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  1. Copy of Poddar’s invitation letter for
    Gau Ank
    of 1945. Poddar Papers.
  2. Editor,
    Kalyan
    , to officiating director of statistics, Department of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics, India, 16 September 1945; Editor,
    Kalyan,
    to director of farms, general headquarters, Simla, 24 August 1945. Poddar Papers.
  3. Editor,
    Kalyan,
    to Sir Datar Singh, 15 September 1945. Poddar Papers.
  4. For example, editor,
    Kalyan
    to K.C. Sen, director of dairy research in Bangalore, 15 September 1945; editor,
    Kalyan
    , to B.N. Mankar of the Bombay Humanitarian League, 25 August 1945. Poddar Papers.
  5. Editor,
    Kalyan
    , to secretary, Imperial Council of Agricultural Research, 25 August 1945. Poddar Papers.
  6. Editor,
    Kalyan
    , to the manager, Prabhat Film Company, 5 July 1945. Poddar Papers.
  7. Niranjanananda Swamy to Poddar, 10 July 1945. Poddar Papers.
  8. Gandhi to Poddar, 8 April 1932,
    Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi
    , Vol. 55, p. 213.
  9. Gandhi to Poddar, 23 May 1932,
    Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi
    , Vol 55, p. 415.
  10. Gandhi to Poddar, 21 June 1932.
    Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi
    , Vol. 56, p. 35.
  11. C.F. Andrews to Poddar, undated (in the file related to 1935). Poddar Papers.
  12. ‘
    Kalya
    n Ka Manas Ank
    ’,
    Arya Mahila
    , September 1938. Poddar Papers.
  13. Review of
    Manas Ank
    by
    Bharata Dharma
    , clippings in Poddar Papers.
  14. Review of
    Yoga Ank
    by
    Bombay Chronicle
    , clippings in Poddar Papers.
  15. Review of
    Yoga Ank
    by
    Cherag
    , clippings in Poddar Papers.
  16. Poddar to Ambika Prasad Vajpayee, Magh Krishna 4, Samvat 1991 (1934),
    Saras Patra
    compiled by Shyamsundar Dujari, Gita Vatika Prakashan, Gorakhpur, 2005, pp. 111–12.
  17. Partha Mitter, ‘Mechanical Reproduction and the World of the Colonial Artist’, in Sumathi Ramaswamy (ed.),
    Beyond Appearances
    , Sage, New Delhi, 2003, p. 15.
  18. Partha Mitter,
    Art and Nationalism in Colonial India, 1850-1922
    , Cambridge University Press, New Delhi, 1994, p. 122.
  19. Mitter, 2003, p. 25.
  20. Christopher Pinney,
    Photos of the Gods: The Printed Image and Political
    Struggl
    e in India
    , Reaktion Books, London, 2004, p. 72.
  21. Kajri Jain, ‘The Efficacious Image: Pictures and Power in Indian Mass Culture’, in Richard H. Davis (ed.),
    Picturing the Nation:
    Iconographies of Modern India
    , Orient Longman, New Delhi, 2007, p. 156.
  22. Kajri Jain, ‘More Than Meets the Eye: The Circulation of Images and the Embodiment of Value’, in Ramaswamy (ed.), 2003, p. 41.
  23. Jain, ‘The Efficacious Image’, 2007, pp. 158–59.
  24. Ibid., p. 160.
  25. Kajri Jain,
    Gods in the Bazaar: The Economies of Indian Calendar Art
    , Duke University Press, Durham, 2007, p. 148.
  26. Singh, 1980, p. 283; James G. Lochtefeld,
    The Illustrated Encyclopedia of
    Hinduis
    m
    , Vol. I, Rosen Publishing Group Inc., New York, 2002, p. 152.
  27. Singh, 1980, p. 283; Lochtefeld, 2002, Vol. II, p. 582.
  28. Singh, 1980, p. 283.
  29. Walter Benjamin,
    Illuminations: Essays and Reflections
    , translated by Harry Zohn, edited by Hannah Arendt, Schocken Books, New York, 2007, p. 224.
  30. Kalya
    n
    ,
    Bhakta Ank
    , Vol. 3, No. 1, 1928, plate between pp. 30 and 31.
  31. Typewritten copy of Gandhi’s letter to Poddar, 16 May 1935. Poddar Papers. The letter is not in the
    Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi
    .
  32. Ramcharan Mahendra, ‘
    Dev
    i Devtaon Ke Chitron Ke Darshan Se
    Tamogu
    n Aur Mansik Rog Dur Ho Jate Hain
    ’ (Viewing Pictures of Gods and Goddesses Takes Away Dark Thoughts and Mental Illness),
    Kalya
    n
    , May 1960, pp. 951–54.
  33. Ramcharan Mahendra, ‘
    Hindu Devtaon Mein Vibhinn Rangon Ka
    Chhip
    a Hua Gupt Aphipraya
    ’ (The Secret Meaning of Colours Hidden in Hindu Deities),
    Kalyan
    , April 1967, pp. 849–54.
  34. Shivram Krishna Godbole to Poddar, 3 November 1935. Poddar Papers.
  35. Singh, 1980, pp. 375–76.
  36. Goyandka to Poddar, Magha Shukla, Samvat 2011 (1954). Poddar Papers.
  37. R.R. Diwakar to Poddar. 28 July 1952. Poddar Papers.
  38. Singh, 1980, pp. 282–84.
  39. Ibid.
  40. Jain, ‘The Efficacious Image’, p. 161;
    Gods in the Bazar
    , p. 86.
  41. Pinney, 2004, p. 82; Jain, ‘More Than Meets the Eye’, 2003, p. 54.
  42. R.K. Vashistha,
    Art and Artists of Rajasthan
    , Abhinav Publications, New Delhi, 1995, p. 87.
  43. Pinney, 2004, p. 89.
  44. Prem Narendra Ghasiram Sharma to Poddar, 6 December 1931. Poddar Papers.
  45. Prem Narendra Ghasiram Sharma to Poddar, 9 March 1932. Poddar Papers.
  46. Prem Narendra Ghasiram Sharma to Poddar, 14 June 1932. Poddar Papers.
  47. Satyendranath Banerjee to manager, Gita Press, 18 March 1932. Poddar Papers.
  48. Testimonial for Banerjee: by Nandalal Bose, 21 July 1923; by C.F. Andrews, 18 July 1923. Poddar Papers.
  49. Banerjee to
    Kalyan
    editor, 29 March 1932. Poddar Papers.
  50. 157. Mitter, 1994, p. 297.
  51. Dhanpat Rai (Premchand) to Poddar, date not clear but postmark on the postcard shows 1932. Poddar Papers.
  52. Mohd. Hakim Khan to Poddar, 16 March 1932. Poddar Papers.
  53. Mohd. Hakim Khan to Poddar, date not clear but he mentions having received Poddar’s letter of 14 June 1932. Poddar Papers.
  54. Mohd. Hakim Khan to Poddar, 1 July 1932. Poddar Papers.
  55. Yashodhara Dalmia,
    Amrita Sher-Gil: A Life
    , Penguin-Viking, New Delhi, 2006, p. 62.
  56. Tapati Guha-Thakurta,
    The Making of A New Art: Artists, Aesthetics and
    Nationalis
    m in Bengal, C. 1850-1920
    , Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 1992, p. 323.
  57. Vivan Sundaram,
    Amrita Sher-Gil: A Self-Portrait in Letters & Writings
    , Vol. I, Tulika Books, New Delhi, 2010, p. 332.
  58. Sarada Ukil to Poddar, 17 December 1935. Poddar Papers.
  59. Sarada Ukil to Poddar, 20 February 1936. Poddar Papers.
  60. Sarada Ukil to Poddar, 18 May 1939. Poddar Papers.
  61. Poddar to Sarada Ukil, 27 June 1939. Poddar Papers.
  62. Sarada Ukil to Poddar, 14 July 1939. Poddar Papers.
  63. Sarada Ukil to Poddar, 19 July 1939. Poddar Papers.
  64. Poddar to Sarada Ukil, 26 March 1940. Poddar Papers.
  65. Sarada Ukil to Poddar, 3 April 1940. Poddar Papers.
  66. Poddar to Sarada Ukil, 6 April 1940. Poddar Papers.
  67. Sarada Ukil to Poddar, 24 April 1940. Poddar Papers.
  68. Sarada Ukil to Poddar, 1 June 1940 and 3 June 1940. Poddar Papers.
  69. Sarada Ukil to Poddar, 10 June 1940. Poddar Papers.
  70. Partha Mitter,
    The Triumph of Modernism: India’s Artists and the
    Avant-Gard
    e 1922—1947
    , Reaktion Books, London, 2007, p. 16.
  71. Guha-Thakurta, 1992, p. 217.
  72. See ibid., and Mitter
    ,
    1994, for detailed debates on art and aesthetics.
  73. O.C. Gangoly to Poddar, 10 January 1937. Poddar Papers.
  74. Poddar to Gangoly, 7 February 1950. Poddar Papers.
  75. Poddar’s letter to chief secretary, Tranvancore state, 9 November 1949. Poddar Papers.
  76. Dyaneshwar Nadkarni,
    Husain: Riding the Lightning
    , Popular Prakashan, Bombay, 1996, pp. 31–33.
  77. Deolalikar’s telegrams to Poddar, 13 August 1930 and 16 August 1930. Poddar Papers.
  78. Poddar to Deolalikar, 1930 (exact date not clear). Poddar Papers.
  79. Deolalikar to Poddar, 12 October 1931. Poddar Papers.
  80. Deolalikar to Poddar, 29 November 1931. Poddar Papers.
  81. Deolalikar to Poddar, 30 March 1932. Poddar Papers.
  82. Mitter, 1994, pp. 331–32.
  83. Gulammohammed Sheikh, ‘The Backdrop’, in Sheikh (ed.),
    Contemporar
    y Art in Baroda
    , Tulika, New Delhi, 1997, pp. 42–43.
  84. Kanu Desai to Poddar, 5 November 1938. Poddar Papers.
  85. Kanu Desai to Poddar, 16 May 1939. Poddar Papers.
  86. Savitri Khanolkar to Poddar, 31 October 1939. Poddar Papers
  87. Savitri Khanolkar to Poddar, 17 February 1940. Poddar Papers.
  88. Hanuman Prasad Poddar and Chimmanlal Gosvami, ‘
    Kshama
    Prarthana
    ’ (Prayer for Forgiveness),
    Upasana Ank, Kalyan
    , January 1968, pp. 699–700.
  89. Gita Dwar and Leela Chitra Mandir inauguration pamphlet, 29 April 1955. Poddar Papers.
  90. Ibid.
  91. Dr Rajendra Prasad’s speech at the inauguration of Gita Dwar and Leela Chitra Mandir of Gita Press on 29 April 1955, Gorakhpur, published in
    Kalyan
    , June 1955, pp. 1113–15.
  92. Hanuman Prasad Poddar, ‘
    Lalaj
    i Ka Parlokvas
    ’ (Demise of Lalaji),
    Kalya
    n
    , March 1928, p. 566.
  93. Hanuman Prasad Poddar, ‘
    P
    t Motilalji Ka Dehavasan
    ’ (Death of Pt Motilal),
    Kalyan
    , April 1931, p. 1152.
  94. Hanuman Prasad Poddar, ‘Emperor George V’,
    Kalyan
    , April 1936, p. 1359.
  95. Hanuman Prasad Poddar, ‘
    Vinashi Jagat
    ’ (Destructive World),
    Kalyan
    , December 1936, p. 984.
  96. Shivnath Dubey, ‘
    Paramadarniya Dr Hedgewar
    ’ (Revered Dr Hedgewar),
    Kalyan, Hindu Sanskriti Ank
    , January 1950, last page.
  97. Hanuman Prasad Poddar, ‘
    Nehruji Ke Prati Shraddhanjali
    ’ (Tribute to Nehru),
    Kalyan
    , June 1964, page not numbered.
  98. Hanuman Prasad Poddar, ‘
    Shr
    i Lal Bahadur Shastri
    ’,
    Kalyan
    , January 1966, page not numbered.
  99. Information and quotes in this and subsequent paragraphs are from Bhimsen, ‘
    Shr
    i Guruji: Ek Adhyatmik Vibhuti
    ’ (Guruji: A Spiritual Icon),
    Kalya
    n
    , July 1973, pp. 852–58.
  100. ‘
    Shrimat
    i Indira Gandhiji Ke Prati Shraddhanjali
    ’ (A Tribute to Mrs Indira Gandhi),
    Kalyan
    , November 1984, p. 901.
  101. Klaus K. Klostermaier,
    A Survery of Hinduism
    , State University of New York Press, New York, 2007, p. 109.
  102. Radheshyam Khemka, ‘
    Himsa Ka Nanga Tandav
    ’ (Naked Dance of Violence),
    Kalyan
    , May 1991, p. 568.
  103. Poddar to Gambhirchand Dujari, Sravana Shukla 5, Samvat 1983 (1926). Poddar Papers.
  104. Poddar to Jwala Prasad Kanodia, Kartik Krishna 8, Samvat 1989 (1932),
    Saras Patra
    , 2005, pp. 112–13.
  105. Singh, 1980, p. 157.
  106. Gyanendra Pandey,
    The Ascendancy of the Congress in Uttar Pradesh
    , Anthem Press, London, 2002, p. 40.
  107. Singh, 1980, pp. 158–59.
  108. Ibid.
  109. Notification of Industries Department, 3 April 1939, No. 1127/ XVIII–625-D, Commissioner’s Record Room, Gorakhpur.
  110. CID, United Provinces, Weekly Reports on Political Activities, weeks ending 5 March, 2 April and 30 April 1948. CID Archives, Lucknow.
  111. ‘
    Dushka
    l Ke Sambandh Mein
    ’ (About Unfortunate Times),
    Saraswati
    , September 1943, p. 464.
  112. J.E. Pedley’s testimonial, 25 March 1940. Poddar Papers.
  113. H.S. Ross’s testimonial, 11 July 1942. Poddar Papers.
  114. H.S. Ross to chief price controller, Bihar government, 8 July 1942. Poddar Papers.
  115. Memorandum by Gita Press; Note by B.L. Chandgothia, 14 May 1953; Chandgothia to Seth Govind Das, 16 July 1953. Seth Govind Das Papers, NMML.
  116. B.L. Chandgothia to the labour commissioner, Uttar Pradesh, 16 July 1956. Poddar Papers.
  117. Copy of legal opinion sought by Jaidayal Dalmia. Poddar Papers.
  118. Jaidayal Dalmia to Krishna Chandra, Gita Press, 30 March 1968. Poddar Papers.
  119. Poddar to Ishwari Prasad Goenka, 11 February 1967,
    Saras Patra
    , 2005, pp. 113–16.
  120. Letters from Gobind Bhawan to Poddar, 5 and 12 December 1969. Poddar Papers.
  121. Communication from the Office of Labour Commissioner, West Bengal, to Gobind Bhavan Karyalaya, 1 July 1970. Poddar Papers.
  122. Annual statement of accounts, 1968–69. Poddar Papers.
  123. Minutes of the meeting of the trustees of Gobind Bhawan Karyalaya, 7 March 1970. Poddar Papers.
  124. Singh, 1980, pp. 162–63.
  125. This and further quotes are from Poddar’s letter to Pandit Hari Prasad, 24 February 1966. Poddar Papers.
  126. Jaidayal Dalmia to
    TOI
    and
    The Indian Express
    , 10 March 1968. Poddar Papers.
  127. Copy of estimate sent by
    TOI
    to Dalmia, 18 March 1968. Poddar Papers.
  128. Ramnath Goenka to Dalmia, 27 March 1968. Poddar Papers.
  129. G.P. Birla to Poddar, 19 March 1970. Poddar Papers.
  130. S.S. Goenka to Poddar, 9 April 1970. Poddar Papers.
  131. Poddar to G.P. Birla, 27 July 1970; Gobind Bhawan functionary to Poddar, 18 July 1970. Poddar Papers.
  132. Jaidayal Dalmia to Harikrishna Dujari, 17 April 1970. Poddar Papers.
  133. Poddar to Bihari Lal, 15 June 1970. Poddar Papers.
  134. Poddar to Ishwari Prasad Goenka, 27 July 1970,
    Saras Patra
    , 2005, pp. 116–17.
  135. Poddar to Bihari Lal, 15 May 1970; Jaidayal Dalmia to Krishna Chandra, undated (contents reveal it was around the same time). Poddar Papers.
  136. Draft of Gita Press’s application to assistant controller, Exchange Control Department, Reserve Bank of India, Kanpur, undated. Poddar Papers. However, the idea for application was mooted by Jaidayal Dalmia on 15 September 1970. Also part of Poddar Papers.
  137. Draft of Gita Press’s application to RBI, undated. Poddar Papers.

 

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