‘Oh! What a thrill, brassiere which opens at the front’
Beauca front open bra advertisement from 1954.Continue Reading →
Free! Vital books on sex and health (only to the married)
Ad from 1954: If you are unmarried, you have the pay for sex education (or pretend to be married to…
Ad from 1982: Pan Parag with Jalal Agha and Kalpana Iyer (and why I can’t ever forget Jalal’s name)
It has happened to the best of quizzards and I was far from being anywhere close to the best. The…
Sunny Leone in Viiking XXX energy mix surrogate ad
Sunny Leone has successfully transited from mainstream pornography to mainstream Bollywood celebrityhood. With films and product endorsements, this Punjabi kudi has her face (well, more than that) plastered on walls…Continue Reading →
Chamko – Fixes all spots
A topical in context of the ongoing IPL spot fixing brouhaha. This is from one of the most fondly remembered…
‘Who is Aamir Khan?’ asked an ad ahead of ‘Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak’ release
Aamir Khan goes to great lengths to promote his films. This trend might have very well started 25 years ago…
Air India’s sarcastic Khajuraho kissing ad from the 1970s
A book and a cluster of temples have forever immortalised India has the ancient land of sex. I’ve been to Khajuraho twice and the temples are indeed amazing – even…Continue Reading →
Himani Healthy & Fair: A fairness massage oil for babies!
I’m told that my grandfather didn’t like me much. I was a dark child by his standards. I don’t remember…
Kamalympics – The Olympics of sex (KamaSutra Condoms ad)
If this Kamalympics were for real, wonder how many medals, India – the land of the Kamasutra – would win…
Zeenat Aman and Mazhar Khan in Baba Zarda ads
Many on-screen enchantresses have not been lucky in love and the sex-symbol of the 1970s Zeenat Aman is no exception. After her relationship with Sanjay Khan left her with a…Continue Reading →
Indian family planning posters from the 1950s
A joke on India’s most famous family planning slogan: हम दो, हमारे दो, जब तक तीसरा न हो/Hum do, hamare…
VK Krishna Menon’s ‘Nehru’s vision, Menon’s mission’ election poster from 1967
VK Krishna Menon was denied a Congress ticket in the 1967 Lok Sabha elections from the Bombay North East constituency.…
