Top 10 new things in my life

If you ask anyone around you - 'what has been new in our life compared to earlier/childhood days?' - the obvious answers would be mobile phones, internet, computers, social media, digital gadgets, eCommerce, automobiles etc.
But even if we leave aside these obvious things which have become integral part of our daily life, there are many eccentric things that have also occupied a place in our day-2-day life. People in my generation would certainly be able to relate to my selection of top 10 such things listed below.
For newer generation, they probably can't imagine now life without these.

Below compiled list is of course purely my choice of top things. I am certain everyone will have their own personalized such list :)
I have split the list in 2 types, one is food related and another one non-food related.

These food items have over the time become so much defacto in households/daily life, it is really hard to believe that none of these even heard of in our childhood.

1. coffee - like i have mentioned in one of my earlier post, coffee was always considered as special drink, only to be offered, consumed on special occasions and may be for certain people. It was never a part of day-to-day life. Today it is essential part of office routine, social catch-ups and for many more reasons. Truely, a lot can happen over a cup of coffee.
2. Paneer - I probably had not even heard of this substance till few years back. My mother would have gone crazy at the idea of spoiling a full liter of milk to get the bowlful of paneer, what a waste!. Now a days, any vegetarian meal is incomplete without a dish of paneer.
3. maggie - this special food entered during very late days of our childhood. and frankly it didn't appeal at all at first taste. But later during onsite travelling days, this yellow packet became life-saver. I have seen most of the next-gen kids love maggie and to my surprise many dada-dadi and nana-nani also love this instant food.
4. Biryani - in my childhood and pre-marriage life, non-veg used to be eaten only in curry style. 'starters' and dishes like chicken tandoori or kebabs started becoming part of plate little later when hotelling become more frequent. Biryani was still looked upon as alternate of having plane rice. however had not got hooked to this delicious one-dish meal until very late. But once tasted, then there was no looking back. From lucknawi/hyderabadi biryani to Jaffer bhai's speciality, it was the door opener to wide world dedicated only to this classic amalgamation of meat n rice.
5. Bottled water - like all above items, this is integral part of life especially when you are on road or travelling by any mean. In my childhood days, during travel times, water need used to get fulfilled by big jars/bottles/plastic gallons. 'Bisleri' was pioneer in India to launch packaged drinking water. So much so that just like every toothpaste is 'colgate', every bottle of packaged water is referred as 'Bisleri'. Few years back, if anyone would had dared to predict that this nation will be buying their water for drinking, he would have got considered as a big fool.

Non-food - it was hard to pick these 5 items, barring the obvious onces like mobile, apps etc. I have picked up these 5 considering their penetration in my daily life.

1. sanitary pad - Undoubtedly it deserves the top position in the list. All the woman of my generation have seen and experienced the transformation from home-made cotton napkin to industry-made/super easy-to-use sanitary pads. 
2. Hair conditioner - remember how we used to clean hair? Most of the time with Shikakai beans/powder boiled at home or with Shikakai soap. Use of shampoo was considered as luxury. I heard the word and substance called 'Conditioner' first time when SunSilk (one of top shampoo brand of 90s) introduced their new range of products as shampoo+conditioner. But what does this product supposed to do was unknown for many. Now for women as well as for men, it is essential product of daily cleansing regime.
3. Denims /Jeans - Our daily-wear clothes used to be frocks/skirt-tops etc. Denims were one of dress type which used to be optional, one may have it or may not. Do you know anyone now who doesn't own a pair of jeans? It is not a choice anymore but defacto clothes for youth. Not just us and our next gen, but even many of previous gen also got used to comfort of this sturdy attire.
4. air conditioners - in earlier days, AC used to be present only in selected restaurants and offices. It was certainly looked upon as luxury or rare occasion to be in a AC room. Now every flat/apartment has AC installed by default or provision is made to install one. Even the older buildings of Girgaon have made space for AC installation wherever possible. It is no more looked upon as luxury but very much part of must-have's in house.
5. Air travel - overall the travel modes and means have evolved to a great extend in last 20 years. With the revolution in automobile domain, the once unimaginable things like owning a vehicle or commuting in a private taxi is no more a thriller. But air-travel was always looked upon as a high-end luxury meant only for celebrities, politicians and richest of rich folks who have no better things to do with their money. and look at today! every person around me have been in air atleast once incl folks in previous gen. Now travel plans, be it business travel or family vacations, start with air booking option first.

Hope these 10 things made you travel through your own memory lanes and you have already started making your own list to match :)
Do let me know whats on your list.

#lifechanging