Tag Archives: Rapido

Sympathy for Rapido

Posted on June 6, 2025 by VM

From ‘Rapido draws flak for charging users extra for traffic delays, commuters term it ‘extortion’’, The Hindu, June 3, 2025: Ride-hailing platform Rapido is under fresh scrutiny from [Bengaluru] users for introducing a charge that penalises passengers if their ride … Continue reading →

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So many cynical ads on TV

Posted on November 10, 2023 by VM

I wrote about cynical ads airing on Indian cable TV a while ago. Since then I’ve started to notice more such ads and thought it might be useful to maintain a running list. To be continued…

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Marginalia: Romila on textbooks, Rapido ad, Nobel nonsense

Posted on May 6, 2023 by VM

We may go on deleting sections of our history but in the world outside where there are multiple centres of research into the Indian past, and many scholars, there these expunged sections from books used in India will continue to … Continue reading →

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Marginalia: Romila on textbooks, Rapido ad, Nobel nonsense

Posted on May 6, 2023 by VM

We may go on deleting sections of our history but in the world outside where there are multiple centres of research into the Indian past, and many scholars, there these expunged sections from books used in India will continue to … Continue reading →

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TV ads are becoming creepy

Posted on March 31, 2022 by VM

Have you watched the new ads of Magicpin, Instamart, Rapido and PharmEasy? Continue reading →

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