It was the usual email checking routine for me before going to sleep yesterday when all of a sudden I found a mail from raj comics(of nagraj and dhruva fame) in my inbox...i remember signing up once on the site for my favorite heroes...sleepily i decided to browse the site to find out how they have changed in all these years..suddenly all those bygone years statred coming on screen....i remember how some 12-15 years back I used to be the staunchest fan of thier comics..the love affair has started in the 93 summer vacations when i was still in 5th class and my landlord's son introduced me to it...the effect was immediate...the moment i got introduced I couldn't take my eyes and mind from the characters....those summer days were spent in knowing every bit about the comics for before that i was limited to just fables and disney stories...but now all of a sudden something exciting was happening and I was not complaining.....i remember how i had saved every bit of money,a rupee by rupee and had gone to the extent of even stealing money only to bogged down by some good senses...my daily routine has been set....read as many comics as I can...it was like a mania...rebukes from parents had become the order of day...but i was happy ...nagraj and dhruva had become part of my life...it was like living in a virtual world with them and fighting culprits alongside with them and then there was the irresitable character 'bankelal',if ever words had the power to make you laugh those have to the words of his comics...you couldn't do but laugh...vacation homework had taken a backseat and all my focus was on comincs...the reality of the images has become so vivid in my mind that i didn't read the hooro comic which used to accompany each set ...yes I was really horrified to read it...now after living alone for so many years I couldn't do but laugh at it...it was some kind of emotional bond which obviosuly was obvious in my case....slowly the initial excitement faded but still I was one of the first in the town to read the new set as soon as it arrive in the bookstore...now as i write my final paragraph I wonder whether the raj comics would be able to regain that lost glory or would it fade into oblivion in this new generation of technology or putting it better would we,caught in this web of busy and running lifestyle ,be able to enjoy those innocent pleasures again....
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Very interesting. I remember borrowing comics from friends, and reading them after school, in a dark room quietly to ensure my mother does not catch me reading it. And then, reading the comic slowly, so that it should not end soon!! I recently got 'mujhe maut chahiye' (one of super-commando dhruv's blockbuster) thru email. I will send it to you. :D
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