Fig. 25: Freedom fighters, anonymous copy in the style of H.R. Raja, published by J.B. Khanna, Chennai, c. 1980.

First Indian National Cabinet (1946) Calendar 1947, Hem Chander Bhargava, Delhi, 25.5 x 38 cm. Collection of Erwin Neumayer and Christine Schelberger, Vienna.

Includes photos of Liaqat Ali Khan, Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Baldev Singh, Abdur Rab Nishtar, Rajendra Prasad, Sardar Vallabbhai, John Mitthai, Bhabha, Jogendar Nath, II Chundrigar, Rajagopalachari, Asaf Ali, Ghazanfar Ali Khan, Jagjivan Ram.

SAMSON, PRICE RE. 0.06, SRINIVASAGAM MATCH WORKS ETTAIYAPURAM. Colour printed matchbox label, vertical, mid-late 20^th C, 5 cm x 3.5 cm, Gautam Hemmady Collection, New Delhi, India. [11.014.004]

H.H. MIR OSMANALI (sic.), HYDERABAD, MADE IN JAPAN. Colour printed matchbox label, vertical, mid-late 20th C, 3.5 cm x 5 cm, Gautam Hemmady Collection, New Delhi, India. [19.113.002]

PUP. SAFETY MATCHES. 50'S 15 P. SRI NEHRUJI COTTAGE MATCH INDUSTRIES, SANKARANATHAM. Colour printed matchbox label, vertical, mid-late 20^th C, 3.5 cm x 5 cm, Gautam Hemmady Collection, New Delhi, India. [2.280.002]

ROCKET. SAFETY MATCHES. 50'S 6 PS. DIPIKA NIRMATRI SHASTRI NAGAR KANPUR. Colour printed matchbox label, horizontal, mid-late 20^th C, 5 cm x 3.5 cm, Gautam Hemmady Collection, New Delhi, India. [2.345.003]


 

KURINJI BABY MATCHES, 50’S PRICE RE. 0.15., GURUSAMI MATCH WORKS, KEELACHELLIAPURAM, Printed matchbox label, mid-late 20th c., 3.5 cm x 5 cm, Gautam Hemmady Collection, New Delhi, India. [2.030.009]

TELEVISION, PRICE 7 NP., BALA MURUGAN MATCH WORKS, KANCHEEPURAM, MADE IN INDIA, Printed matchbox label, early-mid 20th c., 3.5 cm x 5 cm, Gautam Hemmady Collection, New Delhi, India. [11.158.001]

The feast includes meat and liquor and is held on the temple premises itself. The kingfisher bottle in the picture might make more sense to the untrained eye if it is seen in the context of the untouchability of meat or liquor in the current standard Hindu discourse. Digital Photograph, Tirupathi, Hyderabad, 2008.

Ravidas: Mending shoes and lost in thought. Printer/publisher: Not known. Purchased on the roadside in Banaras. In this richly detailed poster, Ravidas holds his prayer beads in one hand, the tools of his cobber trade placed next to him alongside some shoes waiting possibly to be mended. The syllable "om" is inscribed on the anvil, while the book lying next to him bears the image of Lord Krishna.

Fig. 04 An international variety of offers: advertisement of Men Valley Grooming Shop Spa, Dhaka, published by bigpage.com.bd in 2017. Web link: https://www.bigpage.com.bd/ad-details/enjoy-traditional-thai-body-massage-in-new-market-dhaka/7800/

Fig. 01: Introductory panel at the entrance of Bhai Mati Das Museum, Sis Ganj Gurdwara, Delhi. Photograph: author.

Fig. 26: Jhansi ki Rani, offset chromolithograph, published by J.B. Khanna, Chennai, c. 2010.