Indian family planning posters from the 1950s
A joke on India’s most famous family planning slogan: हम दो, हमारे दो, जब तक तीसरा न हो/Hum do, hamare do, jab tak teesra na ho (We two, ours two,…Continue Reading →
VK Krishna Menon’s ‘Nehru’s vision, Menon’s mission’ election poster from 1967
VK Krishna Menon was denied a Congress ticket in the 1967 Lok Sabha elections from the Bombay North East constituency.…
Parliament hungama and Meira Kumar ‘baith jaiye’ mobile phone ringtone
While the Harlem Shake (The Meira Kumar ‘baith jaiye’ edition) video appears to be gradually assuming viral proportions, here’s an…
Harlem Shake (The Meira Kumar ‘baith jaiye’ edition)
Adding a Lok Sabha flavour to the viral Harlem Shake meme. Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar’s ‘baith jaiye’ pleads to MPs seem to largely go unheard inside the house, but…Continue Reading →
IIPM website contradicts Arindam Chaudhuri
Arindam Chaudhuri asserts, “we have nothing to do with the UGC/AICTE and students interested in statutory recognition need not apply…
IIPM versus us: The story so far (as recorded by Cutting the Chai)
As IIPM makes headlines yet again for the wrong reasons, I skimmed through Cutting the Chai archives and my tweets…
With due apologies: Naseeruddin Shah in a swimsuit
Naseeruddin Shah fans, please allow me the privilege of ruining your day. Men in drag is not always a pretty sight to look at, but Bollywood insists in the name…Continue Reading →
Unofficial Maha Kumbh and Makar Sankranti Google doodle
The sun transits from Sagittarius to Capricorn during the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere and India celebrates Makar Sankranti…
Cutting the Chai Calendar 2013 (pdf, printable, A4, with Indian festivals and holidays)
There was a time when I spent much of my spare time cutting the chai, but now with so much…
To whomsoever it concerns, knows
There are those who lech at women in public and also express anger over rape and molestation incidents online. I know a few and so would you. A little message…Continue Reading →
Unofficial Norman Woodland bar code Google doodle
Google posts doodles on death anniversaries and not on deaths. But the very purpose of Cutting the Chai’s unofficial Google…
When Apple said ‘Maps take a whole new turn’, they meant it
Apple’s marketing tagline for their much-derided iOS 6 maps apps, says, “Maps take a whole new turn.” Many travellers in…
