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Advertising Soumyadip ChoudhuryJuly 30, 2010 0

The Aroma of Zeenat Aman

If it is named after Zeenat Aman, it has to smell good. An advertisement for a perfume named after Zeenat Aman.Continue Reading →

Bollywood

Pehchaan Kaun? It’s Rekha

The epitome of beauty and grace in Bollywood has indeed transmogrified into the swan that she is.

Soumyadip Choudhury 0July 30, 2010
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The Logic Behind the New Rupee Currency Symbol

Update: The symbol for the Indian Rupee has been officially included in the latest release of the Unicode Standard (ver…

Soumyadip Choudhury 2July 26, 2010
India Soumyadip ChoudhuryJuly 15, 2010 32

Download the New Rupee Symbol Font (and a Symbol for the Paise)

Update: The symbol for the Indian Rupee has been officially included in the latest release of the Unicode Standard (ver 6.0.0) Though this is the FIRST font to support the…Continue Reading →

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Panama Cigarette Ad from 1945

A few years back, I had put together, on this blog, an extensive collection of Indian Cigarette Ads from 1800s…

Soumyadip Choudhury 1July 10, 2010
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Aamir Khan Rides the Hero Puch

You may remember Aamir Khan riding a Hero Puch on the roads of Delhi in the 1999 film Sarfarosh (it’s…

Soumyadip Choudhury 0July 10, 2010
Advertising Soumyadip ChoudhuryJuly 7, 2010 0

Prem Pujari Actress Zaheeda in Lux Ad

What seems unusual (to me) about this Lux ad (from early 1970s) that Lux is known to have established actresses (and also an actor) as the face in their ads.…Continue Reading →

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To control AIDS ‘stop sexual contacts between Indians and foreigners’

"Government bigwigs in India plan to prevent an AIDS plague from engulfing their country by banning natives from having sex…

Soumyadip Choudhury 0July 3, 2010
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How to use Samsung Corby Pro (B5310) front VGA camera as mirror

All you need to do is type *#0*# and the LCD Test panel will display on the screen. Press 8…

Soumyadip Choudhury 35July 2, 2010
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