20 years since I left home
September 8, 2001. It was on this day, 20 years ago, I disembarked in Bhopal from a train on a journey that would lead me to wherever I am today.Continue Reading →
Caught again! Flipkart offers fake discount during Big Billion Days sale
Update (December 23, 2015): Instead of fixing the error, Flipkart is taking this to a whole new level. The same…
Adieu Hindustan Ambassador. An unofficial (and animated) Google doodle
The good ol’ Amby has finally shuddered to a halt. And here’s an unofficial Google doodle (albeit a little late)…
Et tu, Dadamoni? How Ashok Kumar fell from grace in Suraiya’s eyes
There are a lot of distractions while reading eBooks on the phone and Twitter is one. As I was swiping through the pages of Raju Bharatan’s A Journey Down Melody…Continue Reading →
Download for free: 40 HarperCollins India ebooks on Google Play
Disclosure: I am an ebook evangelist. Update 2: As expected, Google and HarperCollins India seems to have been alerted of…
‘Who is Aamir Khan?’ asked an ad ahead of ‘Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak’ release
Aamir Khan goes to great lengths to promote his films. This trend might have very well started 25 years ago…
The Amul girl isn’t 50, yet: Trivia, an awesome image and a movie
Utterly, butterly, ignoramus! I am a sucker for anniversaries. They give an opportunity to celebrate something that you want to and the occasion guarantees that readers notice (and also appreciate)…Continue Reading →
Ad from 1979: Look, that’s Rekha with a Lakme face
Apart from a few Lakme ads an the Lux ads, that is almost mandatory for any Bollywood actress of note…
Wills Filter: Made for each other
This was perhaps the most noticed (and the longest running) of all the ads in Hindustan Thompson Associates’ (HTA) ‘Made…
The Bengalis of Shillong
The first Bengali, as recorded, who came to Shillong was the successful trader Golam Haider, who was the supplier to the Raj in Cherrapunji, the district head quarters. he established…Continue Reading →
A Master’s Pic from When He Was Little
The last time I discovered a cricketing hero’s childhood photos, I was quite excited and passed it on to the…