Tasveer Ghar: Essay Listing

MOTOR MATCHES, PUGALGIRI MATCH WORKS, DINDIGUL, Printed matchbox label, early-mid 20th c., 3.5 cm x 5 cm, Gautam Hemmady Collection, New Delhi, India. [2.166.002]

Fig. 05: Dharmendra and Amitabh Bachchan in action in Sholay (Flames; dir. Ramesh Sippy, 1975). The photo gallery on top shows Sanjeev Kumar, Hema Malini, Jaya Bhaduri and Amjad Khan. From the National Film Archive collection, Pune.

Fig. 15: The androgynous aspect of the Laxmibai portrait (page 141) in juxtaposition with portraits of Tipu Sultan (page 141) and Shivaji (page 144), from the Constitution World Digital Library

Fig.85: Poster of SNDP Yogam, announcing procession for spreading messages of Sree Narayana Guru, Kannur, 12th December 2007. Photograph by author.

Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (dir. Homi Wadia, 1952). Second hero and heroine. Stars unknown. Lobby card for the movie theatres. From the Priya Paul Collection, New Delhi.

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Fig. 28: I like my tenors… While an Indian woman (in the previous image) has more traditional roles, often seeking the man’s “protection”, British girls are more carefree and sporty, often smoking and partying, which the Indian woman could not be imagined doing, at least in this ad. Chennai, 1946.

Fig. 06: The front cover of ‘Five Times Glorious Prithvinarayan Shah’s Counsel’s Explanation in Sanskrit and Nepali Verse by Nayaraj Pant’, 1984.

Fig. 04. The Wild One, a movie poster featuring Marlon Brando on Triumph’s 6T Thunderbird, 1953. Sourced from pinterest.com

Fig. 17: Prabhakaran at peace talks in 2002. Frontline, 22 May 2009.
https://frontline.thehindu.com/cover-story/article30186884.ece

(PHOTO CHHAP), PHOTO MARK, SPECIAL QUALITY SAFETY MATCHES, PRICE 7 NP., ST. JOHN MATCHWORKS KALUGUMALAI, CHETRAMDEWANCHAND MANDI DABWALI. Colour printed matchbox label, vertical, mid-late 20^th C, 3.5 cm x 5 cm, Gautam Hemmady Collection, New Delhi, India. [19.014.009]

H.H.THE MAHARAJA OF SIKIM, MADE IN AUSTRIA, SOLO VIENNA. Colour printed matchbox label, vertical, mid-late 20th C, 3.5 cm x 5 cm, Gautam Hemmady Collection, New Delhi, India. [19.125.002]

ROSY. PRICE 13 PS. 50'S SAFETY MATCHES. GOPINATH MATCH WORKS THAYILPATTI (VIA) SIVAKASI. Colour printed matchbox label, vertical, mid-late 20^th C, 3.5 cm x 5 cm, Gautam Hemmady Collection, New Delhi, India. [2.356.002]

Bhagwan ki Takli: Mahatma Gandhi (Jail Mein), (god’s spindle: Gandhi in prison) by Prabhu Dayal, c. 1930, Shyam Sundar Lal, Cawnpore, 22.5 x 17.5 cm. Collection of Erwin Neumayer and Christine Schelberger, Vienna. [#206]

PALUM PALAMUM, PRICE RE. 0.06., KONERU MATCH FACTORY, E. MUTHULINGAPURAM, Printed matchbox label, mid-late 20th c., 3.5 cm x 5 cm, Gautam Hemmady Collection, New Delhi, India. [2.222.001]

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