On November 14 is celebrated the "Children's Day." I suppose, on this day, everyone forgets all sorts of rancour to rather prefer the innocence, purity and cleanliness of those days when for your parents, you were the divine gift heaven sent, and thus you were treated, literally like a prince/princess.
Hence this memory. I had taken Aai to watch Satyajit Ray's "Pather Panchali." The show was in the Lady Ramabai Hall of the S.P. College. Literally flew on celluloid wings time.
The film has so very many moments that sweetly resonate with each one of us. First and foremost, the gentle togetherness of siblings. So it was with us. We never ever faught. At times, it surprises me that everyone quotes fights as if they are compulsory.
The pure joys of childhood, watching the train for the first time, running around carefree, the togetherness with pets, the constant share n care, each frame is alive with that heavenly feel called childhood. Of course, Aai loved that frame when Sarbojaya, his mother and Durga, his elder sister get Aapu ready for school.
Aai loved the scene because my brothers used to look exactly like young Aapu. Si bloomed again for her their childhood days. On the eve of this day devoted to childhood here is hoping that in their adulthood continues fragrant that corner called childhood days! Happy November 14!
Pratima@It seems Rajiv Gandhi showed this film to his brand new bride as an intro to India. Yes, this ode to childhood is a great tribute to those carefree days. Hence I find it pitiful that most all children today have lost that glee n glory to gadgets!
Quote of the day: Walt Steightiff states, “There are no seven wonders of the world in the eyes of a child. There are seven million.”
Word of the day: gadget A gadget is a small device, tool or machine that has a particular but usually unimportant purpose.
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