In ancient times the kings used to appoint persons who were the source of pleasure to them. There were best singers like Tan Sen who served at Akbar’s court. Kings also used to have troups of dancers who used to please them. But the common man could not enjoy all these pleasures. The common people could visit their temples and sing hymns in praise of God. They could find pleasure in those common hymns. They used to sing in their homes. But in those days the radios or televisions were not available. The people could not enjoy the cinema as they do today.
As the time passed, people started developing new sources of recreation. People now visit theatres and see the pictures. It is not a very costly affair. One has to stay for two and a half hours in cinema hall and spend a few rupees to gain pleasure and recreation.
Thus, cinema is one of the modern sources of recreation. People enjoy stories, dialogues, songs and dance and even the common man visit cinemas. But the cinemas should show films which can build a nation’s character. These films should not be vulgar.
Radios and radiograms are the sources of recreation. We can hear songs of the renowned singers in our homes. The radiograms serve double purpose. We may hear a record of the gramophone also on it. This, it privies us double luxury. We can enjoy radio-music and also the Gramophone-music. Most of the people have got radio-sets with them in their homes. These radio-sets are very cheap and even the poor people can afford these radio-sets. Some people use tape-recorders for hearing music which is tape-recorded. But very few people can afford to buy a tape-recorder.
