16th Anniversary Special

Skiff, Cliff

Burma Ruby

Kurta Story

Before Cliff Richard was Sir Cliff, he was Lucknow-born Harry R. Webb. After a British exodus, Cliff had the youth in his native land movin it.

Probably the best thing Burma has done for us. Helen Jairag Richardson came to Bombay in 43. Decades later, theyd coin the term item girl after her.

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Trampish?
So what if hed borrow liberally from Chaplin in Awaara, all Raj Kapoor did was take an already great thing and make it better. Awaara Hoon testifies to that.

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Misfire

Put them down to nationalist sentiment if you must, the dhoti kurta and kurta pyjama favoured by eligible men in the 1950s had eyelines lingering.

Making Waves

India was invited by FIFA to participate in the fourth World Cup in Brazil in 1950, but the AIFF, unable to understand its importance, declined!
Not Homely
Womens hairdos would never be as simple or as alluring as they were in this decade. The tried-and-tested bun style was adored by all and sundry. OMG...Why? The story goes that FIFA would not let em play barefoot!

When J.C. Bose displayed the power of radio transmissions, our link to the radio was set. That All India Radio would be popular was then a given.

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31 October 2011 OUTLOOK