India Googles Kaun Banega Crorepati
An association with Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) is what Google TV needs to be a success in India, that is whenever it launches in our tech-neglected country. KBC has got…Continue Reading →
Why Blazeflash is a #fail Courier Service
It was Durga Puja (in Shillong it is puja and not pujo, even for the Bongs) and my two-year-old niece,…
Sunil and Rohan Gavaskar’s Brush with Forhan’s
Abhishek Bachchan delivered a string of 17 flops before his first hit and then gradually rose up the ladder to…
Shutter Happy, All Over Again with the Nikon P100
Never been much of a photographer. I think my brother is. Only that nowadays with two kids (and a wife) he isn’t able to devote as much time to his…Continue Reading →
Mahalaya: The Advent of Autumn
Today is Mahalaya, the day of invocation of goddess Durga in her Mahisasurmardini form (the slayer of the demon Mahisasur).…
An Ad for Ayodhya
A public service advertisement from Purple Focus.
#NewTwitter Wish List: 10 things missing in the New Twitter
Got the new Twitter interface and took it for a drive immediately. Some have touted the new-look Twitter as a Twitter desktop client killer, I say, not yet. While, overall,…Continue Reading →
Dissecting the Volkswagen Vento Talking Print Ad
The advertisement that got everyone talking: in the office, at home, on Twitter, on Facebook, on blogs and even on…
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (in an Ambassador)
Bollywood’s best loved love story Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge released in 1995. This advertisement for Hindustan Motors Ambassador car is…
So Munni’s Zandu Balm wasn’t an in-film placement
Update: I think I need to eat my words. From what it now appears, to me, that it was indeed a cleverly planned in-film placement and the subsequent controversy was…Continue Reading →
Blast from the Past: Men’s Hairstyle in 200 BC
The neighbourhood saloons (Indian salons) have those charts with hairstyles that I wouldn’t want to be seen dead in. Ever…
Ganesha
Ganesha An elephant-headed god, who is one of the most popular deities today, revered by Hindus of all sects. Ganesha…
