I Spy ( Hide and Seek, Kanna Muchale)

Kanna Muche Kade Gude Uppina Moote Orle Hoyothu, Namma Hakki Nimma Hakki Bitte Bitte.....

I Spy ?? How many times have I played this game as little girl with the neighbour's kid ........

While returning from our very own Cauveri theater ( which Veena would happily agree for calling it very own, as this is our hot spot hangout right from college days just to catch the glimpse of Bollywood badshaas in there Hit-Flop ventures!) we decided to drop in Chits new home , as we went in admired her new home and compared with Veena old house and stepped out to walk back home we saw a bunch of kids must be in the age group of 10- 14 yrs playing one of the oldest most popular outdoor game I SPY as its called. Immediate reaction from three of us was " Yesthu dina agide alve navu Ice pice addi?"- ( Hasn't it be so long since we played I Spy ?)

Ahhh well yes probably this is the first time in many years that I saw kids play the outdoor game in locality where I stay , I wonder what technology has done to the generations to come by? glued to Internet, TV and Video Games that most kids today would prefer a social network on Orkut / Facebook ( may be with Fake Age) or chat on Gtalk with classmates or the good old Video game to spend their leisure.

Gone are the days when we rushed back from school , eagerly waited for vacations to begin just to play with the kids in the neighbourhood the most popular games I Spy, Lagori, Kalla Police, Kunte Balle (played with box drawn on the land, while the player called "Rightaa ?"( Is it Right/Correct ?) School-School ,Cricket,Badminton and the list never ends.

When the rain disrupted our normal schedules we would all scream in chorus the old little jingle " Rain Rain Go Away...." to our disappointment if the rains didn't stop our last resort to stay together was assemble in a house with a huge court yard and start playing LIDO, Scramble, Snake and Ladder yes the option were many....

As the kids went on vacation to visit the grandparents and relatives when we were just a handful of kids we would sit with my granny to play the pagade ( believe me this is one best way to learn Math with all addition, subtraction multiplication... not to mention the strategy!), gulli mane and more such things.

What has become to all these games? Have we all forgotten our childhood so fast? are we so lost in the appreciating the software and technology that these little fun we had as children are close to extinction ?Don't we want the Gen Y to also enjoy the same childhood our parents once gave us?

Pondering with all these thoughts and with feeling of nostalgia setting in ....

Closing remark Next venture of RVSCAN is to play Kanne Muche Kade Gude... I hope the day is not too far!