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My uncle, Gerson da Cunha

Adman Rahul da Cunha fondly remembers his uncle, who passed into the ages on January 7. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The multi-talented Gerson da Cunha, 92, passed away in Mumbai......

Gerson Da Cunha: The Forever Man

'Gerson existed at the intersection of principle and conscience.'One of our conversations turned to his return to India from Brazil.'He spoke about the choices he made and the things he felt he had......

A Toast To The Butter Man

Among the many pearls of wisdom he bequeathed me, this one is probably the most precious: If you don't enjoy what you have created, how will anyone else?Manish Jhaveri remembers the legendary adman......

Is Arundhati Roy Scared Of The Really Powerful?

'Arundhati Roy is like a ballerina performing on a high wire, cool, supremely at ease but conscious of all the adoring eyes on her,' notes P Vijaya Kumar. IMAGE: Arundhati Roy signs her new book......

Hamara Bajaj Kindled Pride in Being Indian

In 1989 when Bajaj came out with their legendary and elegant Hamara Bajaj campaign, that looked more at apna India, rather than the scooter, and at all hues of scootered Indians, it drew millions......

Sylvester daCunha, creator of iconic 'Amul girl' campaign, passes away

Advertising industry veteran Sylvester daCunha, the creator of the iconic 'Amul Girl' campaign that started in the 1960s, has died, the Gujarat-based milk cooperative that owns the dairy brand said......

Advertising titan, civic activist, actor, writer Gerson da Cunha is dead

Advertising industry veteran Gerson da Cunha, a multi-faceted personality passionate about civic activism in later years, died in Mumbai on Friday after a brief illness, a former colleague said.......

Amul girl far cuter than Amul boy: DaCunha

Would an Amul boy have outwitted the cute girl in polka dotted dress and with a blue hair bun? Never, say her creators. "The Amul girl is far cuter than an Amul boy. "She has far greater......

Best Amul advertisements in 2012

Amul advertisements are among the best ad campaigns in India. Entertaining and captivating, these ads have made lasting impressions since decades.The Amul advertisement journey began in 1966, when......

The BEST Amul advertisements in 2011

Amul's advertisements have touched the hearts of millions of Indians since decades. Amul's illustrious advertisement journey began in 1966, when the company approached Sylvester daCunha to design a......

'I Can't Talk To My Parents About My Film'

'That's how big this taboo is.''It would be difficult for them to understand what I am trying to show with Jaggi.' IMAGE: Ramnish Chaudhary in Jaggi. In Director Anmol Sidhu's sombre drama Jaggi,......

Chak De gal power against eve teasers!

After championing women's hockey in Shah Rukh Khan's Chak De! India,Sagarika Ghatge and Chitrashi Rawat, the two stars of last year's blockbuster are now championingthe cause of open spaces and......

Strong Asian presence in Cannes this year

Strangely enough, the Indian presence at the Festival de Cannes, in the last few years, hasn't risen above solicited space on the jury. After author Arundhati Roy and actors Nandita Das and......

Tracking Cannes 2005

Uma da Cunha, the wellknown casting director without whose guidance movies like Octopussy, The Sea Wolves, Holy Smoke, Monsoon Wedding etc would not have been made, was a keen observer at Cannes......

'I'm a lone wolf in this grand theatre of life'

'But hey, even lone wolves howl at the moon every now and then, right?' IMAGE: Amit Sadh in Duranga 2. Amit Sadh plays a gruesome serial killer in the second season of the thriller Web series,......

RCB moves Karnataka HC against CAT's stampede order

IMAGE: The Central Administrative Tribunal had observed that the RCB are 'prima facie responsible' for the stampede outside M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on June 4, which led to the death of......

PIX: Mbappe wins it for Real Madrid; Milan rally to beat Como

A summary of Saturday's action in the LaLiga, Serie A and Bundesliga. IMAGE: Kylian Mbappe celebrates scoring Real Madrid's second goal with Lucas Vazquez and Jude Bellingham during the LaLiga......

Alvito D'Cunha named East Bengal skipper

Alvito D'Cunha was on Tuesday named East Bengal captain for the forthcoming season. His name as skipper was approved at a meeting of the club's executive committee on Tuesday.D'Cunha has been......

Manchester City's ban appeal to be heard by CAS in June

IMAGE: The Adjudicatory Chamber of UEFA's Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) had found Manchester City guilty of overstating its sponsorship revenue between 2012 and 2016. Photograph: Phil......

Newcastle United sign Serbia forward Mitrovic from Anderlecht

Belgian player Aleksandar Mitrovic. Photograph: Henriques Da Cunha/EuroFootball/Reuters Newcastle United have signed Serbian forward Aleksandar Mitrovic from Belgian side Anderlecht, subject to a......