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Advertising Soumyadip ChoudhuryAugust 7, 2010 2

Salman Khan, Sangeeta Bijlani in Graviera Suitings Ad

This advertisement for Grasim's Graviera Suitings is one of the rare occasions when Salman and Sangeeta appeared together professionally.Continue Reading →

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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…

Soumyadip Choudhury 0July 30, 2010
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
India Soumyadip ChoudhuryJuly 26, 2010 2

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 6.0.0) Got this via a tweet from @unnikoroth. This presentation…Continue Reading →

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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…

Soumyadip Choudhury 32July 15, 2010
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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…

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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 somewhat unrelated that I couldn’t just keep my eyes off…Continue Reading →

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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…

Soumyadip Choudhury 0July 7, 2010
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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
Tips & Tricks Soumyadip ChoudhuryJuly 2, 2010 35

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 (VGA Cam) to activate the front camera and you can…Continue Reading →

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Every day is a celebration in India and also at India Post

When a new year begins, we all clamour for our calendars. Most are easy to get (including Cutting the Chai…

Soumyadip Choudhury 2June 29, 2010
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So long Blogger. Here comes WordPress-powered CuttingtheChai.com

After five years of blogging on Blogger, it’s now time to move on to WordPress (as announced earlier). While the…

Soumyadip Choudhury 3June 29, 2010

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