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It was five past midnight in Bhopal
Books Soumyadip ChoudhurySeptember 9, 2021 0

20 years since I left home

September 8, 2001. It was on this day, 20 years ago, I disembarked in Bhopal from a train on a journey that would lead me to wherever I am today.Continue Reading →

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

The Deewaar of Aadhaar

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

Soumyadip Choudhury 1February 14, 2018
Vivekananda at the World Parliament of Religions
India Soumyadip ChoudhurySeptember 17, 2017 0

Did Vivekananda say ‘Sisters and Brothers of America’? Fact checking a fact check

Also a list of the other participants from India at the 1893 Parliament of World's Religions at Chicago. There were at least 15, including Vivekananda.Continue Reading →

New WhatsApp Status is going to be big
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New WhatsApp Status: This is going to be *BIG!*

New features in popular services often rake up rancour. I have also grumbled a lot against certain changes. But then…

Soumyadip Choudhury 0February 25, 2017
India

40th anniversary of Emergency: The unofficial Google doodle

(This post is a part of a series on the 40th anniversary of the imposition of Emergency in India) This…

Soumyadip Choudhury 0June 25, 2015
RK Laxman - the unofficial Google doodle
Media Soumyadip ChoudhuryJanuary 27, 2015 0

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 legendary cartoonist once, as a student in Bhopal, but I…Continue Reading →

India

25 world newspaper front pages with Narendra Modi and BJP’s victory headlines

The elections in the world’s largest democracy (that is also a prominent emerging economy) is obviously an item of importance…

Soumyadip Choudhury 4May 18, 2014
Unofficla Khushwant Singh Google doodle
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The unofficial Khushwant Singh Google doodle

This is from a few days ago when the man whose pen wore no condom fell one short of a…

Soumyadip Choudhury 0March 26, 2014
Filmfare magazine cover dated April 2, 1954 featuring the first Filmfare Award winners
Bollywood Soumyadip ChoudhuryJanuary 26, 2014 0

Filmfare magazine cover dated April 2, 1954 featuring the first Filmfare Award winners

60 years ago on Sunday, March 31, 1954 the first Filmfare Awards ceremony (for films released in 1952-53) was held at Bombay’s Metro Cinema and the subsequent issue of the…Continue Reading →

Ashok Kumar with Suraiya
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Et tu, Dadamoni? How Ashok Kumar fell from grace in Suraiya’s eyes

There are a lot of distractions while reading eBooks on the phone and Twitter is one. As I was swiping…

Soumyadip Choudhury 0November 28, 2013
At Rs 100/issue buy e-versions of Filmfare magazine from 60 years ago
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At Rs 100/issue buy e-versions of Filmfare magazine from 60 years ago

Update: Filmfare seems to have removed its magazines from sale on Magzter. As regular readers of this blog (if there…

Soumyadip Choudhury 0November 7, 2013

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