How we lived half a century ago
Hi folks, I would like to present an article written by my dad, Shri S Muthukrishna Iyer, recollecting his childhood and formative years. Deepa. This article could help ‘seniors’ to recollect their childhood days. More importantly, it could give a glimpse to children on how their grand parents led their lives “Change is permanent” is an age old saying. Universe underwent significant changes over billions of years. Changes which took place on earth very long ago include continents formation, and formation of unbelievably vast deposits of coal and petroleum underneath earth’s crust as a result of millions of years of weathering on biological matter. The changes which took place on utilization of these fuels in a very large scale after 1900 A.D. are beyond description. The young are unfamiliar about the life of those who lived, say, until about half a century ago. A glimpse on the younger days of seniors like me could provide some idea on how we lived t