Very Berry

This is the stuff of schoolhood. It was the first time I was seeing these 'regi pandlu'(in Telug, botanically called Zizyphus jujuba) with salt and chilli powder, though! Back home, we would always check them for worms first and then eat them. On Bhogi, the day before Sankranti, children are feted with these - they are poured over the children's heads. There is a bigger variety too.

Remember This?

I shrieked in excitement when The Spouse handed me this when we went to his uncle's house this evening. I had smaller ones, one was red, I remember. I don't remember mine having such big designs, if at all. I'm not sure they changed much by the time kid brother went to school about 8-9 years later, I really don't remember. This was part of the stash The Spouse discovered last month. There is more to come, he promises. I can't wait.

Much Nostalgia ... And Guess?

The Spouse found this 'sticker book' of his in his Uncle's house this morning. Along with this, he recovered several pencils, a geometry box and other little objects from his childhood.


I used to have sticker books too, much like this, small and pocket-sized. Sometimes a few pages in our rough notes would serve the purpose. We also used to put stickers on the outside and the inside of our metal school boxes, compare notes and swap stickers. Bruce Lee was quite famous. Even now whenever Enter The Dragon is on TV, The Spouse watches it.


Another iconic figure of the times was the Air India Maharaja.

Who didn't love Richie Rich? I like the turtle too, though I don't recognise him, but going by the colour scheme, wouldn't be surprised if he came out of a Richie Rich comic!

A typical sticker book page, or at least this is how I remembered mine looked. Lots of small stickers, stuck in rows on each page/inside the aluminium school box.

Notice the stylised numerals, the Victory sign and (actor?) Rajkumar on the guitar!

I suspect this thing above is at least 60 years old, if not older. Can you guess what it is? No prizes for guessing, though ;)