, it was a big deal to have a landline let alone owning a mobile. 

Let’s see what all developments/innovation we’ll encounter in the next decade. Till then, relish life!