The Durga Puja pandal map
Pandal-hopping is a Durga Puja essential. But for that you need to know where the pandals are. Use and contribute to this crowd-sourced map.Continue Reading →
Did Vivekananda say ‘Sisters and Brothers of America’? Fact checking a fact check
Also a list of the other participants from India at the 1893 Parliament of World's Religions at Chicago. There were…
Shillong: Atop the abode of the clouds
In Shillong, rain is a recurring feature all the year around and umbrellas a constant companion.
150 and rocking: Shillong – a city amidst the clouds
Shillong. A city atop the abode of the clouds. A city that is a town in size but a metropolis in demeanour. A city that is now 150 years old.Continue Reading →
A fidget spinner spins in ball-bearing carts sliding down Shillong slopes
The fidget spinner is easily the toy of the year 2017. And with a 5-year-old who keeps abreast of all…
Poha: The momo for the mornings
I begin writing this perched on the top berth in a sleeper coach of a train that has a long…
‘Chaata Nahi Hai, Pocha Hai’: Presenting Advay Choudhury’s debut single
Advay Choudhury’s (aka Googool) first composition. An impromptu one at that. As a gushing parent I cannot help but present you the 2017 chartbuster of the year Chaata Nahi Hai,…Continue Reading →
Moon Moon Sen in Cinthol toilet powder ad from 1986
Moon Moon Sen, to me, is more of a model than an actress. I recall seeing her more in print…
New WhatsApp Status: This is going to be *BIG!*
New features in popular services often rake up rancour. I have also grumbled a lot against certain changes. But then…
ChaiCast: World Radio Day and a lifetime of radio listening
I am not in love with my voice and there are very credible reasons for that. And this is perhaps in over a decade of blogging, it is now now…Continue Reading →
2016 in unofficial Google doodles
There are some doodles that Google didn’t (or wouldn’t) doodle. The Chaiwallah prides himself as an unofficial Google doodler. I…
Did you know? The lion in the Make In India logo is, in fact, made in Africa
Had raised this question a year-and-a-half ago, when the logo was first unveiled (also a couple of times since). There…
