It was in those days when there were no television, mobile or internet. Then the radio was the only means for any news. Our father was posted in a rural area in those days.
The clouds of war were hovering over the country, the neighbouring country had deployed its armies on the borders of our country.
The war could have started any day. In our homes also, all the windows were covered with black paper so that the light of the house would not go out of the house. In those days, we also had a valve system radio in our house, which ran directly from DC current, in those days electricity was also rarely available.
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In the evening, the whole family used to listen to them by putting the news on the radio. Blackout orders were made only through the news on the radio. As soon as this order was received, everyone used to switch off the lights of their houses, so that no ray of light could be seen in the air strike.
Then, apart from this, the government had also installed a loud siren at every district headquarters, which used to ring, indicating that an attack was about to happen.
Everyone was given training that as soon as the siren sounded, in the corner of the house or who had to take shelter under the wooden table.