'India's Glamour Girl' Devika Rani in Palmolive Soap ad from 1938
Devika Rani appeared in a Palmolive soap advertisement, much before Leela Chitnis' famous ad for Lux in 1941.Continue Reading →
Enfield 200 - The Mini Bullet (ad from 1982)
An ad for a lesser-known Bullet - Enfield 200 - The Mini Bullet.
Moon Moon Sen in Cinthol toilet powder ad from 1986
Moon Moon Sen, to me, is more of a model than an actress. I recall seeing her more in print…
Meet the Sherpa: Royal Enfield 173 cc Sherpa ad from 1965
Royal Enfield ad from 50 years ago. The Sherpa was renamed and restyled as Crusader in 1970.Continue Reading →
When the Government of India officially invited the world to come and kill our tigers for fun
There are fewer than 2,000 tigers in India and it is not only because of poachers or environmental factors. When…
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)…
Is this the worst condom ad in Indian advertising history?
Condom advertisements, I have seen many. But this 1999 advertisement for Zaroor Condoms is in a class of its own. “If you don’t want to be Baap look for Zaroor…Continue Reading →
1957 Indian ad for Tampax tampons ‘especially for married women’
Tampons don’t sell much in India. But as this advertisement indicates, that efforts to peddle the product to Indian women…
Colgate: For thick long lustrous hair
There was a time when Colgate was synonymous with toothpaste (and they also made hair oil). 1957 advertisement for Colgate…
‘Oh! What a thrill, brassiere which opens at the front’
Beauca front open bra advertisement from 1954.Continue Reading →
Free! Vital books on sex and health (only to the married)
Ad from 1954: If you are unmarried, you have the pay for sex education (or pretend to be married to…
Ad from 1982: Pan Parag with Jalal Agha and Kalpana Iyer (and why I can’t ever forget Jalal’s name)
It has happened to the best of quizzards and I was far from being anywhere close to the best. The…
