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Internet Soumyadip ChoudhuryDecember 2, 2019 0

Why Twitter appears to be so big in India when it actually isn’t

If we look at the news and what the news media tells us, we would be under the impression that Twitter is a big deal in India. How big a…Continue Reading →

Sylheti in Sylheti Nagari script
India

On International Mother Language Day, a note by a Sylheti from Shillong

At a time when an anglicised creole is the new lingua franca and I am identified and counted as a…

Soumyadip Choudhury 1February 21, 2018
Suar ke bachcho
Bollywood

PNB Scam: Kitnay aadmi thay?

Another attempt at reimagining iconic Bollywood scenes as a critique of contemporary issues in a comic book format.

Soumyadip Choudhury 0February 20, 2018
The Deewaar of Aadhaar
Bollywood Soumyadip ChoudhuryFebruary 14, 2018 1

The Deewaar of Aadhaar

The 'deewaar' of Aadhaar has people on both sides of the wall (and also many sitting on it)Continue Reading →

Make in India logo
Bizarre

Did you know? The lion in the Make In India logo is, in fact, made in Africa

Had raised this question a year-and-a-half ago, when the logo was first unveiled (also a couple of times since). There…

Soumyadip Choudhury 0February 14, 2016
Flipkart fake MRP
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Caught again! Flipkart offers fake discount during Big Billion Days sale

Update (December 23, 2015): Instead of fixing the error, Flipkart is taking this to a whole new level. The same…

Soumyadip Choudhury 0October 18, 2015
Nestle India 100 years in India video
Advertising Soumyadip ChoudhurySeptember 19, 2015 0

Maggi noodles missing from Nestle’s 100 years in India video; Maggi explains why

(Post updated to include response from Maggi India) Nestlé is gradually attempting to make amends after the big Maggi noodles controversy that hit both its brand image and stock prices…Continue Reading →

Swami Vivekananda in the USA
Internet

Audio of Swami Vivekananda’s 1893 Chicago speech going viral on WhatsApp is fake

Was wondering about sudden spike in interest in a 2012 post on Swami Vivekananda’s 1893 Chicago address. Soon a forwarded…

Soumyadip Choudhury 0June 9, 2015
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When the Government of India officially invited the world to come and kill our tigers for fun

There are fewer than 2,000 tigers in India and it is not only because of poachers or environmental factors. When…

Soumyadip Choudhury 4July 3, 2014
Idea Cellular data uage notification
Grumbles Soumyadip ChoudhuryJune 22, 2014 62

How to stop the irritating data uage notifications on Idea Cellular

I have been a long-time (but not-so-satisfied) Idea Cellular customer. My last gripe against Idea was about the data usage notifications that they kept on flashing on my phone screen…Continue Reading →

Gillette Guard
Grumbles

Is the Gillette Guard as revolutionary a razor as the AP story makes it appear to be?

I love innovation and inexpensive innovations more so. So this headline ‘Cheap razor made after P&G watches Indians shave‘ obviously…

Soumyadip Choudhury 3October 7, 2013
Google's 'March on Washington' website on the Civil Rights movement practices discrimination
Internet

Google’s website on civil rights movement practises discrimination

You just cannot miss the irony trying to access Google’s website on the 50th anniversary of Dr Martin Luther King,…

Soumyadip Choudhury 1August 28, 2013

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