Wear the Ware
[As promised here’s the second in the possibly unending series on sexy Indian advertisements] From sandals and shoes to bathroom accessories seems like an unlikely business expansion. Diversification being the…Continue Reading →
Watch Movies on Your Mobile
Ever since I got my new mobile phone I found a new way to keep myself entertained on the long…
Another Fantastic Female
[This post is the second in a new category that I’m including in this blog – ‘Fantastic Females‘] Watched Kabir…
Delhi Don'ts for North Easterners
I hail from one of the states that form what is referred to as North-East India, a cluster of states which ‘mainland India’ cannot or doesn’t want to distinguish from…Continue Reading →
Homeward Bound
[Generously lifting an old post because the feeling remains unchanged. I’ll be away from Delhi and also possibly blogging for…
Big B in Durex Condom Ad
After chocolates, chawanprash, clothings, automobiles, televisions, paints, pens, banks and soft drinks it seemed that there were only two things…
I Didn't Vote for the Taj
…or for that matter for anything else on the world’s latest mass marketing gimmick – ‘The New 7 Wonders of the World.’ I didn’t even vote for Debojit despite my…Continue Reading →
Review: LG KG300 (Dynamite)
[Caution: Loooong post ahead] After over three years, I have finally changed my mobile phone (to the relief of my…
In Praise of the Present President
Sudheendra Kulkarni shares this heartening anecdote about the outgoing President APJ Abdul Kalam in his column in The Sunday Express:…
Pratibha Patil, the Precedent
Shekhar Gupta (as always) puts forward an articulated argument why Pratibha Patil is not the right choice for President in his aptly titled column in The Indian Express – National…Continue Reading →
Hunt on for India's Mr Condom
Dwaipayan sent me this: Legendary Thai senator Mechai Viravaidya, who single-handedly crafted Thailand’s success story against AIDS, has inspired India…
Pratibha Patil: Who, Why?
You can call me politically ignorant, but the headline of this post was my first reaction on reading the ‘Breaking…
