Sholay 3D: The unofficial Google doodle
That film, that we have watched uncountable times, has been re-released in 3D. That I want to watch Sholay in a theatre has nothing to do with it being in…Continue Reading →
2014 calendar (one-page, A4 with Indian festivals and holidays). Grab your free copy
2014 is here and so is the 8th edition of Cutting the Chai Calendar. This year the calendar’s got a…
My #2013 on Twitter
My bio on Twitter begins with “Internetaholic,” but the rehab treatment in the form of a two-year-old son has been very effective. These days much of my non-work (I work…Continue Reading →
Congress Ka Haath, Aam Aadmi Ke Saath. Indeed.
“Don’t underestimate the power of a common man” How Congress’ 2004 Lok Sabha elections campaign slogan turned true in Delhi…
Searching for pan masala? Try Google Pan Mazza
Google is diversifying, but their expanding ambit surely wouldn’t include pan masala. But that doesn’t mean that you cannot find…
1957 Indian ad for Tampax tampons ‘especially for married women’
Tampons don’t sell much in India. But as this advertisement indicates, that efforts to peddle the product to Indian women (apparently unsuccessfully) goes back to more than 55 years. Note…Continue Reading →
Colgate: For thick long lustrous hair
There was a time when Colgate was synonymous with toothpaste (and they also made hair oil). 1957 advertisement for Colgate…
Comic: When @KapilSibal joined Twitter
The idea first came as a tweet last night and transformed into a comic this morning. The Union Minister for…
Et tu, Dadamoni? How Ashok Kumar fell from grace in Suraiya’s eyes
There are a lot of distractions while reading eBooks on the phone and Twitter is one. As I was swiping through the pages of Raju Bharatan’s A Journey Down Melody…Continue Reading →
Why Govind Nihalani had to be given police protection
Govind Nihalani faced threats from Hindu right-wing groups for making ‘Tamas’ (1987) and had to be given police protection.
‘Oh! What a thrill, brassiere which opens at the front’
Beauca front open bra advertisement from 1954.
