c. 1930
13.80x
8.90cm
Lala Lajpat Rai (1865–1928) Lahore by Brij Basi & Sons shows a Punjabi lawyer whose death a few weeks after an attack by a British constable on September 30, 1928 enraged a large swathe of the Indian public; he was subsequently a popular postcard subject. Note the glitter applied to this hand-coloured card still present on his turban and chair. Postcards like this were often framed or pasted on cardboard frames and hung or placed in homes and offices.