Lovely, Nostalgic,Old Indian Ads

I just happened to reach these ads and nostalgia gripped me tight before i could get a grip on myself. I recalled the lovely days when i as still very young-a school goer. Here are some ads that i loved to recollect.

1. Jalebee



2. Hamaraa Bajaj



3. Paan Parag



4. Asian Paints



5. Rasna



6. Lijjat Paapad



7. Bajaj Bulbs




8. Luna Ad




The ordering and numbering is not on the basis of preference and is random.

Also some worthy mentions would be the Nataraj pencil Ad, Liril soap Ads, Vico Vjridanti Ads, etc etc.

The Silent Indian National Anthem

Mahatma Gandhi in an Ad. Do Indians Know?

I got a forward with a link saying that this is an ad which features the great Mahatma Gandhi. I clicked on the link and was immediately directed to ‘Youtube’. To my utter surprise, this ad was of an Italian telecom giant (Telecom Italia) and was an award winner when it came out in the year 2004.

This is a 60 second ad and is titled “Sa avesse potuto comunicare così oggi che mondo sarebbe? Telecom Italia. Comunicare e vivere.” The rough translation of the same reads as “What would the world be like if only he could have communicated like this. Telecom Italy. Communicating and Living”.

In the ad film Mahatma Gandhi is shown as saying: ““If you want to give a message it must be a message of ‘Love’, it must be a message of ‘Truth’. I want to capture your hearts. Let your hearts clap in unison with what I’m saying. A friend asked yesterday, ‘Did I believe in one world?’ How can I possibly do otherwise, of course I believe in one world”.

The music used during the Telecom Italia Gandhi TV ad is ‘The Sacrifice”, performed by Lisa Gerrard (formerly lead singer with Dead Can Dance) and instrumentalist Pieter Bourke.

Here is the ad: