Fig. 18: Simi Grewal in Bahu Begum sits a Muslim praying posture that has been tried in almost every movie depicting Muslims the ephemeral light filtering through the lattice adds to the affect. Bahu Begum, 1967. Producer: Jan Nisar Akhtar.

Fig. 04: Shiva and Parvati, Shanker Nirtya, calendar poster, by Sushil Das, printed by Empire Calendar Manufacturing Co., Priya Paul Collection, Tasveerghar/Heidelberg University.

Map of India. Print circa August 1947, publisher unknown. Priya Paul Collection, New Delhi.

Fig. 05: Alauddin sees Padmini. Panel from Amar Chitra Katha’s Padmini (1973).
Artist: Ram Waeerkar.

Vir Pratap by L.N.Sharma, 1955, P.P.C. Mehra Printers, Bombay, 22.5 x 32.5 cm. Collection of Erwin Neumayer and Christine Schelberger, Vienna. [#144]

Netaji and Nehru, c. 1947, 25.5 x 35.5 cm. Collection of Erwin Neumayer and Christine Schelberger, Vienna. [#419]

ARASI, PRICE 0.06, ARASI ILANGO, MATCH INDUSTRIES, VILATHIKULAM, Printed matchbox label, early-mid 20th c., 3.5 cm x 5 cm. Gautam Hemmady Collection, New Delhi, India. [13.041.003]

NATIONAL'S ELEPHANT. SAFETY MATCHES.  Colour printed matchbox label, vertical, mid-late 20^th C, 3.5 cm x 5 cm, Gautam Hemmady Collection, New Delhi, India. [2.189.005]

NARIYAL (Also in Hindi Text). SUPERIOR QUALITY. SAFETY MATCH. 50'S PRICE 17 PS. PREMIER MATCH WORKS, SATTUR. Colour printed matchbox label, horizontal, mid-late 20^th C, 5 cm x 3.5 cm, Gautam Hemmady Collection, New Delhi, India. [2.185.004]

 

1984 by Amrit Kaur Singh, c. 1998, close-up from a painting. Collection of Erwin Neumayer and Christine Schelberger, Vienna. [#353a]

MAHAL, 50'S SAFETY MATCHES 75 Ps. NEW JOTHI MATCH INDUSTRIES, PAZHANCOTTAI, Printed matchbox label, early-mid 20th c., 5 cm x 3.5 cm, Gautam Hemmady Collection, New Delhi, India. [2.116.004]

HUMATOON* MAUSOLEUM, SAFETY MATCHES, MADE IN SWEDEN, Printed matchbox label, early-mid 20th c., 2 sizes: 3.5 cm x 5 cm, Gautam Hemmady Collection, New Delhi, India. [19.068.001]
*Humayoon

Fig. 31: GARAM JALEBI (Hot, deep-fried sweetmeat). Singer: Tarabano Faizabadi. Publisher: GANGA MUSIC CASSETTE.

Fig. 30: Hotel Mount Everest, Darjeeling. Exterior view of the hotel. Darjeeling's easy accessibility made it one of the most attractive hill stations in the region for residents of the Bengal Presidency. Printer/publisher unknown, handwritten message at the back undicipherable, dated 30.3.1918. From the Priya Paul Collection.