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Nostalgia

Those Were the Days

The memories of “those were the days” sustain and nourish us as we navigate the
labyrinths of adulthood, writes Vandana Kanoria

Skirts were mini and sideburns were long. Most of our
Men’s fashion was safari suits, a wholly memories are not
indigenous fashion invention, accompanied stored in photos,
by that dreadful accessory, the pouch. but in tastes and
Toothpaste was Bianca, with those little smells. After all,
animal collectibles, and soap was Cinthol. Proust wrote a huge
Magazines were Life and Chandamama; tome, sparked by a
Beatles and Mary Quant were the rage nostalgic incident of
and Air India and BOAC ruled the skies. memory of the taste
Bangladesh was still East Pakistan, and a of a madeleine cake
gungi gudiya discovered her iron fist. We dipped in tea, which
saw the hippie movement spreading and he remembered having as a child. With
Neil Armstrong landing on the moon. Pam chocolates and ice creams in hundreds of
Crain crooned the nights away in hip and flavours and varieties today, enticing you
happening restaurants in cities that no on Instagram and WhatsApp, it is hard
longer exist as we knew them. She would to imagine the joy Cadbury chocolate,
set the nights on fire during the swinging Gems, and Nutties held for those growing
60s and 70s when Calcutta was the mecca up in the sixties. Everyone eagerly looked
of all that was swish and posh and where forward to birthdays when two éclairs per
life was an endless party. child, or a small packet of Nutties were

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