Rongali Bihu unofficial Google doodle
For some it is the beginning of the new year, for others it marks the end of the harvest season. The reasons may differ but there are celebrations across India…Continue Reading →
April Fool’s Day unofficial Google doodle
Google is known for its April Fool’s Day pranks, but there has been only one All Fool’s Day Google doodle…
Why I won’t ever buy from Seventymm.com (and neither should you)
This is not a rant, but an expression of consumer dissatisfaction. A part of an effort to prevent other unsuspecting…
Great ads, Michelangelo’s David’s penis and The Times of India
To celebrate its 153 years of existence, the Old Lady of Bori Bunder published a Lintas created advertisement that many, including the Advertising Council Standards of India, thought to be…Continue Reading →
Kulbhushan Kharbanda’s pre-Bollywood Bachchan connection
Kulbhushan Kharbanda was Amitabh Bachchan’s junior in Delhi’s Kirorimal College and also acted as prompter in Othello which starred Bachchan.
Why Kulbhushan Kharbanda was sacked
In 1974 Kulbhushan Kharbanda was sacked from his job for playing the lead role in Vijay Tendulkar’s play ‘Sakharam Binder’.…
India Public Domain Movie Project in the Sunday Mid Day
The recently launched India Public Domain Movie Project is getting some much needed publicity. Today’s Sunday Mid Day has a story on the story behind this Cutting the Chai project.…Continue Reading →
Sachin Tendulkar’s 100th hundred unofficial Google doodle
Another big event that won’t find a Google doodle. For Sachin and cricket fans from around the world, here’s an…
Ad from 1979: Look, that’s Rekha with a Lakme face
Apart from a few Lakme ads an the Lux ads, that is almost mandatory for any Bollywood actress of note…
Salman Khan in his 20s in a 1980s ad for Hero Honda CD100
The Salman Khan in this advertisement for Hero Honda CD100 is about 25 years younger than the superstar Salman of today and precedes his blockbuster debut in a lead role…Continue Reading →
10 wonderful uses of Google Docs Viewer
One of my favourite online tools is Google Docs viewer (docs.google.com/viewer), the VLC Player equivalent for viewing, embedding and sharing…
Women’s Day Google doodle: The sexist and feminist editions
I know there has been an overdose of unofficial Google doodles here, but I couldn’t just resist the temptation. I…
