Ranapratap, c. 1950, Ravi-Udaya Vijaya Offset Litho, Ghatkopar, and Anant Shivaji Desai, Mumbai, Offset/Oleograph, 24 x 34.5 cm. Collection of Erwin Neumayer and Christine Schelberger, Vienna.

MILK MAN, PRICE RE 0.06, NITHYANANDA MATCH INDUSTRIES KAYATAR. Colour printed matchbox label, horizontal, 5 cm x 3.5 cm, mid-late 20^th C, Gautam Hemmady Collection, New Delhi, India. [2.148.003]

MADE IN JAPAN. Colour printed matchbox label, vertical, mid-late 20^th C, 3.5 cm x 5 cm, Gautam Hemmady Collection, New Delhi, India. [19.038.013]

THE PEACOCK. SAFETY MATCHES. L.M.W.  Colour printed matchbox label, vertical, mid-late 20^th C, 3.5 cm x 5 cm, Gautam Hemmady Collection, New Delhi, India. [2.245.001]

 

PENCIL. N.G.P. BARODA SAFETY MATCHES. PRICE 15 PS. DAMP PROOF. MANOHAR MATCH WORKS. PAPPUREDDIPATTI. Colour printed matchbox label, horizontal, mid-late 20^th C, 5 cm x 3.5 cm, Gautam Hemmady Collection, New Delhi, India. [2.255.005]

 

Netaji (Royal Dress) by Narottam Narayan, c. 1945, S. S. Brijbasi, Mathura, 17 x 23.5 cm. Collection of Erwin Neumayer and Christine Schelberger, Vienna. [#438]

Lovely, 52’s SAFETY MATCHES M.R.P. Re. 1.00 (IAT), Mktd. By SRI GANESH TRADERS, DIAMOND MATCH COMPANY, KOVILPATTI, Printed matchbox label, c. 2000, 3.5 cm x 5 cm each broad side, Gautam Hemmady Collection, New Delhi, India. [20.037.001]

Fig. 13: Bar Dancer, Vibhavari Varma, novel cover.

At a shrine dedicated to Nalla Pochamma, one can find tiled images of Shiva linga, meditating Shiva, and goddess Durga among others. Digital Photograph, Joe Christopher, Hyderabad, 2009.

Fig. 20: Jayaprada in Megha Sandesam, Telegu, n.d. (PIB Photo)

Fig. 08: Murugan, calendar illustration for T.A.S. Rathnam Snuff, date unknown. Collection: S. Inglis.

Fig. 19: Postcard of the Bibi ka Maqbara (the tomb of Aurangzebs wife), Aurangabad, erroneously labeled: Marble Tomb of Emperor Aurangzeb and Wife, Aurangabad, Hyderabad Deccan (India) c. 1900-30. H.A. Mirza and Sons. From the Priya Paul Collection, New Delhi.

Fig. 14: Welcome. Just the hands offer greetings (Artist: M.Baskar, Publisher: Suraj)

Fig. 16. Shalini shoots Shoumik. A screenshot. Ugly. Dir. Anurag Kashyap, DAR Motion Pictures, Phantom Films, Yash Raj Films, DVD, 2013.

Fig. 45: Poster of Matsyagandha. Publisher not mentioned, c. 1950s. From the author’s personal collection.