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Advertising Soumyadip ChoudhuryOctober 28, 2011 0

Fancy a puff from an air-conditioned cigarette?

When I first saw this ad for Caravan Air-Conditioned Cigarettes, the first thought that came to my mind was “WTF is an air-conditioned cigarette?” Guessed it could be some menthol…Continue Reading →

India

For American cartoonists in WWII era Gandhi was a fool and a traitor

Cartoonists in American newspapers during World War II didn’t seem have much regard for, or an understanding of Mohandas Karamchand…

Soumyadip Choudhury 0October 22, 2011
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Watch: Helen, Queen of the Nautch Girls (and a Lux ad)

A 1973 31-minute documentary from Merchant Ivory Productions, directed and narrated by Anthony Korner on Bollywood greatest ‘item girl’ ever.…

Soumyadip Choudhury 0October 21, 2011
India Soumyadip ChoudhuryOctober 21, 2011 0

So the leaked Rs 10 coin design with the new rupee symbol was a fake

Within two weeks of the announcement of the new symbol for the Indian rupee, a design for a Rs 10 coin surfaced online and was widely circulated. Many, including me,…Continue Reading →

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How I could have easily hacked into your Seventymm.com account, but didn’t

I am not much of a hacker and also am not on the lookout for holes in a system that…

Soumyadip Choudhury 3October 13, 2011
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Sunil Gavaskar’s health plan and mix-up as a newborn

Sunil Gavaskar was paid Rs 2,000 for the first advertisement he appeared in. Though CK Nayudu and Farokh Engineer were…

Soumyadip Choudhury 0October 10, 2011
Advertising Soumyadip ChoudhuryOctober 8, 2011 2

Amul’s tribute to Steve Jobs

An Apple logo shaped candle and “Steve Jobs 1955-2011” written in white Apple chiclet keys. Amul, in a topical ad, pays tribute to the passing of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.…Continue Reading →

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Google sends +1 stickers with Adsense cheque

Was pleasantly surprised to find a couple of Google Plus One stickers along with my Google Adsense cheque for the…

Soumyadip Choudhury 1October 7, 2011
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There was something Rajinikanth about Steve Jobs

An early morning phone call shattered a lovely dream, what was more shattering was the news behind the phone call.…

Soumyadip Choudhury 0October 7, 2011
Advertising Soumyadip ChoudhuryOctober 4, 2011 2

A beardless Kabir Bedi’s long affair with Wills cigarettes

Got the first glimpse of a beardless Kabir Bedi in a Marlboro Man avatar, thanks to Memsaab. And now here’s another advertisement from the same ‘Start a long affair’ Wills…Continue Reading →

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