Good Riddance, Pesky Callers
For once the adholic in me was pleased to see an advertisement released by the Directorate of Audio Visual Publicity (DAVP) – who aren’t exactly known for creativity in advertising.…Continue Reading →
My school leaving certificate spells my name as Soumyadip Choudhury (সৌম্যদীপ চৌধুরী), some call me The Chaiwallah. I work and live in what is generally referred to as Delhi NCR (work in Noida, stay in Ghaziabad).A part of my work profile labels me as a journalist (of the Internet kind) and my areas of specialisation includes technology. The Internet is the primary area of personal and professional interest and I also build products for the Web. I am currently with Network18 as Technology Editor and Product Manager at IBNLive.com. In over nine years of employment, I have worked with HT Media, Career Launcher, The Times Group, NDTV and Network18 in various capacities. As a chronicler of popular culture via advertising, movies, photos and more, I maintain a popular blog, Cutting the Chai, since 2005. The blog also doubles up as a digital archive of India's popular culture.Have been hard-wired to everything tech since childhood, I have a penchant for making and repairing (and occasionally breaking) things. My wife and family suspect that I am secretly married to my laptop.Was born and brought up in Shillong and that is the place I still call home (in the physical world).
For once the adholic in me was pleased to see an advertisement released by the Directorate of Audio Visual Publicity (DAVP) – who aren’t exactly known for creativity in advertising.…Continue Reading →
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The Outlook office in Mumbai was vandalised by ‘suspected’ Shiv Sainiks. Nothing new, nothing unexpected. My copy of the magazine, which was purportedly the reason behind the ruckus, landed on…Continue Reading →
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Gandhi, My Father (2007)Director: Feroz Abbas KhanProducer: Anil KapoorCinematography: David MacDonalsEditing: Sreekar PrasadProduction Design: Nitin Chandrakant DesaiSound: Resul PookuttyMake-up: Penny…