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31st July 2005, 12:49 AM
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Life in 1960s and 1970s
Hope some elderly forumhubbers will talk about their growing up days in the 60s and 70s
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31st July 2005 12:49 AM
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31st July 2005, 07:32 AM
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Demand a broader view - BBC
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31st July 2005, 08:21 AM
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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
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31st July 2005, 08:25 AM
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1st August 2005, 09:05 AM
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No *elderly* hubbers around huh...
common NOV, Badri, Thiru..
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1st August 2005, 09:28 AM
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Originally Posted by
gaddeswarup
I hope some younger people will write about 60s and 70s.Swarup
Never argue with a fool or he will drag you down to his level and beat you at it through sheer experience!
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1st August 2005, 09:29 AM
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My perspective will be purely Malaysian, and I doubt it will hold your interest....
Never argue with a fool or he will drag you down to his level and beat you at it through sheer experience!
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1st August 2005, 09:36 AM
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1st August 2005, 09:50 AM
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yes, bell bottoms were the order of the day.
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...
Never argue with a fool or he will drag you down to his level and beat you at it through sheer experience!
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1st August 2005, 10:03 AM
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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.....
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