Meet Googool, the Chaiwallah Jr.
It’s been two-weeks since the last post on Cutting the Chai, and the reason for the pause is the arrival of Googool, the new member in the Chaiwallah family. He…Continue Reading →
How to embed any document in a webpage (PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and more)
I had been thinking about finding an easy solution to embedding PDF files in HTML pages, but never got around…
Snapshot: 11:11:11 on 11/11/11
One of the first lessons taught to us in the introduction to decimals class was the difference between face value…
Add-on incompatibility could be a reason behind Firefox’s decline
Google’s marketing push for its Chrome Web browser seems to be paying back rich dividends. Microsoft may have also rolled up its sleeves, but that didn’t help much to prevent…Continue Reading →
Bhupen Hazarika (1926-2011). North-East India loses a star
The legendary Bhupen Hazarika died of multiple organ failure in a Bombay hospital today. He was one of the few…
Dear Seventymm, you suck!
A few days ago my brother went to watch Ra.One and he was not very pleased to see Seventymm.com as…
How to easily get unflattering content removed from a website
Some of you have enquired about why the post on Dolly Bindra on Fantasy magazine cover suddenly disappeared from the blog and I believe I owe you an explanation. I…Continue Reading →
How to get your old Gmail look back
Google has introduced a new look for Gmail, that it is in phases implementing across all its services. And expectedly…
Fancy a puff from an air-conditioned cigarette?
When I first saw this ad for Caravan Air-Conditioned Cigarettes, the first thought that came to my mind was “WTF…
For American cartoonists in WWII era Gandhi was a fool and a traitor
Cartoonists in American newspapers during World War II didn’t seem have much regard for, or an understanding of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. This article from the August 24, 1942 issue of…Continue Reading →
Watch: Helen, Queen of the Nautch Girls (and a Lux ad)
A 1973 31-minute documentary from Merchant Ivory Productions, directed and narrated by Anthony Korner on Bollywood greatest ‘item girl’ ever.…
So the leaked Rs 10 coin design with the new rupee symbol was a fake
Within two weeks of the announcement of the new symbol for the Indian rupee, a design for a Rs 10…
