Pamphlet advertising, one of the oldest forms of advertising, is still alive and vigorously kicking. They come tucked inside our morning newspapers, are handed to us by disinterested looking people…Continue Reading →
A print advertisement from the 1950s for Castaroma hair oil endorsed by actress Waheeda Rehman.
It was an altogether different age, when having a telephone at home was a status symbol. And the waiting list…
Delhi is a city of interesting abbreviations. CID isn’t necessarily Crime Investigation Department, it can also be expanded to Crime Immunisation Dias (whatever that means, the worth lies not in…Continue Reading →
This advertisement is from the January 28, 1950 edition of The Times of India (Delhi) and has the then Prime…
Suhagraat. The legendary Indian tradition where the newly-weds are left alone in a room for the first time, to do…
Abhishek Bachchan delivered a string of 17 flops before his first hit and then gradually rose up the ladder to be amongst the reigning stars of Bollywood. But cricket isn’t…Continue Reading →
The advertisement that got everyone talking: in the office, at home, on Twitter, on Facebook, on blogs and even on…
Bollywood’s best loved love story Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge released in 1995. This advertisement for Hindustan Motors Ambassador car is…
Lisa Ray, one of the prettiest faces around, was a teenage crush (I had a number of them). Easily the hottest import from Canada to land on Indian shores, the…Continue Reading →
The language was Bangla, but the accent and the stories, distinguishably Chinese. An avid radio listener, my father tried to…
Old Monk, as all Old Monk bacchantes will agree, is not just a rum, it’s an institution. You don’t drink…
