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Ten things you rarely see in India anymore


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Ashok Kumar
What about
by Ashok Kumar on Jan 14, 2015 03:20 PM

1. Electronic Typewriters
2. 360KB Floppy Disks and Drives
3. CRT Televisions
4. Film Cameras
5. Organizers (Electronic)
6. Clocks with Winding Key and Pendulums?

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Cedric Lynch
things you now don't often see
by Cedric Lynch on Jul 10, 2014 08:40 PM

The Rajdoot.
The Tempo.
STD ISD PCOs.
Cyber cafes.

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himamshu
Some Things we can still Find
by himamshu on Apr 24, 2014 01:10 PM

1) Telegram - Banned by India Post services

2) Large Antenna - Still seen in Outskirts & Remote Rural areas where Signal is weak to get.

3) Old Maruti 800 - Seen in Bangalore (Driven by Old people) and with Antique car collectors. Some unused rusty ones seen rotting at home of rich people.

4) Bike with Sidecars - Used by people with disabilities.

5) Horse cart - Many I have seen in Bangalore near KR Market.

6) Gold Spot - Almost extinct. Only Ads can be seen onYoutubeIndia.

7) The Walkman - I have at my house.

8) The telephone directory - Used by People with BSNL Landline connections, still in circulation and available at BSNL offices for free.

9) Safari suits - Quite rare, maybe some old people might wear.

10) Pagers - I saw with my uncle. Earlier it was a Prestige symbol to own a pager, now very hard to get.

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himamshu
Some Things we can still Find
by himamshu on Apr 24, 2014 01:10 PM

1) Telegram - Banned by India Post services

2) Large Antenna - Still seen in Outskirts & Remote Rural areas where Signal is weak to get.

3) Old Maruti 800 - Seen in Bangalore (Driven by Old people) and with Antique car collectors. Some unused rusty ones seen rotting at home of rich people.

4) Bike with Sidecars - Used by people with disabilities.

5) Horse cart - Many I have seen in Bangalore near KR Market.

6) Gold Spot - Almost extinct. Only Ads can be seen onYoutubeIndia.

7) The Walkman - I have at my house.

8) The telephone directory - Used by People with BSNL Landline connections, still in circulation and available at BSNL offices for free.

9) Safari suits - Quite rare, maybe some old people might wear.

10) Pagers - I saw with my uncle. Earlier it was a Prestige symbol to own a pager, now very hard to get.

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Bhava Keerthi
old times
by Bhava Keerthi on Apr 23, 2014 03:22 PM

i own a couple of safari suits handed down by my dad. One of them I still wear occasionally.


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Bhava Keerthi
old times
by Bhava Keerthi on Apr 23, 2014 03:20 PM

i still own a Walkman, a Discman and the most recent mp3 player today.

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HARISH CHANDRA
old times
by HARISH CHANDRA on Apr 22, 2014 12:16 PM

these pics reminded my of my school days and small small things related to our day to day life.....very good


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RSS
Same Caste Marriage & Arranged Marriage
by RSS on Apr 22, 2014 11:20 AM


Is also very rare to see in India nowadays due to Modern education & changing values.

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Koripalli krishna
Formation of Telangan State immediately.
by Koripalli krishna on Sep 13, 2013 01:00 PM

Central govt has take steps for formation of telangana urgently ,being late problems are coming.

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