Childhood Memories of Jorhat, Assam

Assam - The land of red rivers and blue hills 

I was born in Delhi but being a defence kid ,I would have to be  on the move all the time .  My father got transferred in Jorhat Assam and I had started my schooling from Assam Jorhat . I was around 5-6 years old when I joined Kendriya Vidhyala Jorhat Assam . We were staying in a defence accommodation which was very close to my school, like I could go on foot. In those days , we had no fancies but we had fun . For instance , even watching a movie was a point of celebration. Families would go together chomp on those not too expensive  potato chips and  cup of ice- cream and enjoy cinema without being distracted by mobile phones. Today everyone seems to be more individualistic , love to live in their own cocoons , hence we fail to collect nostalgic experiences as we used to do. I remember back in the day we used to wait for load shedding (yuppie light chali gae ) as it was the ultimate escape  for us from everything. We could play board games , Antakshari, running around on  the roads, chit chatting and walking under the stunning skies of Jorhat Assam. Although I was very young but I could vaguely recollect the memories of small family picnics and picnic organised by our defence unit . In those days we had real reason to rejoice and real people to rendezvous.People remember Assam for its scenic beauty and weather. But i remember Assam specially Jorhat for it’s simply beautiful people. When you witness the sunset in Brahmaputra river, it seems like life comes to a beautiful halt. To experience Assam you have to live in Assam. Like, In the Poem “ The  Solitary  Reaper” even after mounting up the hill, the song of the highland lass stayed with the author forever. Similarly even after leaving Assam , The memories of Assam stayed with me forever.