Over the past 50 years, the world has gone through major shifts. This book is intended to strike a chord in the hearts of every reader as they turn pages and take a sneak peek into the past that can never walk alongside and still can't be overlooked as it carries the seed of today.
As I am writing these pages, turning memories from my time of nostalgia, I reflect on how time passes swiftly, often faster than we can fathom.
The world's population was 370 crores in 1970. It is now 790 crores, which is more than double what it was fifty years ago. When we relate this to the setting of India, we find that there were 55.75 crore people there in 1970, but that number has grown to 140 crore and is continuously growing.
With it, technology and science brought new and smart life that many lead while the slow and serene life stares from the rubbles of the past, wanting to catch speed but then sinking back to become relics of time.
With every sip of filter coffee, I wonder how a multitude of items from our childhood have vanished into the annals of history, and many of today's youngsters are unaware of the existence of many things that were once an integral part of our lives. In my journey down memory lane, the current and coming generations can take a nostalgic trip in my words and vivid imagination.
While it may not be entirely correct to say that today's youth are unaware of these relics from the past, quite a few of them may not have even seen them. Though they could eventually come across these antiques, to them, they are merely museum pieces, relics from a bygone period that have no practical purpose in their daily lives.
One remarkable thing I want to share is the events that I listen to from generations older than me and how pleasant it is to witness a time when change is in progress.
When I see my contemporaries or my next generation people trying to explain to their children about things that exist, like relics, I get into a phase of overwhelm and curiosity.
As you read this book, ask your children, nephews, and nieces and tell them about certain past glories of our daily lives that will sound to them like aliens. Let them know about the time and practices when people were more connected to each other instead of smartphones.
Remember how we patiently waited for our favorite songs to play on the radio so that we could record them on tape?
Let's take time to ponder the era when we memorized our friends and family's phone numbers and dialed them with ease rather than relying on the convenience of a smartphone's contacts list!
Do they experience the simple pleasure of rewinding a movie after watching it?
Do these Gen Z and Alpha youths even imagine the idea of knocking on a friend's door, arriving unannounced?
Did they ever walk to a local store with a handwritten shopping list and a few coins in their pockets?
Have they faced the frustration of being booted off the internet because someone needed to make a phone call?
Can they fathom the act of walking up to a television to power it on or off?
Who can forget the fun of using a pencil to wind and mend a cassette tape carefully?
And when was the last time the younger generation consulted a physical dictionary or filled out a paper check for payment?
Can you imagine what we lived and what development and fast-paced life has taken away from our kids?
The very essence of this book is to talk to you and our younger generations and tell them about our past saga.
B2B is a captivating journey into the past that will undoubtedly turn the heads of its readers, invoking nostalgia and wonder at how swiftly the world has transformed.