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| This one I happen to read out multiple times, and still enjoy reading each time . |
During our
childhood one of the most amazing and best story telling was done by RK
Narayan... All stories used to emerge from Malgudi....
Doordarshan (The only television channel we cherish during our childhood) used to air Malgudi Days...
Malgudi represented like any small village with house scattered across, one school in the village... fields used to be playground when not plough, sunset meant to be time for dinner and sleep....
On some days grandparents would narrate stories to kids under moon lit night....
A big Banyan tree would be located center of the village where all men would retire and talk politics though out the night (neither the state legislative nor the local panchyat would have any impact due to the discussion) buy that the best past time....
One kid named Swami was also in Malgudi.... His cricket team was named MCC (Malgudi Cricket Club) sound real big... but lost all the matches they ever managed to play.... but were determined that one day they will be champions...
Being inspired we also named our cricket team MCC.... while we were visiting our grandparents in Kerala during summer school vacation...
MCC - Matangi Cricket club, not to lie neither did we clinch nor had a nail biting for each and every match we played... but yes we did win once in a while against guys twice our age…
Only noticeable thing that happen was we all kid were being roasted and baked during the hot and humid Kerala summer… only to be refreshed with fresh coconut water…
All my memories came alive while reading tales from Malgudi....
Doordarshan (The only television channel we cherish during our childhood) used to air Malgudi Days...
Malgudi represented like any small village with house scattered across, one school in the village... fields used to be playground when not plough, sunset meant to be time for dinner and sleep....
On some days grandparents would narrate stories to kids under moon lit night....
A big Banyan tree would be located center of the village where all men would retire and talk politics though out the night (neither the state legislative nor the local panchyat would have any impact due to the discussion) buy that the best past time....
One kid named Swami was also in Malgudi.... His cricket team was named MCC (Malgudi Cricket Club) sound real big... but lost all the matches they ever managed to play.... but were determined that one day they will be champions...
Being inspired we also named our cricket team MCC.... while we were visiting our grandparents in Kerala during summer school vacation...
MCC - Matangi Cricket club, not to lie neither did we clinch nor had a nail biting for each and every match we played... but yes we did win once in a while against guys twice our age…
Only noticeable thing that happen was we all kid were being roasted and baked during the hot and humid Kerala summer… only to be refreshed with fresh coconut water…
All my memories came alive while reading tales from Malgudi....
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