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Anvar Alikhan

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ARTICLES BY ANVAR ALIKHAN

Despite all his literary achievements, Salman Rushdie still seems to be rather proud of his ‘Incredibubble’ and ‘Naughty. But nice’ which he created during his 10-year advertising career. Photo: AFP

Salman Rushdie’s years as an ad man

7 min read . 25 Sep 2017

Today, the Doomsday Clock officially stands at 2.5 minutes to midnight, but the fact is that if it was to be reset now, courtesy Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un’s antics on nuclear weapons, it would undoubtedly be closer. Photo: AFP

Two minutes to Doomsday?

6 min read . 23 Aug 2017

A file photo of J.R.D. Tata with Nevill Vintcent. Vintcent was a veteran World War I pilot. He believed the scope for aviation was much greater in India than in South-East Asia.

Air India’s forgotten founding father

5 min read . 11 Jul 2017

Sir Martin Sorrell. The global advertising industry can be divided into two eras: “BS” and “AS”. Or, to expand those initials, “Before Sorrell” and “After Sorrell”. Photo: Reuters

The day the advertising industry changed

9 min read . 29 Jun 2017

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