Fig. 25. Matchbox label, early 20th c.
Taad ka Sarvnash, Mahatma Gandhi ka Aadesh (destruction of palm trees: Gandhi’s order) by Roop Kishor Kapur, c. 1930, Shyam Sunder Lal, Cawnpore, 16 x 22.5 cm. Collection of Erwin Neumayer and Christine Schelberger, Vienna. [#224]
Fig. 05: A poster released by supporters of minaret construction (http://www.pi-news.net/2009/10/schweiz-gesinnungshueter-vereint-pro-minarette/)
Figure 11: News of Russo-Japanese Battles: For the Fourth Time Our Destroyers Bravely Attack Enemy Ships Outside the Harbour of Port Arthur, by Migita Toshihide, 1904, woodblock print (three oban sheets).
Fig. 07: "BSP is the only party that deserves the minority votes", an Urdu advertisement of BSP, from Lucknow. 2009
Fig. 10: Welcome. Note that the same woman is twinned in another version on the top right. This style of twin apsaras gets applied to real life beauties too (bottom right). (Artist: V.V.Sapar, Publisher: Jothi)
Fig. 24: Namesteji. Presentation Calendar of Star Jewellers, Delhi (Artist: G.A. Raj, 1987)
Fig. 10: Mulayam Singh Yadav wears a "Muslim cap" in a close of the ad (previous image).
PICKUP. SAFETY MATCHES. PRICE: 0.07. THEKKEKARA MATCHWORKS. MAVELIKARA-KERALA. Colour printed matchbox label, vertical, mid-late 20th C, 3.5 cm x 5 cm, Gautam Hemmady Collection, New Delhi, India. [2.257.005]
KISAN, IMI, INDIAN MATCH INDUSTRIES TIRUTHANGAL SAFETY MATCHES. Colour printed matchbox label, vertical, mid-late 20th c ,3.5 cm x 5 cm, Gautam Hemmady collection, New Delhi, India. [19.108.003]
PLEADER, SAFETY MATCHES, PRICE 7 N.P., PRABHAKAR MATCH INDUSTRIES TADPATRI. Colour printed matchbox label, vertical, mid-late 20th C, 3.5 cm x 5 cm, Gautam Hemmady Collection, New Delhi, India. [2.264.001]
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.
POST BOX. PRICE RE. 0.0.6. THE ARUNA MATCH INDUSTRIES SIVAKASI. Colour printed matchbox label, vertical, mid-late 20th C, 3.5 cm x 5 cm, Gautam Hemmady Collection, New Delhi, India. [2.273.002]
Fig. 19: A Muslim husband has bought a green dress for Eid for his beautiful wife while their son looks on – an "ideal" Muslim family? A clip from Coolie. Director: Manmohan Desai, 1983. (Video clip hosted on youtube for educational purposes only - no commercial use)
Fig. 19. Raghav and Simmy fight after he brings Ankita to their apartment. A screenshot. Raman Raghav 2.0. Dir. Anurag Kashyap, Phantom Films, Reliance Entertainment, DVD, 2016.
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