100 Awesome Things from the Indian 90s, that’ll make you wanna go back

Remember your parents complaining “Kids these days…” when you were busy playing Mario for hours together on TV? Well, it’s your turn now.

Here are some of the coolest things from the 90s India that’ll take you a trip down the memory lane. I bet you will feel bad for how grown up you are now. I sure did feel bad, writing this article.

Those were truly the golden days! No responsibilities, no stress, no frikkin’ Facebook! Damn, what world are we in these day? Well, accept it, move on and enjoy this collection. Don’t forget to share! πŸ™‚

In this article…

You secretly hated this guy.

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You still remember the “Jalebeeee…” kid.

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You aspired to be this guy, riding your BSA Champ.

street_hawk

You never imagined you could be more handsome.

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You stole these.

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This was your world before Mp3s.

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You imagined flying, one day.

airindia

You collected these like crazy, and chew off the gum (until the juice lasted).

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allan lamb bigfun

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These were readable like a million times over and over.

amarchitrakatha

These were yummy. And a luxury that you had to fight to get one.

amulchocolates2

Your first pop addiction.

apache

You saw many like these in the magazines.

atlas ad

You had one of these. Just like your friends.

bata

Or these.

bata2This guy was the most clever guy you knew.

birbal

 You had one of these. The “always stuck” machine.

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All of your friends had a pair like yours.

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This was a novelty.

box

You instantly recognize this logo.

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The BSA SLR Ad feat. Kapil Dev.

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You actually enjoyed playing this with your parents.

carromboard

You’d set the alarm for every 30 mins.

casio

You pretended playing this, while it was the songbank.

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 This was your show off item.

casio-diary

You traded these.

catridges

You bought these at railway stations.

chacha

You’re thinking about Kroor Singh and his “Yekkuu” laugh now.

chandrakanta

You loved the smell of the ink.

chelpark-ink-india

This one’s too.

cinthol

You hurt your fingers playing this.

contra

You never got this until you were “big enough” to get one.

cricket_bat

Eeew! You really did that?

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Mom actually put it on you and you liked it.

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You loved these for the magnets.

disney-pooh-pencil-box

And for the “tap” sound it made while closing.

disney-princess-art-pencil-box

You didn’t get annoyed seeing this (like you do these days with your Internet provider).

doordarshan

You got hypnotized every time this  played.

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Your dad used this.

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You’d be in front of the TV 10 mins early.

ducktales

Your first engineering job.

dynamo

We all had this.

encil

You got this free with Complan.

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You bought it for the cover & blasting it. Accept it.

frooti

You enacted him after every episode.

giant_robot

 You loved the Amar Chitrakatha for its beautiful illustrations.

gitacomics

 Your “well-to-do” friends introduced this to you. You got one at the local festival.

glasses

You loved the taste, and the color.

goldspot

goldspot2

 You’ve never seen it again.

10paise

Your uncle had one. And you begged for rides.

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 You played all kinda games with the ink. Also, broke the nib.

heropen

You fought with your dad for getting this.

hotwheels

You haven’t seen this ever since, either.

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You tinkered with it, shouting from the terrace. “Is it OK now?”

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Parents bought it for you. Didn’t bother to use.

Kiwi_with_brush

Ahem.

ks

You were kinda uncool then.

ladderad

You crave for it now.

lemon_juice

Your first and last AK 47.

leotoys2

You fancied her.

Liril

Stop shaking your head.

made_in_india

You’d cut out the logo to collect them.

magg

Never saw these again.

Mahatma Gandhi vintage post card3

They were cool, then.

mandrake-the-magician

Some of you collected these.

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matchbox

 You either loved this, or didn’t taste it at all.

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Brown paper. You’d make the most of it.

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You don’t like the new one.

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Your garland.

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Mom thought you were mad for shouting “by the power offf….”.

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Not all of you will recognize this.

misha

You are singing the jingle now.

mowgli

You really believed it was Japanese technology.

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You flipped over every time you got one.

Old_India_railway_ticket_from_Kollam_to_Ernakulam

You were once cheap.

parrys

Naughty. Naughty.

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Loved all of them.

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You upgraded to one of these.

Pilot hitechpoint

From one of these.

reynolds 045 pen

You still love this model like your current car.

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You never missed an episode.

ramayan

Your first manly shave.

razor

You still admire it.

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This should remind you of your teacher.

ruler

You envied your friend for having one of these.

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Female folks in the house had these.

shilpa-liquid-kumkum

shilpa-sticker-kumkum

 You only saw a few of these, and thought it was weird.

sipani-dolphin

You hurt your finger spinning it.

spinning-top

You didn’t notice him then.

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You would die for collecting these.

stickerlabels

You were perfectly OK with this. Didn’t even realize the screen was curved then.

tv

These didn’t make any sense to you.

Vimal

You played with these.

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Your first cricket bat.

writing board

 You collected these like crazy and thought they fought for real.

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 Your first camera and it had no fancy filters.

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I’m sure I missed many things here.

What can you re-collect from your childhood?

What do you miss most from those days?

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34 responses to “100 Awesome Things from the Indian 90s, that’ll make you wanna go back”
  1. Shah

    Baraf ka gola, hazmola chatkara, nirma, chitrahar, tu tu mai mai, sent wala rubber in different colours, paper se boat banana, telephone booth, post man with letters from loved ones, getting one dress in a year and that was fun not like these buying clothes everyday and still not happy. still so many memories.. Miss my childhood

  2. Shiny

    It was called data bank

  3. Anuj Sharma

    I wish I could go back in that era, no internet no mobile & no laptop just fun and stress less life with a kind of Innocent feeling. Thanks a lot for it

  4. shefin

    bro …..that was nice …thanx

  5. Mani Karthik

    It’s a calculator + contact address diary kind of a gadget.

  6. Ishaan

    What is the gadget in”this was your show off item?”

  7. Vijay

    Almost cried. What a beautiful phase of life that was. Makes me sad thinking that those days will never ever come back. Nostalgic trip.

  8. Sajid

    Wow… thx mani for such wonderful post, you have made me very emotional I have gone back to 90’s time man.. wish those days come back without Internet, Mobiles, all these modern technology where If a child is sad parents used to take them to the park rather then taking to pizza corner or McDonald’s, if friend is upset with you we used to write letter and keep in note book and say sorry rather then sending what’s msg. All friends used to meet physically and paly lots of games, lagori Gill Danda, chupan Chupai, lattu, goli, chor police, patang udana, kabbadi, many more games but now days kids play in mobiles and watch tv, laptop, computer. But I am trying as much as possible to give my kids 90’s era experience by playing with them and making them play with other kids.

    Thanks Mani

  9. Unnati

    Wonderful Mani
    It’s really taking me back to 90’s
    Good one

  10. Srilekha

    That was really amazing! Hope you had business game in the list as well. Thanks MK, this made my day.

  11. Jashan

    If only We could bring back time and give the same experience for our future kids. Somehow this made me emotional that I there’s no way I will able to get that time back. And maha Lacto coconut toffees and fruity drinks.

  12. Mani Karthik

    Thanks Anshuman for the comment. Glad you enjoyed them! πŸ™‚

  13. Anshuman##srk

    Really got emotional. Thanks mani for your efforts of reminding us our best phase of life. ????????????

  14. Mani Karthik

    Thanks Sudheer.

  15. Sudheer Kumar guravana

    What an article man… U rocked it.. this article took me to my childhood days… Tears on my eyes now… Iam proudly saying that 90s kids are the most luckiest kids…. Thank you brother

  16. Jidhun Mathew

    Good article, I can relate to many of these

  17. Himanshu Rathod

    Really these days were truly golden days,this golden era we can’t get back !! Had an emotional journey by this article.

  18. Mani Karthik

    Thanks for dropping by Rajashekar. Your comment means a lot. πŸ™‚

  19. Rajasheker

    This is my first ever public comment on internet to a person/article outside of my friends and family, just couldnt resit myself from commenting/thanking you for this wonderful article.This just took me back in time into those beautiful days thanks a ton mani :).

  20. Mani Karthik

    My pleasure Ahmed. Thanks much for taking the time out to comment and letting me know. Means a lot to me. πŸ™‚

  21. Ahmed

    You brought tears to my eyes. I watched DDLJ today and felt so nostalgic, and ended up on this article. What an amazing era the 90s was. An equally amazing generation accompanied it.

    Thank you so much, Mani.

  22. Tushar Ladkat

    Amazing stuff man, thanks for the ride back into 90’s

  23. Sagar

    Nice.Sweet memories

  24. Mani Karthik

    Pleasure. Just did this out of curiosity. Turns out lot of folks love it. πŸ™‚

  25. Sunil Saifudeen

    Awesome MK.
    Thank you very much to remind those sweet days……….

  26. nagesh

    almost all things are there i would like to add in mumbai chawls we have to get up early morning or late evening for 15 mins water queue and filling enitre utensils house daily!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  27. Mani Karthik

    Totally Farzan. πŸ™‚

  28. farzan

    the golden days of life

  29. Samrat

    Ohhh i really miss those days.
    Thanks man for reviving my childhood memories.

  30. Mani Karthik

    Glad you like it Archana.

  31. Archana

    So cool and beautifully summed up! I don’t think you missed anything:). Thank you for taking me down the memory lane!

  32. venkat

    Awesome capture man. Just takes me back. Thanks for the blog!

  33. Mani Karthik

    Thanks Ankit. Do share it with your friends from childhood! They will love it.

  34. Ankit

    It was a time travel back in my childhood. They were undoubtedly the best days of my life. Thanks for taking me back in time, on a joyful journey

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