Back in my childhood... When we moved to this house, our area was less populated. Less houses, less people, no vehicles at all after 7pm, no shops and amenities. The last bus was around 8:45 or 9pm! Summers used to be sunny and summer nights would be hot. But after 8 or 9pm, sometimes during April time, we would get some good cool wind. So we would sit outside after our dinner to get some cool air. As we sat…

This was during the school days. My uncle came home for a small stop and was having snacks. While speaking to my mom, he said, he was on his way to attend Dr. Rajkumar's concert at "open air theatre" at Manasa Gangothri. He asked if I would join. I said yes and jumped into his black Kinetic Honda - J 800! In a few minutes, I was at the open air theatre. My uncle had passes for him and his…

Today, while watching the tamil movie Mandela, I came across a vehicle - "maxi cab". I don't see these vehicles much these days in Karnataka. They were however very famous decades ago. I remember these maxi cabs plying on roads and taking people from one village to another or one city to another. Their capacity was around 30-40 seats. But you could squeeze more people into it. These vehicles were famous among the rural and semi urban people. People used…

Summer is here. Brings me the childhood memories of summer days. The arrival of summer used to be exciting because we could have ice creams. Some special ice cream parlours would function only during the summer time. One I remember is "Dollops". And then, the classes would be coming to an end. We would have exams by around February end or March. And I would be so excited for the summer holidays. Summer holidays were great because it marked the…