Missing !!!! These items have gone with the times.

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A common man's necessity comes quite economic. It remains to be the same, unless time makes it a collectable item and desirable, and renders it an Antique. 

Time has certainly changed. It has also taken away many items that we used earlier. Let’s go back in time to rediscover things of daily use that disappeared. Following is the list of items that have gone missing from our daily use.

1. Camera with Rolls. Digital cameras have replaced the old ones.
2. Black and White Television sets. We are watching probably the 6th Generation television in LED, LCD with variety of functions from acting as a PC screen to sharing data and storing in a cloud based storage.
3. Videogames. Remember Mario, Super Contra, PacMan, Duck hunt, battle city etc? the kids from 1980’s and 90’s were different from this generation. They play on playstations. 3d games are dominating this section.
4. Trunk Calls. I would like to put the old telephone set here. But again there is some life left in them before the mobile phones replace them completely.
5. Moped. Luna, Sunny and others have vanished completely. This also applies to Hamara Bajaj, the priya scooter. The super savari just fizzed out with motorcycles and next generation scooters making them look out of date. By the way, I too had one which I gave away for a peanut… ages back.
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7. Letterbox. Who sends me a letter anyways. This means the era of postcards, inland letters and personalized letters is towards an end. Couriers have replaced the necessary paperworks. For anything else, there is a great variety of option from the social media. No doubt Whatsapp is now a verb.
8. TV Antenna. Gosh, Imagine an india-Pakistan match and the channel goes down. Every Tom, Dick and Harry would be on the terrace trying to mend the Antenna. This was a major feature of any rooftop. Nowadays, ask any architect to allow these to be installed, and he/she will frown. Replaced by Dish.
9. Ambassador and Maruti 800. Hindustan Motors and Maruti have stopped the production of these cars. One was the pride of a Babu or a Neta; the other was a symbol of purchase power among the working class. Sadly both share a memory that is waning.
10. Classic Comics: Champak, Tinkle, Suppandi, Amar Chitra Katha by Pai brothers, Chacha Chaudhari, Sabu, Pinki, Billoo, Akbar Birbal, all are missing from the libraries. Only archives remain. The reading habits have been on the backburner and the mentioned list bears the brunt.



Was indeed "Neighbour's Envy & Owner's Pride"

11. Gramophone- People used to treasure the Gramophone records.
12. Joint Family. Yes! The vanishing act. Small, nuclear families is a by-product of urbanization and will obviously see a growing trend.
13. Row houses, with terrace space, backyard and a verandah are fast being converted into flats, apartments with lesser lights, NO VERANDAH!!!! … Perhaps the coming generation will never be able to enjoy what we did. The evening tea at terrace was a thing of beauty, and joy forever.
14. Schools bags. The generation of the 60’s and 70’s used to carry Aluminium school trunks. While Replaced by synthetic material schools bags, waterproof with zips and Velcro. Note: School bags have become lighter but, the weight of books and burden of schooling gets growing. Bachpan Bhi Jal Raha hai !
15. Brief case. Smart leather bags, shoulder bags and brain bags carrying laptops have taken their place.
16. Girls hair styles and accessories: Hairband, Ribbon are missing. Not much of any other changes. Rather, my observation in this regard is weak.
17. Shaktiman was replaced by Pokemon. Cartoons and superheroes have changed. We miss the Tom & Jerry, Potlibaba ki kahaniyaan, The Jungle Book, Duck Tales, Tailspin, The Disney Hour and likes. Nothing can replace them.
18. Aaj ka Chhaya geet karyakram samapt Hua. Seems has been ages since I listened to the radio announcer. FM radio jockeys fail to create the magic that Vividh Bharati and AIR did. They ruled for over a period of 60 years before silently hiding behind the curtains.
19. Doordarshan of old days.
20. News with the tune of Samachar, Old news readers like Shammi Narang, Salma Sultana, Sunit Tandon, Geetanjali Iyer, Neethi Ravindran, Prannoy Roy 
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22. Serials like Buniyaad, Wagle ki Duniya, Tehkikaat, Ek se Badhkar Ek, Raja Aur Ranchho, Shrimaan Shrimati, Dekh Bhai Dekh, Alladin, Chitrahaar, Karamchand Jasoos, Mahabharat, Chandrakanta, Bharat Ek Khoj, Chanakya, Hum Log, Alif Laila, Byomkesh Bakshi ………………………………………………. Too much to write…..too much to misssssss.
23. Remember your mother or father, showing a sparrow to feed you. Where are they so that you can show it to your kids? The mobile tower radiation has wiped out a huge chunk of their population. The home sparrow is finding nests in Africa, their last destination. Save them!!!
24. Railways. Much has changed. Coal Engines are gone.
25. Cast Iron Almirahs. On the down side.
26. Brands like Onida, Salora, BPL and Crown have been beaten by Samsung, Toshiba, Panasonic, Sony and likes.
27. Parachute Coconut Oil. Flavoured oils have tapped the chunk of the market share.
28. Pagers. This was a kind of Aayaram … Gayaram. Had a small life in India, for 2 years may be.
29. Cycle. Used to be Aam Aadmi’s vehicle 2-3 decades ago. It lives a half life in form of trimmer in gym. Poor thing!!!
30. Walkman.  Add with this, the cassette, and cassette player. Digitized music has killed the passion for collecting movie cassettes. Walkman lives in form of its incarnation… the i-Pod.
31. Typewriter. The khat-khat-khatak-khat-khat sound has bid farewell. Only two companies manufacture typewriter in India. One of them is Godrej.
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33. Has it been ages since you filled ink in your pen? Ink and Ink pens that dominated the world for three centuries, was the symbol of power of the public, feared by even the mightiest has been lying in the drawer of the desk. Pen that was said to be mightier than swords, seldom sees the sunlight.
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35. Shaving razor. Multiblade safe razors and electronic trimmers have uprooted the blades, though barbers use the traditional one.
36. Hamam, Mysore Sandal among others may still be there, but preferences have changed.
37. Bullock carts and camel carts have in commercial vehicles, their nemesis.
38. Huge, 4-5 tier Tiffin boxes. Signora and Tupperware me khana leke office janeka.
39. Gas connection and Pressure cooker has changed the course of kitchen.
40. Tel-Champi waala, one who used to roam around in the street, with variety of oils in his carry bag seems to have been employed somewhere else.
41. Salt seller with loads of it in a handcart is on the missing list. Packaged salt has put them all on vanished mode.
42. Devalued Indian Currency denominations. 1 Paise, 2 Paise, 5 Paise, 10 Paise, 25 Paise, 50 Paise have gone back into the treasury.
43. Pepsi-cola,(Ice candy) available in pouches in one rupee, is no longer available.
44. Every house had a collection of boxes of Dabur Chyawanprash, Horlics, Bournvita, Boost, Nutramul etc. Out of fashion.
45. Rasna, while may be available these days, the charm and flavor is missing. I love you rasna was the most memorable tagline those days.
46. The gossiping at Pan shop or nukkad, or ladies gossip at society gate is happening, on Whatsapp.
47. Brands like Dhara refined oil. Remember the boy in “Jalebi” advertisement.
48. Carrom & cards, played with either family or friends. It is available as teen patti.
49. Pencil box. Versions have changed with time. Baaki sab theek hai!
50. Milton water bottles. We used to carry them to school.
51. Mango froooty, fresh n juicy.. singing the tune, eh? It is not that juicy anymore. Expiry date kabhi bhi aa sakta hai mamu.
52. Crazy Balls. May be not available any more.
53. Wax Crayon colours. Again a waning case.
54. Guns with roll capes during diwali is a toy no kid plays with these days. I still have a vintage piece.
55. Love letters: Whatsapp, Hike, Messanger, Call. Kaun saala prem patra likhega?
56. Toffees: Poppins, Rola Cola, Khatti Methi goliya, Kisme toffee, Melody- itni choclatey?................. gone with the winds of change.
57. Satodiyu, Thuppo, Chupa Chupi, Chor Police, Ludo, Bhamardi or Lattu(Top), Kabaddi, Kho, Ice Pies, Gilli Danda, marbles ALL ARE NOW AVAILABLE AS AN APP ON MOBILE. SEEMS NOBODY HAS PASSED THIS LEGACY TO THE UPCOMING GENERATION.
58. VCR. Watching movie was a family occasion and VCR cassettes on rent were a rage.
59. Technicolor cinema, Eastman color were second generation movies before the silent and the black and white. High Definition and 3D have been the successors.
60. Single screen movie theaters were a loved place. People have memories of watching cult movies over there. Single screen theaters have taken a hitting by the multiplexes over the last 2 decades and even in tier II cities and small towns, they are on verge of closing down.
61. Kitchen gardens. Nowadays builders are quite innovative in designing homes. Space is limited so PATTA CUT.
62. Brush your teeth, the first job in the morning. Colgate TOOTH POWDER. Tha na? Dant Manjan has moved beyond expiry date.
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64. Key operated watches were owners’ pride. I used to see my uncles, grand pa among others turning the keys to set the watch and make it work. HMT was a leader in watches then.
65. Goldspot, Citra, Rimzim…. Kuch bhi toofani nahi karte the, koi darr kea age jeet nahi thi, aur Oh yes abhi nahi, kabhi bhi peene me mazaa aata tha.  Missing them
66. Switches. Round switches with lever have been buried.
67. If you have stayed in Gujarat, you would be a fool to miss Navratri. But Sheri Garbas, society Garba is a tough ask. ENDANGERED, IF NOT COMPLETELY EXTINCT.
68. Hero-Honda. Split. Into 2 separate entities. Desh ki dhadkan ka heart attack.
69. Hindustan lever became Unilever Hindustan to correlate with the global image and connect.
70. Job Environment. That Nau Se Paanch naukri went beyond time limits. Sarkaari Daftar became professional offices.
71. Even babus became officers. Coats, and shirt with dhoti in bottom is replaced by designer trousers, suit & tie. Attire matters.
72. Tattoos that were available with big babool, cricket cards with center fresh were prized and traded. LAAAAPATAA
73. Slam Books. To be treasured forever. But no one purchases them today- Out of Sale !!!

And see how time tickles slowly into the future.