Point of View

The Tata Group has ventured into a wide variety of industries, ranging from steel, information technology, and cars to India's first airline. However, very few people are awa…

To ward off mosquitoes, a dry paste of pyrethrum powder is often rolled into a spiral coil and burned. Typically, the coil hangs at the core of the spiral. The smoke from the fire…

Nimbu paani, which translates to "lemon water," has long been considered the classic beverage for households throughout India. The straightforward lime juice prepared in homes …

There was a time when the name “Rahul” became popular. All because the advertising featured a carefree-looking Rahul bopping about the toilet to some tunes on the radio. A co…

Big Fun launched on October 24, 1983, in Chennai, and became widely known when its first television ad aired on DD on November 6, 1983, just before the evening showing of a Tamil …

Those of us who were born before 1980 wore HMTs. Everyone had a family member, who wore it and eventually handed it down.  With so many options, it's no surprise that the fi…

From 1957 to 2014, Indian automaker Hindustan Motors produced the Hindustan Ambassador, which underwent several updates and revisions during its existence. Despite its British …

In the 1970s and 1980s, licence raj severely limited the production and distribution of televisions. Those businesses who obtained a licence saw their profits soar in the absence …

Before the turn of the millennium, knowing how to write in cursive was seen as a sign of a good thing. In school, we did a lot of writing classes/ exercises. Good handwriting got …

In 1944, the Premier Automobiles (Walchand Group) company was established. After independence, Premier vehicles were among the first to drive on free India's roads. The first step…

In July 1947, Chakrapani and Nagi Reddi began publishing "Chandamama" in Telugu. Chakrapani was the magazine's first editor. Nagi Reddi, a prominent South Indian film producer, ov…

Lee Falk's The Phantom came to India for the first time in the 1940s, when the then-popular Illustrated Weekly of India (by Bennett Coleman) published Phantom Sunda…

As children in the 1980s and 1990s, we were all warned that smoking was hazardous for our health, yet we couldn't resist the allure of the candy called Phantom cigarettes. Mayb…

Nothing lasts forever, and neither do brands. But certain brands create such an enduring impression on consumers that they are spoken about long after they no longer exist. When a…