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I am collecting Indian Heritage and culture related vintage postcards, paintings, prints etc. and exhibited them at several locations across India in various events and also sharing them with school and college children by giving presentations to them on Indian Heritage and Culture with my collections and also documenting puppetry etc. intangible performances.

Tuesday 30 July 2013

Vintage Exercise Books of India

In my collection i have some vintage Exercise Note Books of India. During the time of Independence period and later also for some years Exercise Note Books publishers in India printed the Students Exercise Note Books with the images of various Patriotic leaders of India like Mahatma Gandhi, Subhash Chandra Bose,Jawaharlal Nehru etc. leaders and also with the images of Swami Vivekananda and other eminent personalities of India.

These are some student exercise note books of my collection with the image of Mahatma Gandhi.





















This is another student exercise note books of my collection with the image of Mahatma Gandhi's young portrait during his middle age. Students of that generation used some of the pages of this exercise note book.










This the exercise note book in my collection with the image of Swami Vivekananda.





This the exercise note book in my collection with the image of Subhash Chandra Bose.








Vintage Invitation Cards of India


In my collection i have several Vintage Invitation Cards of India. Most of them are Pre Independence period (i.e. before independence) Maharajah's and their Relatives Marriage Invitation Cards etc.

This is Jaipur Club's vintage invitation card of the year 1938  on the occasion of Maharaja of Jaipur at Home on Saturday the 29th January, 1938 at 4 '0 clock.


This is "Dewan of Morvi State" vintage invitation card of the year 1948 on the occasion of the Rajyarohan Darbar to be held at the City Palace on Sunday the 15th February, 1948 at 3-45 p.m.


This is "Dewan of Danta State"  vintage Marriage Invitation Card of the year 1948 on the occasion of the wedding of Their Apparent Maharaj Kumar Shri PRITHIRAJ  SINGHJI Bahadur to the Princess of Dungarpur on Friday the 30th January, 1948 at Dungarpur.


This is "His Highness The Maharaja of Jaipur" vintage Marriage Invitation Card of the year 1966 on the occasion of His son Major Maharaj Kumar Bahadur Singh's marriage with Princess Padmini Devi, daughter of late His Highness Maharaja Rajendra Prakash of Sirmur at No.1, Aurangazeb Road, New Delhi on the 10th March, 1966 at 5-45 p.m.


This is The Chief Secretary Government of Jaipur Invitation Card of the year 1945 on the occasion of Inaguration of New Legislature by His Highness Maharaja at the Sawai Man Singh Town Hall on September 5, 1945 at 11 a.m.


This is Private Secretary, Phoolsagar Palace,Bundi's Dinner Invitation Card on the occasion of His Highness The Maharao Raja of Bundi's  Daughter Princess Mahendra Kumari's marriage with Sri Maharaj Kumar Pratap Singhji Sahib, Heir Apparent of Alwar on Friday, the 27th April 1962 at 9 p.m. at Phoolsagar Palace, Bundi.


This is The Indian Community of Batu Pahat's Dinner Invitation of the year 1950 on the occasion of The Inauguration of The Sovereign  Democratic Republic of India at No.32, Jalan Rahmat(Chinese Chamber of Commerce) Batu Pahat on Thursday, the 26th January, 1950 at 8 p.m. 


This is Mahatma Gandhi image on vintage Marriage Invitation cover.

Sunday 28 July 2013

Group of Bhils vintage postcard

This is Group of Bhils vintage postcard in my collection. This vintage postcard printed in Belgium.





Bhil Harvest Dance vintage postcard

This is Bhil Harvest Dance vintage postcard in my collection. This vintage postcard printed in Belgium.



The Bailey Guard Gate Lucknow vintage postcard

This is The Bailey Guard Gate Lucknow vintage postcard in my collection.



Royal Palace Srinagar vintage photograph in my collection

This is Royal Palace Srinagar vintage photograph in my collection.



Bathing Ghat at Howrah Bridge Calcutta vintage postcard

This is Bathing Ghat at Howrah Bridge Calcutta vintage postcard in my collection. This vintage postcard printed in Germany.





Hindu Bathing Ghat Gomati River Lucknow vintage postcard

This is Hindu Bathing Ghat Gomati River Lucknow vintage postcard in my collection.




Side View of Sikandra(Tomb of Akbar The Great) Agra vintage postcard

This is Side View of Sikandra(Tomb of Akbar The Great) Agra vintage postcard in my collection.



Bhavnagar State The Paddock vintage photographic postcard

This is Bhavnagar State The Paddock vintage photographic postcard in my collection.


Bhavnagar State A Portion of the Park vintage photographic postcard

This is Bhavnagar State  A Portion of the Park vintage photographic postcard in my collection.



Black Hole Calcutta vintage postcard

This is Black Hole Calcutta vintage postcard in my collection.



Street Scene Mathura vintage postcard in my collection

This is Street Scene Mathura vintage postcard in my collection. This vintage postcard printed in Luexmburg. In this vintage  postcard Mathura name spelt as Muttra.





Church of England Trimulgherry vintage postcard

This is Church of England Trimulgherry vintage postcard in my collection. This vintage postcard printed in Saxony.



Pithora's Temple Delhi vintage postcard

This is Pithora's Temple Delhi vintage postcard in my collection.



The Well of Knowledge Benares vintage postcard

This is The Well of Knowledge, Benares vintage postcard in my collection.