Ruskin Bond Shares Childhood Memories With His Favourite Drink
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Ruskin Bond added, "Well, not everybody can afford strawberry milkshakes every day. And when I was a boy, a boy of 12, 13, I couldn't either. We weren't very well off, and I only used to get about pocket money, five rupees a week." The children's book author then revealed the things he could do in 1947 with just five rupees: see at least three films, buy two paperbacks, also called crime club novels, or even three magazines, and enjoy chats and tikkis with his friend if his appetite was roused.
He shared, "I could go down to the chaat shop near the clock tower in Dehradun with a couple of friends, and we'd eat tikkis and golgappas and chaat, and I think I'd have a pretty good snack for five rupees, including a friend.
The author also revealed the other beverages he enjoys and reminisced about a song related to buttermilk. "Yesterday it was chanch, that was, what do you call it? Buttermilk. And there was a great song I remember when I was a boy, Buttermilk Skies. And I sing it sometimes, but I won't spoil your day by singing," the 91-year-old shares.
He continues, "And chanch, strawberry milkshakes, coconut water. Coconut water is great too, very refreshing. And so all these things are there, and they're pretty good substitutes for other drinks. So, cheers. Enjoy your milkshake."
"A strawberry milkshake and a good story - life's little joys never grow old," read his caption.
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