A rare postcard of the man who founded the RSS, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, an Indian nationalistic, right-wing Hindu organization that continues to play a prominent role in Indian politics, in 1925 in Nagpur following his disillusionment…
Also known as the "Grand Old Man of India", Dadabhai Naoroji is one of the men who laid the intellectual foundations of the Indian freedom struggle towards the end of the 19th century.
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose (1897–1945), shown here in his Indian National Army (I.N.A.) uniform, was an Indian nationalist leader who broke with the Indian National Congress’s dominant nonviolent strategy and pursued independence through armed…
An early postcard of Gandhi, signed by K.L. [?] Joshi and dated 1921, not long after he had been termed the "Mahatma" by Rabindranath Tagore (1915) and had launched the First Non-Cooperation Movement in 1920.
Gopal Krishna Gokhale (1866–1915) was a leading moderate nationalist, social reformer and parliamentarian in early 20th‑century India, best known as founder of the Servants of India Society and as an important political mentor to both M. K. Gandhi…
Satyendra Prasanna Sinha, 1st Baron Sinha (24 March 1863 – 4 March 1928), was a prominent British Indian lawyer and statesman who achieved several notable firsts, including being the first Indian to become Advocate-General of Bengal (1905), first…
As we approach the August 18th death anniversary of Subhas Chandra Bose, one of the many inexpensive "bazaar cards," or images used by people to honor and show support to political leaders.
Phoenix Printing Works was one of the largest publishers of postcards of political leaders, including this less common casual view of Rashtrapati [President] Nehru in sandals.
Madan Mohan Malaviya (1861-1946) was an Indian politician, notable for his role in the freedom struggle and his efforts to eliminate the caste system, as well as co-founding Banaras Hindu University in 1916.
