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Why what's trending on Twitter in India is largely inconsequential
Internet Soumyadip ChoudhuryJune 19, 2013 1

Why what’s trending on Twitter in India is largely inconsequential

Now that the mainstream Indian media has discovered the wonders of the Internet, anything that is remotely out of the ordinary online tends to make headlines and triggers studio discussions.…Continue Reading →

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NO TELEGRAM FROM JULY 15 STOP VINTAGE TELEGRAM FORM FROM PRE-INDEPENDENCE INDIA STOP

The last telegram in India can be sent on July 14. From July 15 BSNL which operates the telegram services…

Soumyadip Choudhury 0June 16, 2013
Varadarajan Mudaliar, the man who inspired Nayagan and Dayavan, on the cover of Illustrated Weekly of India
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Illustrated Weekly cover: Varadarajan ‘Nayagan’ Mudaliar, the ‘most feared man in Bombay’

The Bombay underworld, is full of stories fit to be made into movies and they have been – lots of…

Soumyadip Choudhury 2June 9, 2013
206-year-old hand-drawn map of Delhi from 1807
India Soumyadip ChoudhuryJune 7, 2013 0

206-year-old hand-drawn map of Delhi from 1807

This is my tenth year in the capital of India and many parts of the city has changed beyond recognition in a decade. Ever wondered what Delhi was like two…Continue Reading →

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