Fig. 12: Welcome. (Artist unknown, Publisher: Brijbasi, Delhi)

Fig. 25: Welcome. A new bride welcomes her husband with an elaborate garland and other paraphernalia: (Publisher: Brijbasi, Delhi)

PATCHI RAJA. SAFETY MATCHES. PRICE RE. 0.06. VIJAYARANI MATCH INDUSTRIES KALUGUMALAI. Colour printed matchbox label, horizontal, mid-late 20^th C, 5 cm x 3.5 cm, Gautam Hemmady Collection, New Delhi, India. [2.241.004]

 

MAHATMA GANDHI, MADE IN JAPAN, Printed matchbox label, early-mid 20th c., 3.5 cm x 5 cm, Gautam Hemmady Collection, New Delhi, India. [19.037.005]

Fig. 59: Ranveer Singh’s gender-fluid style at two occasions.
https://scoopwhoop.com/ranveer-singh-redefining-masculinity/

Fig. 35: The covetous Sultan Alauddin Khilji. Panel from Amar Chitra Katha’s Padmini (1973).
Artist: Ram Waeerkar.

Fig. 23. Ankita laughs at Raghav. A screenshot. Raman Raghav 2.0. Dir. Anurag Kashyap, Phantom Films, Reliance Entertainment, DVD, 2016.

Fig. 11. A poster of Ugly. Source: Cinematerial, https://cinematerial.com/movies/ugly-i2882328/p/wcafpjfs

Fig. 21. Raghav threatens his father. A screenshot. Raman Raghav 2.0. Dir. Anurag Kashyap, Phantom Films, Reliance Entertainment, DVD, 2016.

Fig. 17. Making an arzi or request at the shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti at Ajmer, in the film Khwaja ki Diwani, director: Akbar Balam, 1981.
(Video clip hosted on youtube for educational purposes only - no commercial use)

PEELA HATHI. SELECTED MATCHES. KAMALIYA MATCH WORKS PERIAKOLLAPATTI. Colour printed matchbox label, horizontal, mid-late 20^th C, 5 cm x 3.5 cm, Gautam Hemmady Collection, New Delhi, India. [2.248.002]

PASSING SHOW SAFETY MATCHES, K. M. CO. Colour printed matchbox label, vertical, mid-late 20^th C, 3.5 cm x 5 cm, Gautam Hemmady Collection, New Delhi, India. [2.239.001]

Fig. 14: Mission, Kanu Bhagdev, novel cover.

Fig. 25. Matchbox label, early 20th c.

Fig. 38: The threat to the pure Hindu woman. Panel from Amar Chitra Katha’s Padmini (1973). Artist: Ram Waeerkar.