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.