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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, 26 January 2021

Bharat Maata holding flag image printed Hind Maata Chaap vintage label in my collection.

This is Bharat Maata holding flag image printed Hind Maata Chaap vintage label in my collection. Sharing this vintage label today on the occasion of Republic Day of India. Sharing this vintage label today on the occasion of Republic Day of India.





A man holding flag in his hand image printed A.K.Azad Bidi vintage patriotic bidi label in my collection

 This is A man holding flag in his hand image printed A.K.Azad Bidi vintage patriotic bidi label in my collection. Sharing this vintage patriotic bidi label today on the occasion of Republic Day of India.




Women performing puja by offering flowers and arti to our national flag vintage art postcard in my collection

This is Women performing puja by offering flowers and arti to our national flag vintage art postcard in my collection. Sharing this vintage art postcard today on the occasion of Republic Day of India.





"Republic of India" First Day Cover in my collection

This is "Republic of India" first day cover in my collection. This Republic of India first day cover cancelled on 26th January, 1950. In this cover there will be only one stamp. But complete set has came with cancellation of 4 stamps issued on that day. But i do not have that complete set cover and i have only this single stamp cover in my collection.




Republic Day occasion related vintage invitation card in my collection

This is  Republic Day occasion related vintage invitation card in my collection.

This is THE INDIAN COMMUNITY OF BATU PAHAT (Malaysia) vintage Dinner Invitation Card to Mr. M.A. Meyyappa Chettiar to attend dinner function at No.32, Jalan Rahmat(Chinese Chamber of Commerce) Batu Pahat on Thursday, the 26th January, 1950 at 8 P.M. on the occasion of the inauguration of "THE SOVEREIGN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF INDIA". 


These vintage dinner invitation cards issued by The Indian Community of Batu Pahat, Malaysia to their guests and dinner was arranged on the occasion of India become "Sovereign Democratic Republic" on 26th January, 1950.

This vintage dinner invitation card is a nostalgia and a historic memorable.

This vintage dinner invitation card is in my collection. Like this vintage dinner invitation card in my collection i also have 15 other vintage invitation cards of Maharajas of different princely states of India (before independence) i.e. their dinner invitation cards, their children marriage invitation cards etc.

Before independence Maharajas of many princely states celebrated their events i.e. their birthdays, marriages, dinner parties etc. in a grand way and for those celebrations they invited many guests by sending these type invitation cards to the guests.




Saturday, 23 January 2021

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose vintage art postcard in my collection

This is Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose vintage art postcard in my collection. Sharing this vintage postcard today on 125th Birth Anniversary of  Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose (23 January 1897 - 18 August 1945).





Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose philatelic covers in my collection

 These are two different philatelic covers issued on the occasion of 67th Birth Anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on 23rd January, 1964 which are in my collection. Sharing these covers today on 125th Birth Anniversary of  Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose (23 January 1897 - 18 August 1945). These covers mounted in a album sheet.







Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose image vintage exercise note book in my collection

This is Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose image vintage exercise note book in my collection. Sharing this vintage exercise note book today on the occasion of 125th Birth Anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose (23 January 1897 - 18 August 1945).



Jai Hind(The Call of the Flag) vintage patriotic print on 125th Birth Anniversary of Subhash Chandra Bose

This is Jai Hind(The Call of the Flag) vintage patriotic print in my collection. Sharing  this vintage print today on 125th Birth Anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.







Thursday, 14 January 2021

Pongal Rangoli photographs taken in a temple premises

These are Pongal Rangoli photographs taken in a temple premises. Women drawn colourful pongal rangolis around temple in the sand. The colours of these rangolis are faded away due to many people walked in the sand around the temple as pradakshina or parikrama before entering into the main temple.