I am now 58 years of age. In 1960, I was in the high school. My brother went then to Germany for official work and while coming back, brought some toys for me. It was a 'Marclin' locomotive engine, the bogies and the connecting rails run on electricity with reverse, siren and all. It was a prototype of a very real train! There was a sewing machine operated on battery, though very small, effective. Next visit, he brought me an aeroplane which could fly in the house when connected to the domestic 220 volt line.
The propriety of telling this is that these toys were made in Germany in 1960, but now till I am 58, India cannot manufacture them and is content with either soft toys or plastic toys.
Can this be attributed to the apathy of the political party which ruled India for 50 odd years to keep people in the same ignorant condition for years together? Indir Gandhi was even reluctant to bring in the TV when other part of the world had it 50 years back!
These people really want us to be ignorant and dwarf and content they disallow us to go beyond a certain level.
RE:Why Indian toys lag behind by 70 years?
by narasimha Murthy on Oct 11, 2007 03:32 PM Permalink
Sir with due respects to you.
Since 60 years we have not learned one thing in our education system. That is quality consciousness. It is virtually absent in in India. I find Indians using toothbruses for years when doctors tell us it should be changed in 3- 6 months (max). Why I am taking toothbrush as example is this is the first product we use once we get up from sleep in the early morning.
Secondly quality consciousness was within Americans but japanes lacked it. This was in 1950s. But the govt of japan took initiative and taught this to their people in their education curriculum. My question is this is not a subject even today in indian eduction.
Finally with these attitudes I can say it will take another 500 years for this country to progress and claim it that it has developed. Leave alone the population growth.
RE:Why Indian toys lag behind by 70 years?
by ASHOK on Oct 10, 2007 08:28 PM Permalink
Due to scialistic ideas we were supposed to be content with age old toys made of poor Raw material.
Quality Toys / Educative toys were supposed to be capitalistic idea.
You know How India was driven by Ambassador & Fiat till 1985. If quality cars were no priority, who cares about TOYS.
