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Radio is back! The hoardings all over the city let you know. Raising hopes for an FM radio in our own city. Only to be disappointed. World Space and all that. Really didnt bother to check out. Not another gadget, and another subscription !

I just went back to the period in my existence where radio was a major source of regular entertainment. There was no IT boom, no computers no chatting, no mp3s. There was a TV but whatever entertainment came from there was mostly in the form of a weekly Chitrahaar, Chitralahari, Hindi movie, Telugu movie and if you were lucky an English flick that was not always the best. It was during my college days when I used to stay in a hostel. Sometimes we were so tired of all this we would pool in and rent a VCP (I almost typed a VCD and corrected it, guess videos are more or less forgotten now) and some popular flicks. But this was only a one-off thing that happened like once in 2-3 months ..

In times like these, the radio was a major source of amusement for many (and a nuisance for those who werent in the mood or were more busy debating/discussing) The "Chaaya geet" was a real favourite. Was always fun how they'd pick up a subject and all the film songs(mostly old) related to that. Was a must follow thing for the Anthaakshari enthusiasts. Those were days Anthaakshari was a common feature at every college fest. I really wonder if it is so nowadays...coz now Anthaakshari is done to death thing and bores me no end.

Its goes without saying, as a student financial resources were generally limited. So this form of free entertainment always had a special charm because it was easily available to one and all. Another thing about it that made more appealing and different from what you'd listen to on a cassetee was the suspense element as to which song would be on next. Would it be "Chaand phir niklaa" by Lata Mangeshkar or would it be the "Kahin door jab din dhal jaaye" by Mukesh or one among countless others ?

At times, these very songs have actually served as reminders. A class-mate (a day-scholar, never figured how the word came to existence) of mine promised me a few books and this was forgotten till the song "Yaad aa rahi hai" was played one afternoon. The books came in a hurry and so did an apology.

Now with "Music World"s and "Planet M"s catering to so many tastes and so many genres being so easily available, I doubt Radio will ever be back.

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