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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 →

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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
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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
India Soumyadip ChoudhuryMay 18, 2014 4

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 in the world media. Here’s a snapshot of how newspapers…Continue Reading →

Milkha misses bronze medal by split second
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Bhaag Milkha Bhaag: The actual newspaper headlines in September 1960 were quite different

Indians would have surely been disappointed by Milkha Singh’s legendary defeat in the 400 metres final at the 1960 Rome…

Soumyadip Choudhury 2July 21, 2013
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1962: Newspaper front page from 50 years ago when China attacked India

It’s been 50 years since the ‘Himalayan Blunder’ of 1962 when the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) unexpectedly rampaged into Indian…

Soumyadip Choudhury 0October 23, 2012
Bollywood Soumyadip ChoudhuryJuly 12, 2012 0

Dara Singh beats Blonde Tiger: 60-year-old news clippings from the late wrestler’s heyday

In the final bout, death got more points but Dara Singh won. The loveable wrestler turned actor died today aged 83. A few days ago I was reading Vir Sanghvi’s…Continue Reading →

Raja Harishchandra 3D story in Amar Ujala
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Raja Harishchandra 3D story in Amar Ujala

The Hindi daily Amar Ujala (April 23, 2012) carried a home page anchor story on Cutting the Chai making Raja…

Soumyadip Choudhury 0April 24, 2012
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Great ads, Michelangelo’s David’s penis and The Times of India

To celebrate its 153 years of existence, the Old Lady of Bori Bunder published a Lintas created advertisement that many,…

Soumyadip Choudhury 1March 27, 2012
Sunday Mid Day story on the India Public Domain Movie Project
Bollywood Soumyadip ChoudhuryMarch 25, 2012 0

India Public Domain Movie Project in the Sunday Mid Day

The recently launched India Public Domain Movie Project is getting some much needed publicity. Today’s Sunday Mid Day has a story on the story behind this Cutting the Chai project.…Continue Reading →

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Opening a third front in the Times of India vs Hindu ad battle

As The Times of India versus The Hindu advertising battle rages on, Cutting the Chai thought it was about time…

Soumyadip Choudhury 2January 28, 2012
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When India became a republic: Front page of The Indian Express (January 28, 1950)

There’s a difference in knowing from a history book and learning via a historical source. Accounts from a time when…

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