Why Delhi is Going Down
Today’s Hindustan Times has an a page one anchor describing what a Dutch diplomat has to say about the capital…
Advent of Autumn
It’s that time of the year when mother Durga embarks on her annual vacation, family and pets in tow. The…
Another Anonymiser
One thing that many users liked best about Firefox was its Ctrl+Shift+Del feature, which made the process of clearing up personal data collected while surfing on the WWW disappear at…Continue Reading →
Deathly Doc
Waiting for an appointment at a doctor’s chamber is one of the more boring experiences in life. Pharmaceutical companies do…
Vintage Indian Advertisements 2.15
[Click on images for a bigger view] Modella yarn – Modella Private Limited, Bombay Impermo waterproofing – Snowcem India Ltd.,…
Islam and the Inquisitive Autowallah
I usually make a conscious attempt to keep my abusive vocabulary under restraint. Just because it doesn’t sound (and occasionally feel) good. And I have met with substantial success in…Continue Reading →
Isspecial Cutting Chai – September 2006
Blogger went beta and I followed. But discovered that my present template was incompatible with the new language that the…
Vintage Indian Advertisements 2.14
[Click on images for a bigger view] Red Fort policy bond paper – Shree Gopal Paper Mills Ltd. Finlay’s fabrics…
A Mother's Journey
Hazaar Chaurasi ki Maa (Mother of 1084)Directed, photographed and produced by Govind NihalaniStarring Jaya Bachchan, Anupam Kher, Seema Biswas, Milind Gunaji, Nandita Das and Joy SenguptaMusic Debajyoti Mishra From the…Continue Reading →
Vintage Indian Advertisements 2.13
[Click on images for a bigger view] Lal-imli – The British India Corporation Limited. Cawnpore Wollen Mills Branch, Kanpur Binny’s…
Vande Mataram – The Various Versions
Vande Mataram would have been the National Anthem, but similar sentiments which are dampening the ‘centenary celebrations’ of the song…
