Stay ahead with The Hindu

[gauravzerogravity]

TOI is as gay as NDTV, they are purchased by Congressi MotherFuckers govt. has purchased media and all these assholes hides information from the people...

[TheCyborg1337]

Fuck TOI and the Hindu, Hindustan Times rules!!!

[kingxirol]

@MrChennaivasi I bet you still don't know who the vice president of India is ...

[invnible]

I feel sorry for The Hindu.

Kbye.

[ilovecivilengg]

Is it real?? well,i dont think so, If its real,then i guess its too shameful, nobody knows how is the V.P of india,

abhishek's baby is a girl,LOL

[cloud5220]

this is bad now people will start talking about politics in their tea break instead of more pressing matters like Bollywood and cricket.

[krishnaallam]

Well, obviously it's an ad, and they are not real people, and even a 5th grader can answer those. Everyone who have a habit of reading a new paper (ANY NEWS PAPER) can be considered as knowledgeable and possibly answer those question. If you push it too hard it looks fake. I am not a TOI fan but Yes, this ad is fake.

[dracula343]

@krishnaallam the toi ad was fake too.

[krishnaallam]

@dracula343 Nope. Don't think so. During my grad days I used to read Hindu.. It always puts me to sleep. I always thought it has a different level of journalist values and high standards. Not true. I read San Francisco Chronicle, New York times, washington post, several other news papers in here. And nope, they were not boring, none of them put me to sleep. Only hindu does.

[krishnaallam]

@dracula343 Unnecessary over english usage. Then I thought Hindu is like English poetry our Indians write. The stupidest form of english by adding twisted and confusing words that no one actually uses in real life.. Unnecessary usage. Well, TOI didn't lie about hindi at least.

[ARASHTRIYAVADHI]

ha ha ! times of india ppppppppp

[vikgupta90]

@MrChennaivasi...Hahaha...you'­re so dumb....seriously!

[bbb19791]

I have stopped subscribing TOI .....

[ajphoenix666]

@MrChennaivasi If a majority of the youth in our country thought so, then I would truly feel sad for us ..

[rohittalekar1989]

Why are they showing BB flaunting youngsters shown? Didn't they get other poeple glauting Android or iphone devices?

The ad slap hard on TOI' face.

[1rd69]

BTW TOI is a masala newspaper and Hindu I feel targets more of "mature" audience.

[1rd69]

I am sure they have picked the douchest of all!

[sharadtriyama]

Where in this video does it show that people reading the Hindu can answer these questions?

[chandu8454]

Holy shit its insane how can u say i haven't watched Ramayan.

[siddistani]

"I haven't watched the Ramayana." Holy fuck me alive. My children will have no television. Idiot junta.

[badugunad]

Q: Where is Tahrir Square?

A: I think it's like a Geometrical Shape, like Circle, Square...

Look at the confidence ! God, please save my India...Iam afraid she might become the next PM !

[saravana11111]

Simply super counter for TOI by The Hindu.. The Hindu Rockz

[WDG3A]

I read i.e. = Indian Express..

[geekamails]

@WDG3A Thats another toilet paper.

[53shamit]

eye opening ad.........news paper not meant for just entertainment..........

my next news paper is THE HINDU

[sridharsharma07]

news shud be given as an information

in times of india you will find the magazine way of publishing news

[siddharthjoshi91]

TOI- Toilet paper Of India

[ramsankar1982]

Hitting directly, Stay ahead of The Times. Thankfully, I know answer for all the questions, including that of Aishwaryas baby. Reading The Hindu since my childhood, everyday.

[amitnagpal1985]

need to shift to hindu. god.

[rdx0rpg]

Just an AD can make one think so much about choice of a newspaper.

Then what about other news channels and the most important ................ Lokpal Bill why cannot 1 Billion people convince their own elected people that they need a strong Anti Corruption Law.

(I think it need to be commercialized same as above)

[rdx0rpg]

Anyone with a little comman sense can makeout this AD doesnt reflect any newspaper but people of a nation.

[agneshwar]

Right on the head... Today TOI is all abt SRK beating someone up in some Bombay party...

[biusers]

The most printed words in The Hindu these days are Prakash Karat, Seetaram Yechuri, Teesta Teesta Setalvad, Mallika Sarabhai and many more. The questions should be

in fact

Name the famous women politician who quit her job as airhostess - Brinda Karat

What does AKG stand for - A.K Gopalan

Name the son of famous tamil film celebrity couple who volunteered in the CPM party congress held at Coimbatore - Nandhan

And many more like this..

[thynameisdevil]

tight slap on d TOI, Hindu still good old newspaper thrives in actual news not in sensationalism ! I was waiting 4 this tit 4 tat ad,ever since TOI mocked Hindu .. Bravo Hindu !

[aadi343]

Wow! Tight slap on TOI's face..

[raghur2001]

I read TOI let paper LOL

[topgunitsme]

THIS IS FUCKING RIDICULOUS(MAYBE I GOT THE SPELLING WRONG BUT)....srsly....NO ONE IS THAT DUMB....THE HINDU PPL ARE RETARDS!!!!!

[cpnair84]

i don't mind spending 3 more rupees for a new paper...only problem i have with hindu is that they consider Chennai as center of the world and every one should know all the crap happening over there..well i don't give rats ass....if you truly want to be a nation news paper then come out of that and start publishing nation new...toi is much more diverts compare to hindu you may want to think in that direction also

[ankushraj16]

@cpnair84 m wid u...

[bonoslack1]

@cpnair84 dude, this ad is targeted at chennai people.

[sudhirsyal]

haha...even the Hindu now admits that everyone reads the Times of India!

[VideoShoppingStore]

That means all of them read THE HINDU. But why it was bipped? 

[VideoShoppingStore]

Just kidding mmm

[rohith118]

These ads don't really reflect the entire population's perspective , am sure we can find more than a few readers of the Hindu , who still wont know the answers to these questions. The Hindu is a rather boring read albeit well written and more informative , the times just gains due to that one point though it could use some more careful editing.

[mohanraj025]

@rohith118 You would find nobody who reads The Hindu with such low IQ. The Hindu is for the those who are much above average. If people read TOI, I have no problems with it..They deserved to read TOI.

[thousifxxx]

hi hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

[kris19511]

only draw back in Hindu is " Pro Jayalalithaa" Can you avoid it?

[krimuk85]

thumbs up if you will laugh the next time u see 'times of India' paper..:)

[seasonedsevencolors]

@krimuk85 What next time? I always laugh when I see times of India. It's good for sensational-masala stuff only.

[param4u10]

I wish u Hindu does sensible journalism aggressively...Its to much crap out there.

And please get out of south syndrome, go b the national newspaper ,U deserve to b

Gud luck Hindu

[shaheen916]

0:25 thumbs up if you think this is the best answer in this video.... :p

[WintersLt]

point taken dat TOI is a masala tabloid newspaper filled with senseless reports..much like india TV of newspapers...but reading hindu every morning is also not the most refreshing thing to do...more so if u hv the slightest appetite for juicy news.

[askpraveen]

its not times of india it shud be called porns of india ..

[goingplaces11]

LOL

[trionmktg]

Pathetic ad & worser comments here. Sorry Dr. Kalam you had high hopes for the youth of this country. They get fooled by a simple 'TV' ad. Few things come to light based on this ad - You guys are searching for knowledge in the wrong place, newspaper is only for news not for knowledge gaining. Secondly the ad depicts youth to be so dumb instead of getting agitated, you guys are enjoying it like a comedy show on tv. Finally it is clear that all the guys dont listen to their dad!!!

[arunadoor87]

RAM'S FATHER IS ONE OF THE PANDAVAS :o :D .... EPIC :D

[yashas1993]

the beeping sound is times of india.

[singhenglish]

Bhenchod I don't know what there history and geo teacher taught them

[RejectedRockStar]

:)

[krimuk85]

thumbs up if you think 'times' is more about scandals than substance..:)

[sharadtriyama]

Why is it superior to know about politics and mythology and inferior to know about cinema? Hindu is a bloody conservative newspaper!

[gagan332]

@sharadtriyama the fact that you asked this question further reinforces the point emphasized in the video. Knowldege of whats going on in the nation and around the world helps build opinions on how to improve society which includes choosing wisely whom to vote for in the next elections. Knowing the gender of a celebrity's baby does not.

[sharadtriyama]

@gagan332 Does this video prove that people reading the Hindu can do what you have said? And how the hell does it help to know the Ramayan when I am casting my vote!?

[amar756]

Mohammad Hamid Ansari

Egypt

Dashrath

Girl

Times of India

Tahrir square is a circle!!! LMAO

[harini5iyengar9]

I get it. I get it.

[Sam87791]

ok..ok...I agree The Hindu is better than TOI. I think I should unsubscribe TOI now

[2011wee1]

subscribing to Hindu right awayyyy

[abhios]

" i have not watched ramayan " . rofl !

[Giasaysthat]

My parents always told me to read "The hindu".I know why now...

[Giasaysthat]

Respect!

[abhios]

toi sucks .

[pradeepsjoshiii]

I think Tissue paper r better than TOI-let paper. Hahaha.

[combatshadowz]

The Hindu, we need you in Mumbai so I can use ToI as a TOIlet paper from now onwards!

[sajathmenon]

"I think it's like a geometrical shape like circle, square" hahaha

[onemagicmushroom]

AWETIMESFUCKINSOME!!

[rdasn89]

1). M.Hamid Ansari

2). Downtown Cairo Egypt

3) Dasharath

4). girl

5). Hindustan Times

[newsjunkieish]

@rdasn89 LOl... ditto and definitely not The Hindu.

[arunadoor87]

BTW i don't watch ramayan.....Epic !!!!! :D

[Zhaurlynx]

I laugh like a maniac at the part where all of them say 'beep'..'beep'..'beep'..

I don't know why..

[gauravjohari]

Awesome !!

[011annie]

freakin' awesome! :)))

i <3 "The Hindu"

bajaa daala TOI ka :D

[tearlesspains]

The Hindu should first catch up with the times , then they can try to get ahead of times.

you fellows cant even think of a decent ad campaign , your monopoly over chennai is over so move on ,and stop bitching about others

[vijayjoshivideo]

@tearlesspains abey jaa bey aaya bada Times wala

[ajith0787]

Loved it......return of responsible journalism

[shivaraaj41]

TOI f****d.....such a awesome ad...

[vikas1ace]

Look at the pride on their face when they answer the last question XD

BTW now I know why my father always told me to read HINDU... gonna switch my news paper first thing tomorrow :)

[sarathcpt]

@vikas1ace you listen to Ads more than your dad ? ..oh man :P !

[sateeshkumar16]

le li The Hindu waalone

[shashi10ka]

brilliant

[sachin99947]

GREAT AD..!..CONGRATS HINDU...

[brijeshdevadatha]

I agree only smart people read The Hindu

[polamanju]

The right knock for TOI.. What an Ad to give a puch right in the face of TOI .... This ad has worked on me.. I will change to Hindu

[hotncool008]

did they bleep "times of chutiya"?

[reachsatheesh]

Brilliant!! Salute the creators of this ad! (& Salute to The Hindu!)

[myeshmusic]

i could see them telling TIMES IF INDIA.... the most biased newspaper... TOI is damn against MODI.... and i always see them defaming him.... they dont speak a word abt his gujarat which has been leading under his leadership!!

[jorgie12341]

who is ram's father even VHP ppl will not know

[sharanc21]

The Hindu - a true character

[kirtanakrishna]

Come on Hindu... Kill ignorance, make India a more aware nation. Beautiful campaign actually - and see how it's done on Republic Day!!! I'm quite proud to say that I knew the answers to all of the questions, and I've always thought that The Times was nothing but drivel trying to be passed off as news!

[madhavtipu96]

fantastic.

[confu5edfella]

"I haven't watched Ramayan" Hahaha...!!! I'm so proud of her.

I'm not a Hindu but I knew that answer... xD

[binoyrakesh]

The Answers:

1. Mohd. Hamid Ansari

2. Tahrir Sq. - Cairo Egypt. (became famous after the protests a few months ago)

3. Dasaratha

4. girl( I knew that too although I read Hindu.)

[ygrups]

love it!! :) Just wish The Hindu had gone after them nationally first, instead of reacting after TOI reached their doorstep!

[therash09]

One of the girls said 'The Times of India'.

[darkchild82]

LOL, great ad and so true!

[aknnath]

Participants seem to be as moronic as Siddarth Varadarajan!

[theabhilash1993]

In Ramayana who is ram's father?

Ans of a jackass: one of the pandavas! huh? REALLY? Hope the people in the videos shoot emselves after looking at this vid in the national television!

[balajideva]

I answered all the questions still i read TOI.

[anand471]

I loved watching this Advt from The Hindu.... I hope it's just the truth... That's y I returned back to 'The Hindu' from that Junk newspaper though it offered yearly subscription for Rs300

[vlalwani83]

Nice ad ... but it aint gonna do any good... Really.. nobody really cares where the "tahrif" square is...!!

[binoyrakesh]

@vlalwani83 Tahreer Square, not "Tahrif" square.

[2011wee1]

@vlalwani83 hey man...its Tahir Square and not Tahrif.... :P

[abhishekiyer05]

awesome

[mjollnirboy]

:D :D :D That baby girl part was cool! The Hindu rocks!

[MrChbh]

superb video.Though i'm a TOI reader ;)

[instixp]

Stay ahead of The Times !!!

nice tagline

[yehudimehta]

Hahaha... Brilliant. Nice opening salvo, Siddharth Vardarajan. A slap on the face for the purveyors of dumbed down "news".

[ravichaitanyapilli]

@yehudimehta Rightly said

[ytharunkumar20]

This advertisement says,pick a bunch of people and you will see most of them do read 'Times Of India' . I wonder how could Hindu missed this simple Logic

[instixp]

@ytharunkumar20 : well thats the whole point about. to give a fitting reply to TOI

[geeree01]

This is the best advertisement to hit the world after Apple PC-vs-Mac ads! Hats off!

[rahuldavidbeckham]

Makers of this AD anyone ??? Any idea ??

[msnarsi]

Way to go Hindu....... wat a fitting reply ... The moral of the story is never wake up a Lion from his den.... the consequence gonna be much more than jus an advt repartie.... Lets watch the game!!!

[ashwincashwin]

Very funny....What a brilliant Ad!!! Was waiting for The Hindu to come up something like this after TOI's ad-attack on The Hindu.....Excellent...so true!!! The Hindu rocks!!!

[pandbar]

always with The Hindu.. ....!!!

[vikas420ful]

It is an absolute need to know whats going on in this world.The world of 'Ignorance' has already passed. The Hindu is a superb newspaper."No doubts!"

[vivekyadav]

yeah read Hindu instead because its very important to know who's Rams father.. 0:28 stupid ad