MEMORIES OF CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH ( SPENT IN KASHMIR ) PART II

Pocket watch was popular among some  elders . They would gladly take out the watch from their Pockets and look at it to know time . These watches were mostly imported. Their use was also waning with the sweeping  arrival of  wrist watches . This watch is almost extinct now.
                                                                              

Alarm clocks were also Popular in kashmir. Many families had imported German clocks .

                                                                              

                                      
In kashmir, Compared to   PHILIPS    ,  MURPHY Brand Radio set  enjoyed more popularity .      
                                                                             

    
                                               
GEEP Torches and Battery cells were popular . Estrela Battery cells  were also available in Market .
                                                                            

                                                                        
Some elders were addicted to SNUFF.  Brands like  ZAMINDAAR , PAANCH PHOTO  , SAAT PHOTO  and SUPER HIMALAYA  snuff were sold in kashmir.
                                                                             

                                                

Many shops in kashmir also sold Beedis  to outsiders. LANGAR  BEEDI was generally sold  in kashmir.                                  

                                   
CAMEL brand Pastel colours were quite popular . I  was always tempted by  the quality of this product .                                         

You could easily get Duck Back products in kashmir .  Rubber Shoes , Long shoes for snow  , Hot water Bottles and  Rain Coats .
                                                                       

     

                             
CINTHOL was the soap of the elite . It was easily available in kashmiri .  Apart from film star  Vinod Khanna , Its manufacturers also brought Cricket Palyer   Imran Khan to advertise the soap some time in early eighties of the last century    .                                                       

                              
                               
Bicycle never lost its popularity and utility in Kashmir. In our childhood , i heard  about persons who owned some imported Brands like Raleigh , Humber . Robin Hood.Later Hero, Avon, Hercules  and Atlas Bicycles made in the country were also available in kashmir . These Bicycles were kept tidy by elderly users   with Dynamo Batteries , Chain Covers , Bells and carriers on backside . Some users also  carried a bucket in the front  of their Bicycles .
                                                                                          

  
                                    
                                              
passing show and Panama Brand of Cigarettes were also in great  demand in kashmir.
                                   

                                               
Shaving was done with Blades only. ASHOK, TOPAZ , PANAMA , PRINCE , GILLETTE      , BHARAT and NACET were popular brands sold in kashmir      .
                  

                                          
In my childhood and youth,  GODREJ Shaving soap was quite popular  though Shaving Creams  had also arrived in kashmir.

                                                                      

( Avtar Mota )

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