Deathly Doc
Waiting for an appointment at a doctor’s chamber is one of the more boring experiences in life. Pharmaceutical companies do provide the docs with subscriptions of major magazines, but the…Continue Reading →
Vintage Indian Advertisements 2.15
[Click on images for a bigger view] Modella yarn – Modella Private Limited, Bombay Impermo waterproofing – Snowcem India Ltd.,…
Islam and the Inquisitive Autowallah
I usually make a conscious attempt to keep my abusive vocabulary under restraint. Just because it doesn’t sound (and occasionally…
Isspecial Cutting Chai – September 2006
Blogger went beta and I followed. But discovered that my present template was incompatible with the new language that the beta templates have switched to. I had put in a…Continue Reading →
Vintage Indian Advertisements 2.14
[Click on images for a bigger view] Red Fort policy bond paper – Shree Gopal Paper Mills Ltd. Finlay’s fabrics…
A Mother's Journey
Hazaar Chaurasi ki Maa (Mother of 1084)Directed, photographed and produced by Govind NihalaniStarring Jaya Bachchan, Anupam Kher, Seema Biswas, Milind…
Vintage Indian Advertisements 2.13
[Click on images for a bigger view] Lal-imli – The British India Corporation Limited. Cawnpore Wollen Mills Branch, Kanpur Binny’s Royalist tussore – The Buckingham and Carnatic Company Limited, a…Continue Reading →
Vande Mataram – The Various Versions
Vande Mataram would have been the National Anthem, but similar sentiments which are dampening the ‘centenary celebrations’ of the song…
A Stingray Got Steve
Had taken a few days off from work and was lazing around at home. It was in the afternoon that…
Vintage Indian Advertisements 2.12
All the four banks featured in this post were nationalised approximately four years after the publication of these ads. There were 10 others too. The logos of United Bank of…Continue Reading →
Doubling
Doubling on a bicycle looks fun in the movies. Just enquire about the comfort level of the carrier/back rack or…
