16 Things We All Did As Indian Kids

Childhood in India was raw, we were more close to nature and people. Played in the mud, went to neighbor’s house to watch Shaktiman, ate baraf ka gola and imli after school, and went through almost zero pressure and competition. Most of things we did were quite common amongst our generation.

Read on to know what we all did as Indian kids.

1. Rolled on the playground, got dirty in the mud

Cuz mitti mein nai khela toh kya khela.

 

2. Played hopscotch, chupa chupi

 

3. We had no prom nights but we had some awesome times dancing in sarvajanik Ganpati and Durga pooja utsav

 

4. Played galli cricket

Cuz galli was our cricket stadium

 

5. Watched Shaktiman with all the neighborhood kids on Sundays

and hoped to become Shaktiman as a grown up or meet him some day.

 

6. Saw Aahat and almost peed in our pants, but saw it anyway

 

7. Made paper balls and played cricket during recess hours in school

 

8. Ate baraf ka gola on the last day of the school to welcome summer holidays

 

9. Played popular pop songs like Made in India and Dooba Dooba rehta hoon loudly

 

10. Fixed our chappal by tucking in the strap with the help of a twig; every time we played outdoor games

 

11. Saw “Jalebbiiii” ad and instantly demanded for hot and delicious jalebi

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12. Katti toh katti barah baje batti tu kha matti mein khau ice cream

Say this as soon as you’re angry or annoyed with your friend. And no there was nothing like pinky promise, the above sign meant katti.

 

13. Rasna rozana utsav was your favorite ad and drink, especially during summer vacation

 

14. Got excited when the door bell rang so you could open the door like Sweety from Hum Paanch

 

15. Put those brown covers just a day before the first day of school

To let the feeling sink in. Yes school is starting tomorrow.

 

16. When electricity went off after sunset, gather around with friends and enjoy the dark time with ghost stories or chupa chupi

These are the things we all did as Indian kids and man how we loved every single minute of it.
Cheers to those times 🙂

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