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All Saints Cathedral, Shillong
Specials Soumyadip ChoudhuryAugust 19, 2017 1

Shillong: Atop the abode of the clouds

In Shillong, rain is a recurring feature all the year around and umbrellas a constant companion.Continue Reading →

Classic Shillong city bus
Specials

150 and rocking: Shillong – a city amidst the clouds

Shillong. A city atop the abode of the clouds. A city that is a town in size but a metropolis…

Soumyadip Choudhury 2August 6, 2017
Ball bearing cart
Shillong

A fidget spinner spins in ball-bearing carts sliding down Shillong slopes

The fidget spinner is easily the toy of the year 2017. And with a 5-year-old who keeps abreast of all…

Soumyadip Choudhury 1July 16, 2017
Poha seller in Noida
India Soumyadip ChoudhuryApril 3, 2017 0

Poha: The momo for the mornings

I begin writing this perched on the top berth in a sleeper coach of a train that has a long halt at Ujjain Railway Station. Ujjain is an ancient town…Continue Reading →

Mrinalini Sarabhai the unofficial Google doodle
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2016 in unofficial Google doodles

There are some doodles that Google didn’t (or wouldn’t) doodle. The Chaiwallah prides himself as an unofficial Google doodler. I…

Soumyadip Choudhury 0December 20, 2016
Make in India logo
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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
Virender Sehwag's retirement: The unofficial Google doodle
Sports Soumyadip ChoudhuryOctober 19, 2015 0

Virender Sehwag retirement: The unofficial Google doodle

Update 3: This has gone viral. The tweet has been retweeted and favourited hundreds of times and featured on Huffington Post and BuzzFeed. Update 2: This time it is official;.…Continue Reading →

Rajiv Gandhi Sonia Gandhi wedding
India

Watch: Rajiv Gandhi and Sonia Maino’s wedding video

Whenever I have a little time on my hand (which is actually very little these days), I like to browse…

Soumyadip Choudhury 0October 2, 2015
Nestle India 100 years in India video
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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…

Soumyadip Choudhury 0September 19, 2015
Narendra Modi rakhi
Bizarre Soumyadip ChoudhuryAugust 22, 2015 0

Sisters, will you tie your brothers a Narendra Modi rakhi this Raksha Bandhan? Rs 20 only

The image of Narendra Modi continues to seep into our everyday lives, not only from the media but also from regular objects around us. Almost a decade after the present…Continue Reading →

High excitement on the streets of New Delhi on August 15, 1947
India

Watch: High excitement on the streets of New Delhi on August 15, 1947

This edition of the Movietone News from August 1947 captures the high excitement on the streets of New Delhi (complete…

Soumyadip Choudhury 0August 15, 2015
APJ Abdul Kalam: The unofficial Google doodle
India

APJ Abdul Kalam: The unofficial Google doodle

The ‘People’s President’ Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam died of a heart attack in my hometown Shillong. He was 83.…

Soumyadip Choudhury 0July 28, 2015

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