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 →
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…
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.…
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 →
Rs 5 and Rs 2 coins with the new rupee symbol
Some of you may have already noticed it, but this was a first for me. Coins with the new rupee…
How Maxim maidens bowl the men over
Maxim claims to be the sexiest men’s magazine around and occasionally comes with with sexy ads promoting itself. Here’s a…
‘Finally a shaving cream that doesn’t arouse sexual feelings’
Really? And I am also eagerly waiting for the deodorant that doesn’t assure deprived males of an unlimited supply of attractive and libidinous women at just the spray of a…Continue Reading →
The day BSA SLR helped Kapil Dev fly high
In the 1980s, Kapil Dev was India’s hottest cricket sensation. Leading India to win the World Cup immediately gave the…
Zeenat Aman is the classic Indian dark-haired beauty in 1970 Air India ad
“Memories of dark-haired beauties,” is what a traveller to India will bring back, promises a 1970 advertisement for Air India.…
The bald quartet – Gandhi, Nehru, Bose, Patel – in an ad for hair oil
This is possibly from a time when a head full of ideals was more important than a head full of hair. What else can explain the presence of India’s most…Continue Reading →
Wills Filter cigarettes ad from 1969
Yet another addition to the ever-growing Wills Filter/Wills Navy Cut advertisements on Cutting the Chai. This sample is 1969 vintage.…
From toddler to The Wall: A photographic tribute to Rahul Dravid
You may have seen the photos below elsewhere on the Internet, but it was on Cutting the Chai were they…
