shailendra
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I was recently watching some random very 'chitrahaar' kinda song and dance sequence on Zee of popular Hindi movie picturized songs and then there was this song from 'Yaadon Ki Baarat' (besides the point that it is one of my most favorite Hindi Movie; remember dashing Dharmendar Paaji in all black with the seriosuly deathly frown throughout the movie?) but anyhow the song being shown was;'Meri Soni, meri tamanna'....and what I am leading to is that very typically at some point through the song there is this scene in which the Hero grabs a 'Hero' cycle to chase after the heroine...
And that was it! Lo and behold I too was immediately pulled down memory lane (No! Not of chasing down women on cycles, that is another story
...but) of how cool it was riding to school, to parks, to meet other friends, to the bazaar etc. on our very own 'Hero' cycles!...(of course as a result of the whole affordability.... or even allowability-by-parents issue of using scooters/bikes etc)
But considerng how times have changed and things are right now would it be an understatement to say that even in India too the young generation is slowly losing the pure enjoyable touch of riding a simple no-frills-attached, all black Indian bicycle on a day to day basis?
Anyways, not that they recently made me the brand ambassador for 'Hero Cycles' or anything...I simply can't contain the wonderful memories that were recreated for me by simply watching that scene from a movie song...and made me wonder of how much do we truly realize the real joys and pleasure of simple things in life...joys that are lost over time and into your childhood days...simply to come back like this when we are not doing them anymore; making them be missed so much!
I mean consider this; the west is promoting biking (jai Armstrongji ki!) for health etc. so strongly now....but then we all used to do it by default and as a necessity already and in those times!?! Remember those cycle stands; a permanent fixture in any parking lot in any area...? Those small tyre/puncture repair shops in every nukkad and gali? The adventure of having cycle races (who hasn't had one!)! The art of attaching a carefully introduced thick piece of paper to the backtire that would produce the curious mobike kinda sound everytime you wrode the cycle!?! That whole fun of not only riding by yourself but riding shotgun? (of course, not to miss the romantic scenes in movies where the Actress would ride shotgun with the Actor of course whispering sweet nothings in her ears...and wheezing his way thru the scene of pulling her in her ridiculous hairdo across an artificial street in an outdoor scene created in an indoor set !?!)
How about those cycles designed specially for women with sarees or salwaar-kurta? I mean you don't get to see those kinds here in US ever, do you!?!...indigenous, one would say!!!
Bhai, that was some wonderful moments and nostalgia that was jumpstarted simply by looking at some 70's cycle on the small idiot box!!!
In these times when traffic is already an issue, consider what a difference those cycles used to make then and how much more capacity the roads could handle in a country low on infrastructure and where it was (and can I dare say; still is) a symbol that is not just a pleasure ride but a necessity!
Anyways: This is post is nothing but simply a tribute to the Indomitable spirit of a typical Indian bicycle (by the way; I do remember 'Hero cycles' the most somehow, what were the other famous brands?)
And that was it! Lo and behold I too was immediately pulled down memory lane (No! Not of chasing down women on cycles, that is another story
...but) of how cool it was riding to school, to parks, to meet other friends, to the bazaar etc. on our very own 'Hero' cycles!...(of course as a result of the whole affordability.... or even allowability-by-parents issue of using scooters/bikes etc)But considerng how times have changed and things are right now would it be an understatement to say that even in India too the young generation is slowly losing the pure enjoyable touch of riding a simple no-frills-attached, all black Indian bicycle on a day to day basis?
Anyways, not that they recently made me the brand ambassador for 'Hero Cycles' or anything...I simply can't contain the wonderful memories that were recreated for me by simply watching that scene from a movie song...and made me wonder of how much do we truly realize the real joys and pleasure of simple things in life...joys that are lost over time and into your childhood days...simply to come back like this when we are not doing them anymore; making them be missed so much!
I mean consider this; the west is promoting biking (jai Armstrongji ki!) for health etc. so strongly now....but then we all used to do it by default and as a necessity already and in those times!?! Remember those cycle stands; a permanent fixture in any parking lot in any area...? Those small tyre/puncture repair shops in every nukkad and gali? The adventure of having cycle races (who hasn't had one!)! The art of attaching a carefully introduced thick piece of paper to the backtire that would produce the curious mobike kinda sound everytime you wrode the cycle!?! That whole fun of not only riding by yourself but riding shotgun? (of course, not to miss the romantic scenes in movies where the Actress would ride shotgun with the Actor of course whispering sweet nothings in her ears...and wheezing his way thru the scene of pulling her in her ridiculous hairdo across an artificial street in an outdoor scene created in an indoor set
!?!) How about those cycles designed specially for women with sarees or salwaar-kurta? I mean you don't get to see those kinds here in US ever, do you!?!...indigenous, one would say!!!
Bhai, that was some wonderful moments and nostalgia that was jumpstarted simply by looking at some 70's cycle on the small idiot box!!!
In these times when traffic is already an issue, consider what a difference those cycles used to make then and how much more capacity the roads could handle in a country low on infrastructure and where it was (and can I dare say; still is) a symbol that is not just a pleasure ride but a necessity!
Anyways: This is post is nothing but simply a tribute to the Indomitable spirit of a typical Indian bicycle (by the way; I do remember 'Hero cycles' the most somehow, what were the other famous brands?)
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