Dacca Sweets and singaras; spicy dosas in Vaikunth Bhaavan; Caramel Custard in Girija Restaurant; Sunday drives to Gopalpur-on-Sea; the evening walkabouts through Urban Bank Road; all those morning shows of Western films at Vijaya Talkies; Chhoko addas at Girija Squares; those cashew-topped, coconut-grated Lassis at Murthys; and the cheering of Meenakshi's dives at Faiyaz Tournament football matches at Khallikote College grounds; not to forget, the fun-filled Cobra Cricket matches ( the Berhampur Premier League, genesis of IPL, where players from all over India played like one happy family, without the luxury of cheerleaders); and the muted , unrequited pangs of romance (spurred on by Lata, Rafi and Mukesh songs of the 60's)-- all under the starry skies of Berhampur.........................
And then the doorbell rang --an Airtel bill -- and the spell was broken.
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Hey Stan.........
well, the airtel tagline is 'Express Yourself'....so I guess you were just doing that...and beautifully at that. But then the commercial aspect had to bring you down to earth...!! Wish you'd continued some more :-}As for BPL (Bam Premiere League) LOL man!!Thank god we didn't have any Modis or Tharoors there...:-}
Lovely Stan, wish you had continued--but to ramble on-- Mitha Singaras at Dacca Sweets, Gulabjamuns at Mahankali Hotel, lighthouse and swimming at Gopalpur, chai addas at Usha Canteen, Babaji Behera's throws at FA(Faiyaz Ali)Cup:), Yerraiah Cricket Tournament(revival of cricket at Bam- conducted by Blue Star Club),Radio Ceylon, ice sodas and pan at Panda's pan shop near "barkas','Road Train' to Bam University -- we can continue on and on ad-infinitum.
Reminds me of that famous song- "Those were the days my friend because they never end------"
Stan, man that was poetry in prose..last I set eyes on BAM was in 1969. Thanks Enarkay and Nargis for continuing the spell. I lived in Hill Patna, and for sometime in Bijipur.
Bablu, if yu are reading this, today I met an old classfellow of mine from Burla Engg College called Gaurishankar Patro after 29 years. Rings a bell? And spoke to Madhabananda Das on phone. Also after 29 years!!
Stanley...that was a wonderful journey. I would like to add some girlish thoughts...fighting over who was better...Jeetendra, Dharmendra or Rajesh Khanna...Whose hairstyle was better..Sharmila, Tanuja or Mumtaz. Who is better Telugu hero...NTR, Nageshwarrao, Shobhan babu or Krishna. Heriones...Jamuna or Vanishree . Who had the maximum paper cuttings of the small magazine called picturepost. Now my door bell rings. Let me check.
Wow Stan... you took me back so many years... Thanx
Wow Stan...Those were the days...
Jyoti Talkies, Utkal Cinema, SSVT (Sri Sitaram Vilas Talkies) next to Ramalingam Tank and Vijaya Talkies. I just realsied that since Vijaya Talkies was owned by someone from the south - If not if would have been spelt as Bijaya talkies!
Although berhampurias called it Bijya Cinema!
Kaun jaane FA Cup or Cone?
Stan, have you heard of the world famous Stanley Cup?
I miss the world famous guguni chanas of Bam as well....Awesome!!
Your article brought back so many lovely memories of good, ol'Bam...thanks Stan,you are the man, for taking us back on this lovely journey down memory lane!!!
Wow, folks, nostalgia strikes again --but don't forget --its the Post-room at Postcard from Vimal that has brought these memories to life .......
Hey Stan, those were indeed a vivid recollection of life at BAM in the golden years.
I guess NRK and you have covered almost everything. I can add a few however---' cycling to Gopalpur gate and watching a 5 NP Coin expand under a passing train's wheels, reading the 'Weekly Sun' for free at Raja paan shop @ Girija chokko while sipping on Murty's lassi and chewing ghantia, etc, etc'
Reading it for free at Raja's Pan shop was fun --free , it was assumed -- I mean, the mags literally dangled in your face ....
Well folks not to forget.. The ' Bagho nacho'during ' Ammavaru sambaralu '. Colourful skinned characters from various epics . Dressed up like ' Zombies '. Knicker clad rickshawallahs sporting a Rajesh khanna hair cut, the rickshaw itself decked in colorful upholstery , plastic streamers dangling from the handles, shiny mirrors on both the sides .. aping a motorcycle.
The rickshawallah constantly gazing into the shiny mirrors ensuring that his hair cut stays intact, while he speeds up non-chalantly thru the maze of people , and I sit and shudder when would the ultimate denoument come .. colliding onto the incoming rickshaw !!!
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