Does technology simplify life or complicate it? How much entertainment do we need and how much should we pay for it? Just some of the pesky questions we occasionally ask ourselves when a digital overload of stimuli affords a short-lived break.

In the early days of Indian television, entertainment was rationed and nobody missed a smorgasbord of content. Physically adjusting unwieldy antennae was part of the fun. When cable television arrived tentatively, feeling its way into our minds and living spaces, small-town teenagers binged on The Bold and the Beautiful and Phil Donahue's talk show and subsequently the life-altering 'Aha' moments provided by Oprah Winfrey via a thick and white, yes... cable. A cable that ran across streets to reach the drawing room and was occasionally snipped and stolen in the middle of the night by troublemakers!