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Hum Paanch

Earlier this day, I was reading a story of how a business tycoon started a bank and somehow i was reminded of an episode of the famous comedy soap of 90's Hum Paanch . Well, yes even I was surprised by my memory. I always feel that childhood memories are like the photo albums. Some of the incidents gets clicked by our mind and the picture is refreshed some time in future in some relative environment. Any how, Hum Paanch was a comedy soap about a family - Anand Mathur, a simple professional aspired a simple life in his regular income with his wife and five daughters. But God had other plans for him, and his life is more of a adventure every day as his daughters using their creative ability used to always put him in some trouble. The particular episode which clicked my mind today was when the five girls decide to open a bank as their entrepreneurial venture. What most strikes me behind the whole concept of the serial is the fact that the girls of a middle class white collar wo...

Repeat the sounding joy......

Its December. The month of Christmas. As a convent school graduate, I have a very fond memories from my childhood of this time of the year. The Christmas celebration in the school! It was one of the most awaited event in my school time. The Christmas tree decoration competition. Then the play, the very same play each year. But was never worn off from participating in it or from watching it. Singing "Silent night, Holy night" and "Joy to the world" each year in chorus! It was undoubtedly the best part of the winters! Sadly after school I miss the carols and the tree decoration but I still get the rum-cake nonetheless! :) I wish there were phone cameras available those days. I do not have a single photograph from that time. Except for once when I became one of the 11 kings in the play 'The fourth Magi' at the silver jubilee celebration of our school! But then I guess this is exactly why it was simpler and beautiful days filled with innocence. Here is the pictu...