Monday, March 10, 2008
With Appu Ghar's closure in India, a fantasy world fades
For all those who grew up with at least one visit to Appu Ghar during their summer vacations and then came back, years later, with their kids for another one of those roller coaster rides, it was the last ride through memory lane on February 17 as India's first amusement park sold its very last ticket.
"They shouldn't close down Appu Ghar!" cried eight-year-old Shalini Mehra, holding a pink cotton candy stick outside the amusement park even as the adorable orange colored Jumbo, the mascot of the 1982 Asian Games, rotated slowly at the entrance.
"I come here so often. My cousins, who live in Jaipur and visit us every summer, also look forward to the rides here and then a dip at Oysters (the water park adjoining Appu Ghar)...now where will we go? Will they build another Appu Ghar here?" she asked her father.
Shalini's concern was echoed by hundreds of other children and grown-ups who were simply heartbroken at the thought that Appu Ghar was running its last few rides before shutting down forever on Feb. 17 evening.
"I can't believe they are closing down Appu Ghar," said Ashwin Kumar, an engineer.
"First it was the Chanakya cinema and now Appu Ghar. These are the places we associate our childhood, our youth with. We have grown up in these places...they are a part of Delhi's charm, its history," 30-year-old Kumar
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"They shouldn't close down Appu Ghar!" cried eight-year-old Shalini Mehra, holding a pink cotton candy stick outside the amusement park even as the adorable orange colored Jumbo, the mascot of the 1982 Asian Games, rotated slowly at the entrance.
"I come here so often. My cousins, who live in Jaipur and visit us every summer, also look forward to the rides here and then a dip at Oysters (the water park adjoining Appu Ghar)...now where will we go? Will they build another Appu Ghar here?" she asked her father.
Shalini's concern was echoed by hundreds of other children and grown-ups who were simply heartbroken at the thought that Appu Ghar was running its last few rides before shutting down forever on Feb. 17 evening.
"I can't believe they are closing down Appu Ghar," said Ashwin Kumar, an engineer.
"First it was the Chanakya cinema and now Appu Ghar. These are the places we associate our childhood, our youth with. We have grown up in these places...they are a part of Delhi's charm, its history," 30-year-old Kumar
To read the full article, click here....
To read the ePaper, visit : http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: Appu Ghar, delhi, first amusement park in India, IANS, Oysters
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