Hope some elderly forumhubbers will talk about their growing up days in the 60s and 70s :)
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Hope some elderly forumhubbers will talk about their growing up days in the 60s and 70s :)
Elderly?????? :evil: :twisted: :evil:
I too would like to hear. I remember a bit from 40s and 50's but very little from 60s and 70s. By that time, I was bitten by the mathematics bug and mainly remember mathematics books I stidied or the mathematicians I met and the papers I wrote. I vaguely remember a speech by Annadurai (62-64, Madras), D.P.Roychowdary's sculpture near the Marina beach, Kennedy's death, agitations against the imposition of Hindi mainly from Tamilnadu etc but the rest until 90's is hazy. The 40s and 50s are more vivid; Independence and the various processions and songs, seeing Nehru and JP in Andgra. people riding on train tops to attend a speech by Nehru in Guntur, start of the friction between USA and India, John Foster Dulles ("If you are not with us, you are against us"), five year plans, Bhakra Nangal, Gandhi's death, visiting Madras around 1950 and watching wrestling matches (Dara singh, King Kong,..), book shops in Mount Road, Australian cricket team with Benaud, Harvey .. playing in Madras, etc. I hope some younger people will write about 60s and 70s.
Swarup
Wow! Astonished to find this thread as I'm always int'd to know abt the 1960s & '70s myself! :D
I'm very much into the '60s & '70s for sum reason & sumtimes even wish I was living in those times! :wink: :lol:
Infact I (seriously!) sport a '70s hairstyle (w/ side-burns etc. :wink: ), often wear '70s style clothes (long collared shirts, bell-cut pants etc.!) and even like '60s cars like Standard Herald (responsible for my 'Stan her' ID :wink: ) & bikes.....
I also watch mainly '70s bollywood movies & now trying to collect 'antiques' dating from the '60s & '70s......much to my mother's discomfort! :lol: Planning to buy a 1971 HMV record player from sumone here! :D
So I'd be very keen to learn more abt these 2 decades from sum so-called elderly hubbers! :wink:
Do feel free to share ur memories/experiences......and yes, also let me know if u've ne items (viz. radios) from tat era to sell....... :wink: :D
No *elderly* hubbers around huh...
common NOV, Badri, Thiru.. :lol:
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Originally Posted by gaddeswarup
My perspective will be purely Malaysian, and I doubt it will hold your interest....
Doesn't matter. NOV. We ..younger malaysians, would love to hear it from ---er malaysians... :D :D ..for eg, did you go for the bell-bottom, hippie hairstyles, etc???
I remember when I was small, mom tailor-made bell-bottoms and 'kaakka-kai' blouses for me..... :lol: :lol: :lol: that was in 70's....and i've seen photos of my cousins in weird hairstyles and moustaches.... :) :shock: of course, they don't show me those phtoos anymore and I bet their wives have not seen them too!! :lol:
Now..how did Bad thambi fit into this 60's and 70's ..?? :shock: :shock:
yes, bell bottoms were the order of the day. :lol:
I used to go for my classes in Form Six in purple, red, pink long pants!
Dont forget that flowered shirts were hip too!
while long hair was the the in thing, parents refused to cooperate so we had to make do with long sideburns and afro styled hair do's.
The Alleycats still havent outgrown them... :rotfl:
Looks like people are a bit shy to talk about those days for fear of being understood as too old.
I used to enjoy thumbing through my parents' photo albums, lot and lot of black and white photos..my father's college time pics travelling on NCC tours, some quaint old trains, lot of pictures of my mother and her friends....the natural surroundings, roads, everything looked very "uncrowded' with nobody around in sight.
Some major features of those pics:
1. Almost every male had a moustache
2. The only type of specs was the black rimmed thick specs - Ladies always had Oval specs
3. Ladies were mostly in sleeveless blouses. There is an English friend of my mum standing in front of her London home in a sleeveless blouse and saree!
4. Nobody ever smiled in any photograph whether it is posing or getting a prize
5. The sad part is that even as late as late 70s and early 80s, they used to leave long hair on little boys and comb them into 2 plaits. I was a victim of that though I would be merrily grinning in the photo :(
6. There used to be an aluminium box which was the most common school bag used by guys.
7. The best things are the letters and greeting cards to your parents from their friends - They would be well scripted with beautiful running handwriting, mostly English and some few paragraphs of Tamil...I still mention them to my parents' friends and they would immediately take a fond trip of nostalgia.....
70s bring back school days nostalgia. That childhood was very very different from childhood of today.
We had no TV. Even radios were luxury. Even we hardly listened to it simply because we were never allowed by our parents to touch it.
But we had great after school evenings, playing games which todays children do not even know.
I had no comics, no chocolcates, no icecreams, no coke and pepsi!!! An obese child was rarest of rarities unlike today.
We were afraid of our parents terribly. I never stood before my father. Teachers used to cane us, but they always taught us great values. They had great passion for teaching and took enormous pride in being teachers. Unfortunately today, the teaching is also an other job, nothing more.
I could go on and on ....
Scoring 60% was huge thing at that time right? But now-a days 90% is not enough :shock:
Oh yea!! A first class ie., 60% was exceptional . Not even 5% of the students would be in that bracket. Infact I was a gold medalist in preuniversity course (= 12th std), and I had scored 72% !!! To day I wouldn't even get an admission to a decent degree college!!
How do u rate Shekar..Quality of students has increased or Quality of Syllabus has decresed?
Beckam,
Rendum illai. Ippo syllabus insist panranga.As it is a write panninal marks podaranga.Marks la liberalaisation vandhu iruku.For name sake .
Population adhigam agi iruku.Adhanal Govt kashta padaradhu.Samalika mudiyalai.
Miga neenda early days patri en amma solli kettu irukaen.Appo ellam rice kae kashtam market lae.AFter our freedom i think.
Appo job opportunity um miga miga kuraivu.
Andha madhiri ippo Govt kashta padaradhu job opportunity lae. I think.
With Love,
Usha Sankar.
Hello friends,
During those days, getting into a college or a school was not that difficult compared to what we are undergoing today. The reason is - POPULATION .
As Sekar pointed out , 60% was a big thing those days. I agree with Beckham as well - even 90 % is enough .
I also faced tough challenge when I completed my Plus 2 in P.S.High School in 1982 and was running around with all the colleges - Viveka / Jains / Loyola - ultimately settled down with Viveka - B.com
Thanks a lot - Walrus , for opening another interesting thread.
Keep it up mate !!
Soon I will share my yester years.
I wonder about parents now-a days... I have seen some parents were very much happy by seeing their kids singing songs/serial ads/telling serial names.I wont say anything wrong in it.Fresh brains are wasted in these kind of ugly stuffs...My cousin's daughter was saying all the serial names with the correct time slot...i swear shez just 3 yrs old...Shez singing all songs ..right from randakka randakka (which is normal) to Unakana irrupeyen (quite abnormal for a 3 yr kid)...And one of my relative amazed that his son is always before computer...(His age is 2) ...i asked him...what he is doing..."Well he is playing games..right from morning till evening 7..." You know with lot of pride he says "His fav game is Blood Strain"...So today parents (Yesteryear kids) are not also good..infact they are very much careless
Beckham,
Today's parents have fresh challenges - to make both ends meet, both hubby and wife have to work - obviously for better saving and living conditions but their main focus will be how to address their children's future.
What you had highlighted about your relative may be one or two odd ones
Men of yesteryears had few problems. Thats why you would have seen in a family - minimum of 4 or 5 . Besides 2 or 3 might have left for heaven also !! for want of proper medication .
With a small salary, they could manage their bottomline well.
Today' everything has changed- I mean the living style. What were considered as luxury has become a necessity now.
I mean- AC , fridge , grinder , Car etc etc were big things those 60s and 70s but now have become a household items.
Hmm Balaji i don want to argue, its not a rare case but it happens all over tamil nadu.
Beckham]
yes yes, you are right. I am equating Mumbai life with TN.
Here in Mumbai ,the younger lot are playful , spend heavily on pocket money but realise their goals and are career oriented .
But I must admit, the guys here in Mumbai enjoy their life in toto.
I thot tat was mainly in the South.......it is even today! :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by hehehewalrus
And yes, needless to say almost every male had thick pair of sideburns, of varying lengths- depending on the choice of the guy!
Yep, my mom had those kind of specs- black oval framed- for years! Until like 15 yrs ago! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by hehehewalrus
Hmm........well, my mom tells me tat was the trend mostly in the north......she said they were rather conservative abt those here in the South (except maybe for the higher class women).......funny thing is they still r conservative abt sleeveless blouses in the south even today altho they don't mind the low-cut/low-back ones tat r popular today among all classes.......!Quote:
Originally Posted by hehehewalrus
My mom also told me there were these "boat-cut" blouses in the '70s.....not exactly low-cut but cut like a boat at the top.......very popular esp. in early '70s movies......
Btw, how come u missed out the large-ish gold earrings tat ladies used to wear in those days?? :wink:
Not to mention the large 'nest-like' buns they made from their hair (again mostly the high-class ladies) & also fancy Sarees w/ large, flower patterns (sumtimes even gaudy) on them! :D
I had them too when I was 2-2.5 yrs old! :twisted:Quote:
Originally Posted by hehehewalrus
So one day when my sis took me to her school (a girls' one), her classmates/friends admired her "sister" all day.......she was really exasperated convincing everyone at the end of the day tat I was her brother! :lol:
And I thot girls as well.....? I rem. a few students still using these boxes even around 1987, in my early days of school (UKG/1st standard).......they were subsequently banned in our school a few years later.......prob. bcos they can be really noisy & thus cause disturbance.....?Quote:
Originally Posted by hehehewalrus
Stanher,
For "Certain" things, you have very sharp observation powers which are beyond the scope of lesser mortals ;) :lol:
it is still prevailing in good old kerala.Quote:
Originally Posted by stanherji
I remember my bro having one in my kindergarten days...we used to play in school keeping all our bags in the school temple and would come running to pick our bags and take the last bus which stops just for 2-3 minutes. The bus driver and conductor were both rude guys. Once we came running and top speed, got the bags and were sprinting to the bus, when my bro's box fell open and all the books spilled out..somehow the driver stopped and gave us a scolding for that :(Quote:
Originally Posted by stanherji
Hello Walrus,
Seems you are a pucca - AUTOGRAPH guy !!!.
Gnabagam Varudhey , Gnabagam Varudhey !!!!!!!!!
I am just going to observe what others are posting in this forum.
Great postings are already being seen here.
All the best guys
Both you guys need an update on todays fashion...Large gold earings are back in fashion..check out the various ads out for the innumerable jewllery stores in TN.Quote:
Originally Posted by hehehewalrus
The things I remember about the early 80s(was too lil to remember any of the 70s :) ) are 2 plaits,aluminium boxes,color TV-had a black and white for a long time and I can still remember the exitement of getting our first color tv.
Mudal mudal-a theater-la partha thamiz padam (my dear kuttychatan). :D
My School days , late 70s, I think Doorshan came to Chennai in 1975 Pongal time I think. We all saw Chepauk test where Vishy scored 97 not out.
We recollect , Vayalum Vaazvum programme which used to appear almost every day at 7 pm .
The title music for Vayalum Vaazvum was composed by our IR only which he used it in Naanay naanaa yaro thana - Azagay unnai aaraadhikiren movie !!
Two big brands - EC tv and Vijay TV . There was also Dyanora TV. I wonder whether they exist now !!
For Oliyum Oliyum , there will be a mad rush .
Again in Munottam , we used to anxiously wait for the movie for the next movie but most of the times, the Host will disappoint us !!
Finally we will come to know on Saturday morning through Dinathanthi and mostly it will be a DUBBA movie !!! dull and boring one.
60s-70s ?? I didnt even know to count 60 or 70 till the 80's.. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by kasi_sce
I remember this one. My parents didnt allow my siblings to go to the theater though it was a class trip with teachers.Quote:
Originally Posted by ssanjinika
One of my friends told me it was a Pei Padam and scared me.
Some brands I remember are Keltron, Uptron, Dyanora, Solidaire, Onida, ECTV, BPL, Crown, Konark, Tesla, Weston, Telerama, Nelco, Optonica, Sony Orson.Quote:
Originally Posted by S.Balaji
Dyanora is now Thomson. I think Solidaire is Sharpe. The Solidaire showrooms are major sources of getting cricket match updates while shopping.
anyone remember the Cat 1000 ad??
h3w, add Sears elcot to your list.. That TV was the best TV in my opinion.. We got it in 1982 or something like that it was working fine till 2004, without changing the picture tube once.. The only thing we had to change was the channel knob or we had to use a cutting-plier..
The only thing we had to change was the channel knob or we had to use a cutting-plier..
True!!!!! :lol:
upto 92, we used the tv in that manner!!!!
later 70s dhan ennoda school days!!
Book readings!!!
ennudiaya school days nalae niraiya books padichadhu dhan ninaivu varudhu.
"Muthu Comics" and "Vedhalam"
Muthu comics - naan irundhadhu andha time elllam village a irundhalum, thurs day anniki muthu comics correcta vandhudum.
some of the stories in my mind
Story Hero
Manjal nadhi marmam Laurance and David
the story about the river themes i think.
Jony in London
Jony in Bairut
then, Bhagyam Ramasami stores about Appu thatha and Seetha paati.
Appusamai yum africa azhagium - nalla comedy story
friends,. ungaloda icon la irukum location la irukum country ai pakkum podhu en ninaivul varuvadhu naan paditha indha storyil vandha country dhan!!! :lol:
Balaji, Uganda nu patha udan en ninaivul vandha indha appusamwiayum africa azagium dhan :lol: indha stroy padicha appuram dhan Africa lessonae padichaen .Ana asaiya because of the story :lol:
Usha SAnkar.
TV.. We had dyanora :D before 15 yrs..You know there will be a knob kind of thing to change the channels(arnd 6 channels)..Within 3 yrs or so knob came out..as Thiru said we used cutting-plier :lol: ..We even watched Vayalum Vaazhvum at that time... :lol: :lol: ..But there was heavy craze for Oliyum Oliyum and Sunday evening cinema.After that our Dyanora tv got worst..when we switched on lot of waves came initially..and then it changed to quite dark pictures :lol: My dad got vexed and he bought BPL Colour TV..to be fair its working perfectly even now :D :D ... Everybody in our street came and watched our new tv.. :shock: :D .....
Looks like Dyano(sau)ra has captured the market hands down :clap:
Enga veetlayum it was Dyanora CT 212 model(1986). Romba kashta pattu kenji koothaadi vanga vechadhu after the higher sec exams of all my siblings got over :)
It had 12 channels which were light to touch and were in the form of thin strips and a little door for tuning it. Later on I used to feel lazy and forcefully throw a paper ball on the channel panel to change.
Another thing you all have forgotten - GREAT HEADACHE - manually turning the antenna to catch the signal. One person will shout from the terrace and another will stand down and see the improvement in picture quality through the window.
After the picture tube went after 11 years, we used to watch in black and white for a month as the screen was full of random colors.
My first memory is the whole neighborhood gathering to watch UGC(this is mid eighties) as if it is some superhit MGR Padam.
Antenna :)) exactly my dad was expert in changing the directions of the antenna..talking about the magazines...I luv to read "Poonthalir" I dunno whether it still coming or not :D ..Gokulam was my yet another fav.
Poonthalir was a SHAMEFUL copy of Tinkle. I bet they never took permission to create Vettaikaaran Vembu, Suppandi, etc :(
We saw more of Bicycles and Fiats and Ambassadors !!!
Fiat was once a status symbol !!!
Baby Austin was also there !!
We used to have ice creams in cups and Kucchiiii !!
until Aavin entered and we started getting Kone icecreams and hot milk
In Mylapore in the late 70s - Bombay Halwa house was opened and we started getting Mumbai type food . Before that only - Idlis / Bondas / vadas etc etc from Shanti Vihar - Mylapore !!
In movies you can see the Hero and the Villian in big Girudhaas !!!
The Bellbottom was the most influential one in the late 70s. One should see Thengai Seenivasan in that Rajini movie where he played a villian !! . Kamal used to have big bell bottom pants with big belts !!! in Aadu puli aatam and Sattam en kayil
We had single channel only earlier and when the doorshan moved to multi channel we found it very difficult to modify our TV . It was EC tv.
The memories goes onnnnnnnnnnnnn
Dear Beckham,Quote:
Originally Posted by Beckham
When you mentioned about Gokulam, I recollected about :
1. Ambuli mama
2. Muthu comics
3. Mandrake and Lothar
4. Phantom stories ( ohhh I am in Africa now and cannot see him !!! )
In All India Radio - Mr. Koothabiran was there telling short stories for Children
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Originally Posted by hehehewalrus
Hey Walrus,
I am not able to control my laughter . You have high sense of humour. Yes we also had the fun of somebody shouting from top of the house enquiring - Enna picture therigiradhaa !!
In the early 80s, we were getting a bit of Rupavahini , the Srilankan tamil channel and believe me if our TV had vai, it would have cried !!!. The kind of trigerring we had with our TV would have made the Manufacturer shed tears.
The funiest part was - all the ads will come well and once the film starts, it will be chaos and rain rain only !!
Walrus,
One can never forget - THANDANGALLUKKU VARUNDHUGIROM in Doordharshan . There will be a standard slide which will appear and at times, I have seen the fingers of the guy who was holding that slide !!
Also , Vayalum Vaazvum
S.Balaji and friends,
Have you all forgotten the "Sorry for the break" message on Doordarshan which has the cartoon of a mouse biting the wire? :lol: