Airliners-India.com Flickr Group & Facebook    FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  A blast from the past: AI in 1960s.          Airliners-India.com Forum Index -> Editorial/Analysis/Articles View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message himmat01 Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 1392 Location: DEL Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 5:38 pm    Post subject: A blast from the past: AI in 1960s. An article on AI in the Time magazine. Quote: The world's least inhibited air traveler has long been Air-India International's advertising symbol, a little maharajah with striped turban and quivering wax mustaches. He thinks nothing of matching entrechats with a Moscow ballerina or—since transatlantic service began in May ­swapping his turban for a Texan's Stetson and a pair of shooting irons. So distinctive is the maharajah that the American Society of Travel Agents in 1959 voted AII first place in a 400-entry travel poster contest. This year the Indian Society of Advertisers gave its top award to the maharajah's originator, Air-India's commercial director, S. K. ("Bobby") Kooka. Despite such honors, Indian politicians last week were demanding the elimination of the maharajah. Details: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897638-2,00.html Our Netas have not changed since the 1960s. [/quote] Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         Airliners-India.com Forum Index -> Editorial/Analysis/Articles All times are GMT + 5.5 Hours Page 1 of 1   Jump to: Select a forum New Members----------------Sign-up Guidelines Airliners-India----------------Civil AviationNon AviationTrip ReportsMilitary Aviation & SpaceInternationalAviation Polls & PreferenceTech/OpsAviation PhotographyEditorial/Analysis/ArticlesAviation HobbyAviation LawAviation Questions & CareersSite Related Flickr Group----------------Photo of the Month My Message Board----------------Pin Up  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © phpBB Group. Hosted by phpBB.BizHat.com