Monthly Archives: June 2008

Field Marshal Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw[April 3, 1914 – June 27, 2008] I can’t say anything that hasn’t already been said, but growing up in a post-Independence India devoid of heroes, he was one of the few our elders … Continue reading →

An audio extract from the controversial play Ghasiram Kotwal penned by the late Vijay Tendulkar – staged during the Summer Theatre Festival at the National School of Drama, New Delhi – and directed by Rajinder Nath. The audio tract describes … Continue reading →

Everyone of us would have had that one pair of jeans that we were/are madly in love with. Mine was a pair of tailored Ruf & Tuf jeans. This television commercial for Lee illustrates that love. The tagline says “Sticks … Continue reading →

Join Firefox in its mission to set a Guinness World Record for the most software downloaded in 24 hours! Sounds like a good deal, right? All you have to do is get Firefox 3 during Download Day to help set … Continue reading →

In this campaign – actually a surrogate beer ad masquerading as a pseudo public service advertisement – for Haywards 5000 Soda, Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt hits out at metrosexuals. And urges Indian men to be more “manly.” Haywards 5000 has … Continue reading →

Often friends ask me on how to deter people from copying or downloading stuff that they put up on the internet. My suggestion is simple – it is not worth the effort. Because anything that is displayed on the screen … Continue reading →