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Amarjot Kaur

This exhibit in Delhi gives a peep into Tarun Thakral’s collection of vintage print-ad posters

The print ad of the Scottish shipping company Anchor Line  (Source: Special arrangement)

At a time when it is unexpected to even imagine the flags of India and Pakistan in one frame, a poster at an exhibition by Le Meridien, New Delhi, and the Archives of Tarun Thakral goes against the grain.

A hand-drawn print advertisement of the Scottish shipping company, Anchor Line, shows the flags against the backdrop of a sun-lit, red-orange sky and sketches of howdah-decked elephants, women balancing pots on their heads and a building that resembles a temple.

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