Nostr notes by Karthik S

"Clerical error" seems to be an euphemism for ...

2026-03-24T01:51:05Z

"Clerical error" seems to be an euphemism for "institutional capture/subservience" 🙄

Even after BJP has been ruling Assam for 10 years, the PM has to ...

2026-03-14T03:15:26Z

Even after BJP has been ruling Assam for 10 years, the PM has to invoke a poll pitch where he asks people to punish that already-punished party!

Hahahaha... the joke is firmly on us, the sheep people of India, ...

2026-02-27T06:02:45Z

Hahahaha... the joke is firmly on us, the sheep people of India, giving unlimited powers to BJP to do whatever it wants while also amassing crores and crores of rupees in its coffers. We, the dolts.

ET Page 4 vs. Page 19. ...

2026-02-19T02:01:41Z

ET Page 4 vs. Page 19.

PMO says that a fund named after the PM is, "constituted ...

2026-02-09T05:58:51Z

PMO says that a fund named after the PM is, "constituted entirely with voluntary public contribution and **not from any allocation out of the Consolidated Fund of India**". And yet, the same fund has received Rs. 2,105 crores from 38 PSUs (budgetary sources of the government)! 🤷‍♂️

New scam on Mastodon seeking verification in 48 hours using ...

2026-01-28T13:33:49Z

New scam on Mastodon seeking verification in 48 hours using payment methods. Don't fall for it. Block handles like 'Leeloy' and 'Genius'.

What does "resignation in support of" a sitting CM even ...

2026-01-28T02:44:06Z

What does "resignation in *support* of" a sitting CM even mean?!? 🤷‍♂️ He works under the CM, not the Swami. The Swami is not the CM. The ex-Monk is the CM!

This was waiting to happen (be exploited as a USP) :( Pic via ...

2026-01-23T06:58:55Z

This was waiting to happen (be exploited as a USP) :(
Pic via WhatsApp.

Jai Maharashtra. Mera Bharat Mahaan. Long live Sanatana Dharma. ...

2026-01-17T04:42:15Z

Jai Maharashtra.
Mera Bharat Mahaan.
Long live Sanatana Dharma.

"Asking companies to move away from the explicit “10-minute ...

2026-01-15T04:09:29Z

"Asking companies to move away from the explicit “10-minute delivery” taglines is a low-friction, high-visibility intervention that allows the state to be seen as acting without engaging in the politically harder work of enforcement, infra reform, or police accountability"

What a connection!! 😳 ...

2026-01-05T02:32:13Z

What a connection!! 😳

Interesting idea, but doesn't alcohol significantly impair ...

2026-01-02T04:41:15Z

Interesting idea, but doesn't alcohol significantly impair the ability to learn, remember information, and concentrate?

You already know that McDonald's has removed its universally ...

2025-12-15T03:31:43Z

You already know that McDonald's has removed its universally trashed AI-generated Christmas 2025 ad, but did you know that a character from that ad parodies the very same ad? A brand-new agency called 'All Trades Co' has used AI to make one character (widely used in media reports) from that McDonald's AI-generated ad skewer McDonald's, the agency (TBWA/Neboko), and the use of AI in advertising, all in a blisteringly abrasive tone! Remember: this could happen to your AI-generated ad too :) 1/2

In-N-Out Burger has reportedly removed the number '67' ...

2025-12-09T15:38:47Z

In-N-Out Burger has reportedly removed the number '67' from its ordering system because the kids were having way too much fun 🤭 If it is making people happy in their stores, why would they remove it?

BJP really need to distract us (and Delhiites) immediately now, ...

2025-11-10T03:53:06Z

BJP really need to distract us (and Delhiites) immediately now, this is getting too much - they should say something about Muslims or Christians, this-and-that-jihad, dig up a few graves, point to missing lines in 100-year-old songs, etc.

This is entirely BJP's doing: degrading a devotional call-out ...

2025-10-16T02:34:51Z

This is entirely BJP's doing: degrading a devotional call-out like 'Jai Shri Ram' into everything it isn't - a war cry, a confrontational shout, etc. thereby removing any and every devotion from it.

When Trump coerced, via FCC Chair, the cancellation of Jimmy ...

2025-10-06T05:14:27Z

When Trump coerced, via FCC Chair, the cancellation of Jimmy Kimmel show, Disney saw more than 1.7 million paid streaming cancellations!!

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2025-10-02T07:02:27Z

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This is really interesting: Mont Blanc, known for premium ...

2025-09-28T05:22:00Z

This is really interesting: Mont Blanc, known for premium (analog) writing instruments, is now venturing into digital paper and digital pen, thereby becoming a technology company!

This is a similar trajectory previously undertaken by other analog product makers in categories like watches and cameras: from analog watches to digital watches (TAG Heuer Connected range is an example, as is Mont Blanc's Summit smartwatches) and from film roll cameras to digital cameras (many examples). 1/2

Is this the same diaspora that cries in ecstatic joy for ANI ...

2025-09-24T02:13:23Z

Is this the same diaspora that cries in ecstatic joy for ANI videos when Modi visits their country?

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2025-09-02T04:02:47Z

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What the 'Aayega toh Modi hi' cocky arrogance leads to: ...

2025-08-29T01:46:53Z

What the 'Aayega toh Modi hi' cocky arrogance leads to: "Thrusting such a radical fuel transition on consumers is wrong. What is aggravating the backlash is zero information on how much ethanol is flowing into fuel tanks at petrol pumps. Such non-transparency, coupled with poor messaging, is fuelling confusion, consternation and chaos among OMCs, carmakers, insurers and consumers, each blaming the other."

"In India, heart attacks are becoming more common in ...

2025-08-24T04:45:25Z

"In India, heart attacks are becoming more common in individuals in their 20s, 30s, and 40s. Alarmingly, 50% of all heart attacks now occur in people under 50, with 1 in 5 happening in those under 40. This troubling trend is a nationwide issue, with men being more affected than women, and no region is spared".

"The imperative to control daughters in the name of ...

2025-08-24T04:02:52Z

"The imperative to control daughters in the name of protecting them seeps through the society. Women continue to bear the burden of family honour. Maybe it is time for parents to consider the radical idea of leaving daughters free to make their own decisions—even if they don't agree."

"Chandrika’s killers—her father and uncle—must be ...

2025-08-14T02:16:01Z

"Chandrika’s killers—her father and uncle—must be punished severely as a warning to all such fathers who would murder their daughters in the perversity of patriarchy".

Whoa! —"Kolhapur residents reportedly began to boycott the ...

2025-08-04T06:50:59Z

Whoa! —"Kolhapur residents reportedly began to boycott the Reliance Group’s JIO mobile service and launched a signature campaign signed by 200,400 people to be sent to the President of India"!

Beautifully framed and so very true: "I realised what a ...

2025-08-02T03:52:26Z

Beautifully framed and so very true: "I realised what a relief it was to just experience a city without trying to eavesdrop on its conversations. I didn’t have to make sense of the words. I could just listen to the soundscape of the city. Raw sound has its own beauty."

Bonus marks for the Srirangam Ranganathaswamy Temple context, my most favorite temple in the world, considering I grew up around it.

"Mamata Banerjee gave Aadhar cards"? Has UIDAI been ...

2025-07-15T03:14:51Z

"Mamata Banerjee gave Aadhar cards"? Has UIDAI been dissolved? And the allegation of a State Govt. giving 'fake Aadhar cards' is not backed by an FIR, meaning the Central Govt. is so inept?

Not address proof. Not age proof. Not proof of citizenship. ...

2025-07-10T07:25:56Z

Not address proof. Not age proof. Not proof of citizenship. Aadhaar is proof that you have Aadhaar.

That's a L-O-T of bridge collapses and failures for one state ...

2025-07-10T02:44:56Z

That's a L-O-T of bridge collapses and failures for one state 😳 — "Gujarat will keep mourning preventable deaths".

Insulting the 'Chinese' in the ad while the product is ...

2025-07-08T14:06:37Z

Insulting the 'Chinese' in the ad while the product is also produced in China? Do they think Indians are fools? 🤷‍♂️

Well-played, Kerala Tourism, with the credit for the source while ...

2025-07-02T10:39:01Z

Well-played, Kerala Tourism, with the credit for the source while reusing their idea!

"The central government spent ₹2532.59 crore on the ...

2025-06-24T02:39:09Z

"The central government spent ₹2532.59 crore on the promotion of Sanskrit between 2014-15 and 2024-25, **17 times** the combined spending of ₹147.56 crore on the other five classical Indian languages –– Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Odia".

BJP's full-time occupation seems to be to paint a target on ...

2025-06-19T10:38:30Z

BJP's full-time occupation seems to be to paint a target on the backs of groups of people. The latest group: people who speak in English.

I would have never thought about how the ANI photographer ...

2025-06-13T05:30:53Z

I would have never thought about how the ANI photographer captured that shot, but now that it has been explained, it looks utterly bizarre.

Whatay use of AI 🤭 ...

2025-05-14T03:01:26Z

Whatay use of AI 🤭

Dei Air India, what is this and all? 🤦‍♂️ ...

2025-05-07T04:28:15Z

Dei Air India, what is this and all? 🤦‍♂️

So it can dispense Rs.500 notes (the only note available these ...

2025-04-17T04:10:46Z

So it can dispense Rs.500 notes (the only note available these days on ATMs) for which no small-time tea/snacks vendor in the train would have any change for?

BJP's fake, eyewash reverence meets reality. ...

2025-04-12T03:35:32Z

BJP's fake, eyewash reverence meets reality.

Happiness is seeing the little Gundu Malli plant loaded with ...

2025-04-12T02:54:33Z

Happiness is seeing the little Gundu Malli plant loaded with flowers! Each flower is a fragrance bomb, btw!

The only thing you need to know in this entirely absurd "Dr. ...

2025-04-08T03:17:33Z

The only thing you need to know in this entirely absurd "Dr. John Camm" saga is that it was so utterly easy to scam even the UP CM's office just by maska lagaoing him 🤷‍♂️

3/3 It looks like they had one great idea for a headline - a ...

2025-03-31T06:44:32Z

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3/3 It looks like they had one great idea for a headline - a solid wordplay/pun. Beyond that, everything else goes South.

As usual, I'm surprised Amul has not yet riffed on the AI-Ghibli trend yet, but I'm fairly sure something is in the works and they will, soon.

2/3 'Unresistiable' isn't even a word, if you forgive ...

2025-03-31T06:44:23Z

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2/3 'Unresistiable' isn't even a word, if you forgive the spelling error, it is 'irresistible'. And did they mean 'tastes' when they say 'tests'? I have no clue.

Was the art for this ad created 'slowly' by hand, like real Ghibli art? If not, if it was created using ChatGPT, the sentiment being invoked to link to ghee also goes for a toss.

Pretty good attempt at using a topical trend while bringing some ...

2025-03-31T06:44:19Z

Pretty good attempt at using a topical trend while bringing some element of brand connect, however feeble, though this is less of a brand connect and more of a category connect that even other ghee brands could have used. 😀

But the copy at the bottom is abominably bad. Did no one at the agency or the client side read that line? What does, 'Desi Ghee like, Ghibli Art frame, Created Slow, Felt Deep, Tests Unresistiable' even mean, beyond the comical capitalization? 1/3

Both are fantastic products - the sambar is straight out of ...

2025-03-28T15:13:11Z

Both are fantastic products - the sambar is straight out of Saravana Bhavan types, while the Ulava charu's garlicky tanginess is super! And instant - just heat in the oven and start having with idly or dosai!

🤣 "It’s too early to tell whether Trump’s attempt to ...

2025-03-21T03:56:27Z

🤣 "It’s too early to tell whether Trump’s attempt to drum up business on his friend’s behalf will bring the Maga faithful flocking to the rescue of a beleaguered brand. But if they do decide en masse to trade their trucks in for Teslas, at least we can all enjoy the irony of the people otherwise most furiously resistant to electric cars being suckered into accidentally cutting their carbon emissions by a president who doesn’t appear to believe in the climate crisis."

"In India, the situation’s so bad, Facebook’s leadership ...

2025-03-16T06:08:25Z

"In India, the situation’s so bad, Facebook’s leadership hires an ex–police captain who’s been given some boring, official sounding title but is understood by the policy team to be someone who ‘would be able to handle an arrest situation well’ — that is, go to jail in a clash between Facebook and the Indian government.”

"North India's only beach residences" at Sector 88B ...

2025-03-10T02:18:35Z

"North India's only beach residences" at Sector 88B Gurgaon 🤦

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2025-03-09T06:46:55Z

WUT?!!

Comic sketch by Dutch comedian Stefan Pop explains the ...

2025-03-09T05:58:30Z

Comic sketch by Dutch comedian Stefan Pop explains the extraordinarily dystopian events in the world right now in the simplest possible manner. He may be a comedian, but what he conveys is anything but comedy. Dark comedy, perhaps.

Were the doors shut with the tourists inside? Hope not. ...

2025-03-09T03:53:31Z

Were the doors shut with the tourists inside? Hope not.

"73% of Indian women discontinue their jobs after birth" ...

2025-03-08T11:50:21Z

"73% of Indian women discontinue their jobs after birth" 🤦

"Why don’t you wear a suit? Do you own a suit?" was the ...

2025-03-07T10:49:46Z

"Why don’t you wear a suit? Do you own a suit?" was the first question from the White House press pool to Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine's president, during his visit to the Oval Office on February 28th. It came from a reporter for Real America’s Voice, a right-wing to far right streaming, cable and satellite television channel founded in 2020.

1/2. Just how many people did Flipkart, Realme, and its/their ...

2025-02-26T12:30:25Z

1/2. Just how many people did Flipkart, Realme, and its/their "influencer marketing" agency/agencies rope in—for a few, of course, to "talk" about this billboard... and ALL of them without any kind of disclosure that this is a paid/promoted post?

"When I went to claim my mother’s body, they insisted that ...

2025-02-18T02:11:15Z

"When I went to claim my mother’s body, they insisted that I take the compensation".
"They asked for our Aadhaar cards for verification and handed us the cash. I didn’t care then. I just wanted my sister’s body out of the morgue".

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2025-02-16T10:54:33Z

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Deny everything relentlessly till there is no way out but to ...

2025-02-16T03:18:15Z

Deny everything relentlessly till there is no way out but to accept that things have gone horrendously wrong.

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2025-02-16T02:28:22Z

"Stampede-like"

"India’s erotic heritage, with love songs written in Tamil, ...

2025-01-19T04:10:54Z

"India’s erotic heritage, with love songs written in Tamil, Sanskrit and Prakrit, are not part of gender studies or the culture curriculum. Victorian colonisers convinced India’s nationalist leaders that its erotic past was an indicator of degeneration."

This Vadivelu meme was just waiting to be made. ...

2025-01-10T02:34:25Z

This Vadivelu meme was just waiting to be made.

Here's an interesting conundrum. Ankit Nagori (founder and ...

2025-01-08T04:02:09Z

Here's an interesting conundrum. Ankit Nagori (founder and CEO of Curefoods) tweeted about a positive experience with a food delivery brand 'Canteen Central' on Swiggy Bolt. I recall seeing it as a normal tweet. I looked up 'Canteen Central' out of curiosity and realized that it belongs to Curefoods, and dismissed the 'positive experience' a bit. The logic was simple and human - "that's his own brand and it's no wonder he's pleased with it". 1/5

What happens if you try to stand still in Bengaluru? 1. You are ...

2025-01-07T05:50:17Z

What happens if you try to stand still in Bengaluru?
1. You are offered seed money by a passing VC.
2. You get accosted by auto drivers asking you where you wanna go.
3. Someone asks you for directions to somewhere (which involves you asking them to take a right on a dead-end, Bengaluru-style).
4. Strangers come and ask you what you are selling.
5. You are knocked off by a two-wheeler that is moving on the pavement you are standing in (because the road is too crowded with vehicles anyway).

Oh wow, what an interesting product idea! I wonder how they got ...

2025-01-05T05:36:22Z

Oh wow, what an interesting product idea! I wonder how they got the consistency to offer paneer as a spread.

Very understated and small'ish ad for such a unique product, though.

I believe this is available only in Delhi (the ad was released today only in the Delhi edition of The Times of India), but as an unapologetic, card-carrying fan of paneer, I would love to try it whenever it becomes available in Bengaluru.

Also, how long before Amul replicates this idea and takes it pan-India?

India is not for beginners - 2025 edition. ...

2025-01-03T05:34:59Z

India is not for beginners - 2025 edition.

Why this hesitation to clearly call out as a paid post as a ...

2024-12-31T03:44:18Z

Why this hesitation to clearly call out as a paid post as a paid/sponsored post?

Are they worried that their 'promotion' would become less reliable/credible if a disclosure about it being a paid post is added?

Consider the alternative then: if it was found out eventually (LinkedIn has a way of surfacing similar posts on the timeline!) that the paid post without a 'paid post' disclosure was exposed to have been a paid post after all, how does that add up in terms of credibility?

Old rule in gully cricket: the kid who owns (and brings) bat, ...

2024-12-27T05:25:06Z

Old rule in gully cricket: the kid who owns (and brings) bat, ball, and stumps sets the rules of the game.

The South Indian state of Manipur agrees wholeheartedly. ...

2024-12-22T02:17:54Z

The South Indian state of Manipur agrees wholeheartedly.

Leaders posing with modern objects of destruction that has come ...

2024-12-21T04:47:47Z

Leaders posing with modern objects of destruction that has come to define them.

"famous photograph showing Pakistan’s Lt-General AAK Niazi ...

2024-12-17T03:19:07Z

"famous photograph showing Pakistan’s Lt-General AAK Niazi signing the Instrument of Surrender in Dec 1971"
Vs.
one that "depicts Krishna’s chariot with Arjun, Garuda and Chanakya along with modern tanks, rocket launchers and attack helicopters"

Wife goes to Court under IPC section 498A (cruelty towards a ...

2024-12-13T03:48:31Z

Wife goes to Court under IPC section 498A (cruelty towards a woman by her husband or the husband's family) for him, as per the complaint, 'taking care of the pet cat more than the wife'!

"aired his narrative at a meeting of VHP, the cantankerous ...

2024-12-12T02:14:01Z

"aired his narrative at a meeting of VHP, the cantankerous group that advocates violent Hindutva"

"Justice Yadav decided to wear his prejudice on his sleeve"

"to establish tenets of impartiality, judges’ conduct in office and in public events has to be above reproach"

So, here comes the 'reveal' from YesMadam (see my post ...

2024-12-10T06:15:42Z

So, here comes the 'reveal' from YesMadam (see my post from yesterday: https://tinyurl.com/madamislying). In simple terms, they *LIED* that they fired employees. We have no clue what else they would LIE about, but this is a good start to know their ethics. 1/2

Had 2 bottles of this Goli Soda (in 2 flavors - plain, and lemon) ...

2024-12-07T10:56:38Z

Had 2 bottles of this Goli Soda (in 2 flavors - plain, and lemon) on a mildly hot morning just outside the Rangathaswamy Temple in Srirangam, Trichy. The opening of the bottle itself is unique - you press the marble ('goli' in Tamil), and it goes inside and stays on top, atop a crevice, allowing the liquid to flow through it. Delightfully flavorful drink with an interesting opening routine! This is something the larger beverage brands could look into adding to their portfolio. 1/2

Kids: write posts on LinkedIn on their own, supporting a ...

2024-11-28T02:34:10Z

Kids: write posts on LinkedIn on their own, supporting a corporate behemoth facing fraud/bribery charges

Men: write newspaper op-eds, supporting a corporate behemoth facing fraud/bribery charges

Legends: call for a press conference "on their own", supporting a corporate behemoth facing fraud/bribery charges

One of the many conversation starters for Bengalureans beyond ...

2024-11-27T04:24:14Z

One of the many conversation starters for Bengalureans beyond weather and traffic is how far from the airport the city is - not just the distance, but how long it takes to get to the airport, weaving through mind-numbing traffic. It is in this context that most Bengalureans rue the lack of dedicated, convenient, high-speed transport to the airport from assorted points in the city (something that the Metro promises to provide... eventually). But just imagine... 1/5

The US DoJ and SEC have charged one of India's largest ...

2024-11-27T02:04:57Z

The US DoJ and SEC have charged one of India's largest companies of massive corruption (in India, at that!) and the ruling party is yet to order its own investigation into it, and the PM is actually using 'they lost, we won elections' as excuse to shield that company! So much for 'party with a difference', 'Na khaunga, na khane dunga'.

"The governor of West Bengal, akin to the head of a family... ...

2024-11-26T03:35:26Z

"The governor of West Bengal, akin to the head of a family... the governor as a true protector of the people" —Seriously? 🤷

Social media can be a brutally unforgiving place 😂 ...

2024-11-23T10:08:31Z

Social media can be a brutally unforgiving place 😂

Shouldn't that be 'ஒண்ணா' and not ...

2024-11-17T06:32:13Z

Shouldn't that be 'ஒண்ணா' and not 'ஒன்னா'?

A joy to see the Woodrose in full bloom! To think I bought the ...

2024-11-16T03:32:45Z

A joy to see the Woodrose in full bloom! To think I bought the seeds online via Etsy all the way from Portugal late last year!!

This is a kind of a tipping point! Coca-Cola's Christmas ad ...

2024-11-15T10:07:58Z

This is a kind of a tipping point! Coca-Cola's Christmas ad campaign titled, 'Holidays Are Coming' has been annual fixture since 1995. In 1995, and till 2023, it was produced the 'normal' way - with real people, real shooting, real camera, real editing, etc. For the first time in Coca-Cola's history, this annual campaign has been made entirely using AI, in 2024!

I found it a bit ironical that the last shot in the 2024 ad says, 'Real Magic'.

Both ads play back-to-back - 1995, then 2024.

"Tamil Nadu — unlike India more generally — has also ...

2024-11-12T02:45:42Z

"Tamil Nadu — unlike India more generally — has also created the perception that it is a relatively easy place to do business. The state has long had a well-developed educational system, churning out hundreds of thousands of engineering graduates every year. This had made it the country’s manufacturing powerhouse, especially in automobiles and auto parts.

If India is to develop its manufacturing sector, this Tamil Nadu experience must be replicated."

A bit surprising that no Indian paper, barring Indian Express, ...

2024-11-11T05:49:10Z

A bit surprising that no Indian paper, barring Indian Express, has updated the fact that it wasn't the Canadian Govt. that 'blocked' the social media posts of 'Australia Today' (featuring S Jaishankar's remarks against Canada) but Meta/Facebook which has been blocking 'news' on social media platforms in Canada since 2023. TOI even put it on the front page, but the follow-up is absent.

"Buses during rush hour are now filled with women. There’s ...

2024-11-11T04:55:19Z

"Buses during rush hour are now filled with women. There’s a little less fear that one may give the “wrong idea” to the man nearby with a slight graze. Instead, you’d be more likely to face a more welcoming berating at the hands of an Indian aunty".

The so-called "Bulldozer Justice" peddled by BJP in UP, ...

2024-11-10T03:07:31Z

The so-called "Bulldozer Justice" peddled by BJP in UP, MP, and Rajasthan is "lawlessness", "simply unacceptable under the rule of law", it seems, according to Supreme Court. And yet, BJP leaders would continue to *use* it as a badge of honor - what's lawlessness if it garners votes from us, eh?

Excellent stuff! The Problem with Sadhguru: ...

2024-11-09T02:54:24Z

Excellent stuff! The Problem with Sadhguru: https://tinyurl.com/gurueclipsed By Krish Ashok. Counters Jaggi Vasudev's sweeping food-related claims including Fenugreek detox, Western food lacking water, eating during eclipses, Brinjal being toxic, questioning the concept of sattvic food, Redefining Satvik, Rajasik and Tamasik for modern times, and most importantly, veg. vs. non-veg food.

Adorable new ad for IKEA Poland, by the agency VML Poland. One of ...

2024-11-07T03:58:24Z

Adorable new ad for IKEA Poland, by the agency VML Poland. One of the best I have seen in the recent surfeit of Christmas ads (and I have seen a LOT in the last one week)!

#advertising #marketing #creative #creativity #christmas

Tsk, tsk! Looks like the "disease" that our esteemed Vice ...

2024-11-07T02:10:52Z

Tsk, tsk! Looks like the "disease" that our esteemed Vice President was once afflicted with and is now intensely against, is spreading.

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2024-11-05T04:40:05Z

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2024-11-04T04:37:16Z

Wow!

What a contrast: "2nd cleanest post-Diwali since 2015" ...

2024-11-02T03:10:07Z

What a contrast:
"2nd cleanest post-Diwali since 2015"
vs.
"Worst Diwali air quality since 2022"

"granted six-week conditional interim bail to actor Darshan, ...

2024-10-31T01:46:09Z

"granted six-week conditional interim bail to actor Darshan, holding that humane treatment to all is a requirement of law and any failure to address health issues could lead to serious consequences"

ANI puts up a misleading tweet at 3:30 pm that omits ...

2024-10-30T04:14:15Z

ANI puts up a misleading tweet at 3:30 pm that omits 'additional' half-day holiday announced by Tamil Nadu Govt today, since Deepavali in Tamil Nadu is on October 31st - a public holiday. Nov. 1 too has already been announced as a holiday, incidentally. So, 2.5 days of holiday for Deepavali.

After everyone and their grandfather had abused TN Govt, Tamil people, etc. for "giving just half day holiday for Deepavali", the clarification came at 10:12 pm in the night!

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2024-10-28T16:07:15Z

😳

India has arrived. ...

2024-10-25T11:15:49Z

India has arrived.

Making hay while the sun shines: "The influencer told the CMO ...

2024-10-23T02:18:59Z

Making hay while the sun shines: "The influencer told the CMO that he earned as much in a day that the official earned in a month". I wonder who the influencer was (and who the CMO was).

Interesting reframing of 'blind', which originally meant ...

2024-10-17T02:22:13Z

Interesting reframing of 'blind', which originally meant 'unbiased and should not be based on a person's appearance or other outside influences' to literal 'blind'. A sign of our times where performative signalling is enough as against living by them.

"I strongly feel that if those who eat non-vegetarian food ...

2024-10-12T03:08:12Z

"I strongly feel that if those who eat non-vegetarian food respect the feelings of their Hindu brothers and sisters during the nine days of Navratri, it will only enhance our camaraderie as citizens of this great nation" —Isn't the question not about voluntarily shunning non-vegetarian out of respect, and actually about the what the State is willing to force (and extract a forced 'mass respect'), equating India to more regressive/repressive regimes?

Brilliantly framed by Rama Bijapurkar: "Indian consumers are ...

2024-10-06T06:51:43Z

Brilliantly framed by Rama Bijapurkar: "Indian consumers are not bargain hunters. It is not the cheapest option that wins. They have sophisticated—and unusual, for the western mind—value-processing algorithms that decide the option that offers the best value to them. That algorithm takes into account the benefits they perceive, how important that benefit is to them, and how they process price and cost of usage relative to other options."

From: The CEO’s Guide to India https://tinyurl.com/indiaceoguide

Vanity Fair. ...

2024-10-05T05:27:50Z

Vanity Fair.