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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.
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Tuesday, 17 December 2019

Vintage advertisement postcards in my collection

These are some vintage or old advertisement postcards in my collection. All of these advertisement postcards are postally used and cancelled with postal stamps. In olden days many traders and merchants preparing such advertising postcards to promote their household products etc. to reach wider audience. In the present jet speed advertising era where did we find such classic and nostalgic advertisements.





















Sunday, 29 October 2017

Postcards albums with vintage postcards etc. in my collection



These are my postcards albums. I have a total of 9 postcards albums and in these three different vintage postcards albums, one Raja Ravi Varma paintings replicas vintage art postcards and other artists art postcards album, one Maharajas of India postcards album, two albums of postcards of several heritage monuments printed by Archeaological Survey of India and in other albums have photographs of Indian Museum, Kolkata postcards etc.





Tuesday, 1 September 2015

Calcutta old postcards


These are some Calcutta old postcards in my collection.

This is Budree Dass Temple, Calcutta postcard.


















This is Dhakuria Lakes, Calcutta postcard.


















This is Jain Temple, Calcutta postcard.



This is Pareshnath (Jain) Temple, Calcutta postcard.


This is St. Paul's Cathedral, Calcutta postcard.


These are Victoria Memorial, Calcutta 3 different postcards.




This is the back side of these Calcutta old postcards.



Wednesday, 3 April 2013

Archaeology Postcards of Indian Museum Kolkata

These are set of 6 Archaeology Postcards published by Indian Museum Kolkata in my collection.

This is the cover of this Archaeology Postcards set of Indian Museum Kolkata.

















This is Buddha statue from Mathura postcard in this Archaeology postcards set.



This is Dishvelled Lady statue from Khajuraho postcard in this Archaeology postcards set.


















This is Lion Pillar Capital statue from Rampurva Bihar postcard in this Archaeology postcards set.


















This is Maya's Dream statue from Bharhut postcard in this Archaeology postcards set.



This is Salabhanjika statue from Sanchi postcard in this Archaeology postcards set.
 

This is Yakshi statue from Bhuteswara Mathura postcard  in this Archaeology postcards set.