I-Day Isspecial
Had planned for a special isspecial on Independence Day. But now have to do with this kamchalau one. Anyway here are some advertisements which were published exactly sixty years back…Continue Reading →
Outlook Attacked, Nothing New
The Outlook office in Mumbai was vandalised by ‘suspected’ Shiv Sainiks. Nothing new, nothing unexpected. My copy of the magazine,…
Sponsored Blogging: Am I Game?
Technorati currently tracks 97.2 million blogs. That’s about one blog for every 68 people on this planet (67.924 to be…
The Consequences of Being a Gandhi
Gandhi, My Father (2007)Director: Feroz Abbas KhanProducer: Anil KapoorCinematography: David MacDonalsEditing: Sreekar PrasadProduction Design: Nitin Chandrakant DesaiSound: Resul PookuttyMake-up: Penny SmithCast: Darshan Jariwala (Mahatma Gandhi), Akshaye Khanna (Harilal Gandhi),Shefali Shah…Continue Reading →
Adholics
Meghna Girohtra, from Bombay, has collected 243 vintage Indian print advertisements (on the last count) on Flickr. A collection which…
The Maruti 800 Pick-up
Car modification is a craze for many and a booming business for some. I have seen some vehicles transmogrify into…
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 →
My Latest Adventures with Tintin
Tintin and his loveable whisky-loving and faithful fox terrier friend Snowy kept me in adventurous company during many a rainy…
Sexy Indian Ads
Adjective: sexy (sexier, sexiest) seksee1. Marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire of interest“feeling sexy”; “sexy clothes”; “sexy poses”;…
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 journey to and from work – by watching movies. Though…Continue Reading →
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…
