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. 24: Namesteji. Presentation Calendar of Star Jewellers, Delhi (Artist: G.A. Raj, 1987)

Fig. 18: Good morning. A young girl in western school uniform emerges from a product wrapper (possibly for biscuits) to wish Good Morning (Artist: unknown, Publisher: Jothi).

Fig. 13: Swagatam. Woman welcomes with folded hands (Artist: Anil S., Publisher: VPP, Delhi)

Fig. 06: Shubh Dipawali. Greetings offered on the auspicious occasion of Diwali. (Artist: E.Yesudass, Publisher: Pranami, Delhi).

Fig. 07: Happy Diwali. An oversized lamp to light the Diwali night. (Artist and Publisher unknown)

Fig. 23: Namaskar, Welcome. Maharaja, the mascot of Air India in various garbs. The four insets mimic the format of Hindu religious iconography (note the haloes of the mini-maharajahs) Publisher: Jothi

Fig. 09: "If your vote is divided, the communal forces will win", an ad of Samajwadi party, showing leader Mulayam Singh (bottom) with a Muslim cap, while the top panel shows BJP leaders making fiery speeches. "Who can suppress the snake of communalism?" asks the poster, suggesting Mulayam Singh as the only saviour of Muslims. 2009.

Fig. 13. Beedi ad, C. Kondiahraju-M. Ramalingam. In the 1950s, the Kovilpatti group worked for a broad group of communities (Muslim business people dominated beedi production) and in many languages (in this case, Urdu and Telugu).

POUL HALL. SAFETY MATCHES. PRICE RE. 0.0.6. DEVASAHAYA MATCH WORKS ELLAYARAMPANNAI. Colour printed matchbox label, horizontal, mid-late 20^th C, 5 cm x 3.5 cm, Gautam Hemmady Collection, New Delhi, India. [2.274.006]

 

PENCIL. N.G.P. BARODA SAFETY MATCHES. PRICE 15 PS. DAMP PROOF. MANOHAR MATCH WORKS. PAPPUREDDIPATTI. Colour printed matchbox label, horizontal, mid-late 20^th C, 5 cm x 3.5 cm, Gautam Hemmady Collection, New Delhi, India. [2.255.005]

 

Pujya Gandhiji (venerable Gandhi) by L.A.Joshi, 1946, Joshi Art Works, Dakor, 35 x 50 cm. Collection of Erwin Neumayer and Christine Schelberger, Vienna.

Fig. 37: The debauched Sultan. Panel from Amar Chitra Katha’s Padmini (1973).
Artist: Ram Waeerkar.

Fig. 03: From the website www.minarette.ch, by the eastern Swiss minaret opponents (Ostschweizer Minarettgegner).