Today my better (?) half put on few bhajans. They evoked my childhood memories he said. This pulled me back in my childhood memories of vividhbharti. Like I say that some songs are vividhbharti songs, some programmes I heard were vividhbharti ones as well.
My mother worked throughout my childhood and a bit to my adulthood. I turned 21 and she left her job. No, it was not because I became sensible or that I started earning and told her ab to aaram kar le. She got a fantastic VRS offer and even if she was sincere employee, the encyclopedia of banking and related work decided to quit. (Digressing never seems to leave me I think).
So my mother used to work. And for preparing lunches on time, a heavy breakfast and kid boxes, she had to get up at 5.15 am. A habit that still sticks to her. The radio used to start with her. Marathi bhajans started the day. Monday's was always shiva stuti. A bhajan I loved. But not found on YouTube. Other songs I don't recall but will remember if I hear them. Bhajans gave way to Sangeet sarita which started I guess by 7.00 am. It continued till dada (my dad) left for office. This programme contained several of old Hindi songs. Of aai-dada's time. By 7.35-40 am started sur Sargam where they told petit nuances of Indian classical music and a song which was based on it. By 7.45 am started triveni which had 3 songs sung by same singer or by same musician. My mother rested a bit at that time, solving crossword puzzle in lok satta. By 8.00 am started Marathi Bhajans. It was a cue for my mother to get up and get ready for office. She left by 8.15 am. After which upcoming movie song promos started. It was here that I heard "dil mein kuch hone laga" form movie "army" and " koi jaye to le aye" from "ghatak". Evenings started with Marathi and then Hindi songs. And when we had cable tv later in life. This programme slowly fizzled off. But morning routine continued till my mom left job. But tv slowly encroached on vividhbharti and now it's been ages since mom and I have heard it. But at times like today's morning, I remember it. Life was simpler then . No daily soaps to bash your head against.
