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Bollywood Soumyadip ChoudhuryFebruary 20, 2018 0

PNB Scam: Kitnay aadmi thay?

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

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International Day of Yoga: The unofficial (animated) Google doodle

Noticed some people lamenting on social media about the absence of a Google doodle to mark the first International Day…

Soumyadip Choudhury 0June 22, 2015
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New emoji: Maggi fan after Maggi ban

After tests find lead and MSG in samples of Maggi, many state governments have placed temporary bans on the sale…

Soumyadip Choudhury 0June 4, 2015
Post-Piku t-shirt
Bollywood Soumyadip ChoudhuryMay 10, 2015 0

Coming soon: The post-Piku t-shirts (and panjabis) 😉

You might have read the reviews, or better still, watched the ‘motion picture’. Shoojit Sircar’s Piku brings out the poop (or rather the lack of it) obsession from the Bangali…Continue Reading →

RK Laxman - the unofficial Google doodle
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RK Laxman – the unofficial Google doodle

RK Laxman, India’s best-known cartoonist, died on January 26, 2015. He was 93. I had the opportunity to meet the…

Soumyadip Choudhury 0January 27, 2015
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Evolution of audio players through ‘PK’ posters

Yet another Cutting the Chai image that got massively shared online. While the parody poster of Rajkumar Hirani’s upcoming film…

Soumyadip Choudhury 0August 3, 2014
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Bizarre Soumyadip ChoudhuryMarch 30, 2014 0

Vote for The Religion of Man Revolving Political Party of India

BBC News quotes a Cutting the Chai post in a feature on Indian political parties with strange names. The Election Commission can reject the application if certain conditions aren’t met,…Continue Reading →

Indian political party symbols alphabet chart
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An alphabet chart of Indian political party symbols

Now that the aam aadmi has got a party, the aam bachcha also needs to learn the letters of Indian…

Soumyadip Choudhury 0February 16, 2014
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Revealed! The secret of Manoj Kumar’s trademark facepalm

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Bizarre Soumyadip ChoudhuryJanuary 16, 2014 0

According to eBay, Blue Dart can go back in time to deliver packages

Like many of you, I haven’t had the best of experiences with courier services and the situation is now such that I am actually surprised if something I sent is…Continue Reading →

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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…

Soumyadip Choudhury 0December 24, 2013
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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…

Soumyadip Choudhury 0November 29, 2013

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