31st April, the most awaited day of the year. I still remember those beautiful childhood days when we use to wait for this ‘last day of the batch’. I as a child, youngest among the four, always used to plan in advance. No restrictions of early wake-ups, no homework, no school bags, no uniforms and above all NO DISCIPLINE.
As a 90’s kid, I have came a long way and cannot forget those
beautiful ”Carefree” days of childhood, when we were really children, children
with no stress of future, just living and enjoying the present childhood. No other
later generations can understand the happiness and contentment of ‘life during summervacations’ of 90’s kids.
I still cherish remembering how I used
to set alarms to wake up early to go to Khajrana Mandir with friends on cycle,
joining library for reading Amar Chitra Katha, Archies, Twinkle and what not. The
most treasured games were Gulli-Danda, Express, Sitoliya, slow-cycling, eating
mangoes, sleeping on terrace and counting stars all night. These today’s kids do
not know what they have missed. I used to sleep with my Grand-mother, and I would
never let her sleep without listening a ’New Story’. Where are those
Grand-mothers gone? I can’t find them anywhere.
Out of those two months, one month
trip to ‘Nana-Nani’ and “dada-Dadi’ was fixed as a rule. Playing Carrom-Board,
Cards, Ludo etc in afternoon in front of coolers was a compulsory condition by
mothers, which if not maintained would result in several restrictions like
handwriting classes, drawing classes and dance classes. So, I personally would
always prefer to accept all her rules to enjoy summers without any pain.
The best part of these summer
vacations was that, the end was also as exciting as the beginning of holidays. We
all were very excited to meet friends, buy new books, new school dresses and
shoes. These summer vacations used to rejuvenate children to work again and
study hard for the new term.
Unlike today, the schools are never
closed, the children are 24/7 shifting from one school to another. This results
in boredom and frustration. Parents are treating children like horses; this is
the basic reason in increase in crime and depression in children. Our government
should reestablish the old education system again to save our youth from these
mental disorders.
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