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Hockey in Ladakh

Read an article about hockey in Leh, in the Indian Himalayas.

Mars from Mangalyaan

A picture of Mars' north pole taken from the Mangalyaan orbiter. India launched the Mars probe in 2013, and it entered Mars orbit in September 2014. India was the first Asian country to send a spacecraft to Mars, and the first country anywhere to do it right on the first attempt. Source.

Amul Topicals

For decades Indian food manufacturer Amul Coop has framed its advertising in the form of topical cartoons featuring the Amul Butter Girl and/or some kind of egregious pun. Source.

Begum Hazrat Mahal Comic

Chitra Bharati Kathama issued comic books in Hindi and English weekly through the 1980s. Many of these appear to have been modelled on Classics Comics Illustrated and dealt with figures from Indian history and religion. Begum Hazrat Mahal was ruler of the state of Awadh and opposed the British during the Rebellion of 1857. Source.

Graphic Novels of India

Know anything at all about the comics scene in India? Me neither! This article looks like a place to start. And here's a piece about Sarnath Banerjee.

Victoria, Kolkota

Sir George Frampton's statue of Queen Victoria, on the occasion of her Diamond Jubilee, was unveiled March 19th, 1901, in Calcutta, a couple of months after her death, and is now minded by that dog. Source.

The Common Man

The Common Man was the signature character of Indian political cartoonist R. K. Laxman, who was born on this date in 1921 and died last year. The top three bronzes are in Mumbai, the bottom one is in Pune. Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4.

George Harrison in India, 1966

At the end of August 1966 the Beatles finished their final world tour, and then went off in four different directions. From September 14th to October 22nd George Harrison and Pattie Boyd vacationed in India, visiting Mumbai, Kashmir and witnessed the Ramlila Festival in Benares. George studied sitar under Ravi Shankar. He would return to India the next year, but in a sense, he never left. Source.

Sarasa Kosode

An Edo Period robe incorporating Indian sarasa patchwork. Source.

Hypnotic

Goa, India has a statue to the Abbé de Faria, one of the earliest hypnotists.