Fig. 05: Special Tea. Advertisement, circa 1930-1940. From the Priya Paul Collection, New Delhi.

Ravidas in a contemplative mood. Printer/publisher: Vishav Vidyalaya Parkashan, Varanasi, 1997. Purchased from Banaras Hindu University Publication Bureau, Banaras. Book Cover: Sant Ravidas by Mrs. Padmavati Jhunjhunwala.

Fig. 09: Baba Deep Singh. Late 19th century. Mural in Baba Atal Gurdwara, Amritsar. Photograph: author.

Fig. 34: S.S. Brijbasi’s first calendar printed in Dresden, 1930. Hand-coloured bromide print.

Kaljug Mein Ishwari Avatar Gandhiji (god’s reincarnation in Kalyuga, Gandhi) by L.A.Joshi, 1948, Joshi Art Works, Ahmedabad, chromolithograph. Collection of Erwin Neumayer and Christine Schelberger, Vienna.

 (SHIKARI – HUNTER), 50'S, 6.P., SAFETY MATCHES, AMBER DEEP MATCH UNIT K.S.M. RAJPURA , (Pb – Punjab). Colour printed matchbox label, horizontal, mid-late 20^th C, 5 cm x 3.5 cm, Gautam Hemmady Collection, New Delhi, India. [11.042.001]

NIZAM-HYDERABAD, NON-POISONOUS, MADE IN SWEDEN. TANDSTICKOR (MATCH STICKS). Colour printed matchbox label, vertical, mid-late 20th C, 3.5 cm x 5 cm, Gautam Hemmady Collection, New Delhi, India. [19.113.015]

PUVATHINGAL TIGER. PMF. PRICE RE. 0.0.6. SOUTH INDIAN MATCH FACTORY TRICHUR. Colour printed matchbox label, horizontal, mid-late 20^th C, 5 cm x 3.5 cm, Gautam Hemmady Collection, New Delhi, India. [2.287.006]

ROYAL. PRICE 10 PS. ROYAL MATCH INDUSTRIES. QUILON – 6. Colour printed matchbox label, vertical, mid-late 20^th C, 3.5 cm x 5 cm, Gautam Hemmady Collection, New Delhi, India. [2.358.010]

 

EVEREADY, SAFETY MATCHES, SUPERIOR QUALITY, PRICE. RE. 0-06, CHANDRASEKARAN MATCH WORKS, KOVILPATTI, Printed matchbox label, early-mid 20th c., 3.5 cm x 5 cm, Gautam Hemmady Collection, New Delhi, India. [26.369.002]

Fig. 06: Rural folk sing and dance in an advertisement for Brooke Bond Kora Dust, circa 1920s-1930s. From the Priya Paul Collection, New Delhi.