CNN and BBC were introduced to us while Mudroch’s Star prepared for the real assault. Scenes of Bush bombarding Iraq and Kurds running for their lives while oil wells burned in Kuwait was there right in our drawing rooms. This went a step further when ZEE and Sony put their foot on the door and took it to another level in the 90’s. funded and hence were based on values and culture. Those serials employed the best talents available, who are present day big shots and the production was usually Govt. It was the time for Buniyaad, Hum Log, Ramayan, Chitrahaar and programmes in the early 90’s like Bharat ek Khoj, Malgudi Days, Waagle ki duniya, Neev etc. Serials and pieces were made to entertain with values and there was no craze for TRPs and ads. For those who came in later, we had just one channel- the Govt sponsored- Doordarshan. In those times the evening news was sacred and so were the cricket matches. This changed with the TV arriving in India. Fathers usually returned from offices by dusk and after a relaxing evening tuning in to the radio over cups of tea and Indian snacks, discussing events at office and daily life, politics and cricket with neighbors. Middle class was into jobs which released them early to enjoy evenings with family. Almost at a standstill, as compared to today. It is the best of times it is the worst of times.
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