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Pleasure chemical for ears and eyes

Every afternoon brought the voice of Yesudas alive in the neighbourhood. This was a favorite pass time for the whole village. Men who go to the fields and women ruling over the houses alike used to wait in almost straight lines near the large canal which carries water to the farm lands where these water met the fertile soil of Kerala, for the sounds from the only Radio in town. The Murphy radio brought by the British sahibs to India stayed back and found new home when they returned to their homelands. This radio famously called Murphy chettan was gifted to the current owner by his British boss when he took the steamer back to his roots. Murphy stayed fit to serve two generations without any complaints often respected and revered for his age and fitness. The war had ended and India had become independent, Akashvani was formed and creators of movies and music thrived, during these times it was a practice to transmit the famous songs of the present day movies every afternoon often timing