RK Laxman – the unofficial Google doodle
RK Laxman, India’s best-known cartoonist, died on January 26, 2015. He was 93. I had the opportunity to meet the legendary cartoonist once, as a student in Bhopal, but I…Continue Reading →
Great ads, Michelangelo’s David’s penis and The Times of India
To celebrate its 153 years of existence, the Old Lady of Bori Bunder published a Lintas created advertisement that many,…
Opening a third front in the Times of India vs Hindu ad battle
As The Times of India versus The Hindu advertising battle rages on, Cutting the Chai thought it was about time…
Jawaharlal Nehru in a 1950 ad for Chicago Telephone & Radio
This advertisement is from the January 28, 1950 edition of The Times of India (Delhi) and has the then Prime Minister of India jawaharlal Nehru, garlanded and with a tilak…Continue Reading →
Shutter Happy, All Over Again with the Nikon P100
Never been much of a photographer. I think my brother is. Only that nowadays with two kids (and a wife)…
Dissecting the Volkswagen Vento Talking Print Ad
The advertisement that got everyone talking: in the office, at home, on Twitter, on Facebook, on blogs and even on…
Download the New Rupee Symbol Font (and a Symbol for the Paise)
Update: The symbol for the Indian Rupee has been officially included in the latest release of the Unicode Standard (ver 6.0.0) Though this is the FIRST font to support the…Continue Reading →
Ads for Oral Sex!
One day, in the comparatively innocent times that we grew up in, a friend announced, “I had oral sex.” I…
A Day in the Life of The Times of India - in 1987
On my usual ad hunting endeavour I happened to discover this 1987 piece by Mohan Sivanand (accompanied by RK Laxman’s…
