MD. HAFIZ MD. NASIR CAWNPORE. Colour printed matchbox label on card, vertical, 3.5 cm x 5 cm, mid-late 20^th C, Gautam Hemmady Collection, New Delhi, India. [2.150.003]

Mahatma Gandhi, c. 1931, Ravi Varma Press, Malavli-Lonavla and Anant Shivaji Desai, Oleograph. Collection of Erwin Neumayer and Christine Schelberger, Vienna.

RAJA MATCHES, RMW, RAJA MATCH WORKS WADAKANCHERI. Colour printed matchbox label, vertical, mid-late 20^th C, 3.5 cm x 5 cm, Gautam Hemmady Collection, New Delhi, India. [2.305.002]

RAJGEER WAX MATCHES, 50’s PRICE 25 PS. SHEKTAVUTU MATCH WORKS, VANARAMUM. Colour printed matchbox label, horizontal, mid-late 20^th C, 5 cm x 3.5 cm, Gautam Hemmady Collection, New Delhi, India. [2.310.001]

SARDAR BHAGAT SINGH, (INDIGENOUS MATCHES), M. C. NAGRAVALA, NAGPADA, BOMBAY 3. Colour printed matchbox label, vertical, mid-late 20^th C, 3.5 cm x 5 cm, Gautam Hemmady Collection, New Delhi, India. [19.038.021]

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]

 

RATHNA. 50'S PRICE. 15 PS. SAFETY MATCHES. THANGAM MATCH WORKS CHATRAPATTI. Colour printed matchbox label, vertical, mid-late 20^th C, 3.5 cm x 5 cm, Gautam Hemmady Collection, New Delhi, India. [2.322.002]

 

Sarojini, DATAR MATCH FACTORY, PETLAD, SAFETY MATCHES, Printed matchbox labels, early-mid 20th c., 3.5 cm x 5 cm, Gautam Hemmady Collection, New Delhi, India. [19.038.018]

Fig. 04: "Today - We welcome behen Mayawati in Saharanpur", an Urdu newspaper advertisement of Bahujan Samaj Party, 2009.

Fig. 05: Dardmandana apeel, a heart-felt appeal, election ad from Samajwadi Party, 2009.

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

Fig. 21: Aum Sweet Aum. Om, the Hindu religious symbol. (Artist and publisher unknown)

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

Fig. 09: Suraj Namaskar. Salutations to the sun (Artist: P.Sardar, Publisher unknown)

Fig. 28: The baby Ganesh rests in a Yoni, as Shiva looks on. (Artist: M.Baskar, Publisher: Brijbasi, Delhi).