Himani Healthy & Fair: A fairness massage oil for babies!
I’m told that my grandfather didn’t like me much. I was a dark child by his standards. I don’t remember much of that, he passed away when I was very…Continue Reading →
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…
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.…
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 and the once-in- a-dozen-years event, the Maha Kumbh at Allahabad…Continue Reading →
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…
1962: Newspaper front page from 50 years ago when China attacked India
It’s been 50 years since the ‘Himalayan Blunder’ of 1962 when the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) unexpectedly rampaged into Indian…
President Pranab Google doodle
So Poltu will be the 13th President of the Republic of India. I think it is good for the psychology of the Republic that we will soon have a President…Continue Reading →
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…
Vintage photographs of Shillong from 1948 (also Vallabhbhai Patel calling people of Assam lazy)
64 years later, Shillong is virtually unrecognisable. I could only recognise the Governor House on Bivar Road, then known as…
Can’t dial emergency number from prepaid. What an @#!%& Idea sirji!
Idea Cellular tom-toms it’s ‘ideas’ through multi-crore advertising campaigns. If only the agency that devised those ideas had also added some commonsense for their client at a nominal charge. It…Continue Reading →
ISPs aren’t even sure why they are blocking a URL
Wondering if we can sue ISPs and government agencies for restricting access to legitimate content. If the courts can be…
Voltas All Weather AC (Murthy) ad gives Cherrapunjee a bad name
In a city like Delhi, your air conditioners should be all weather but not if you happen to be transferred…
