Collections-Virtual Museum of Images and Sounds

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Subject: One of the inscriptions on the back is "Friendship with London" and six of the twenty-five nine carat gold medals were awarded to British men and women. These medals were manufactured by Cooke & Kelvey, Calcutta. [World War II victory medal depicting the Jaya Stambha [Victory Tower] of Chitor, erected by Rana Kumbha in the 15th c. ]

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Date: ca 1900-1980 CE; before 1980 CE

Subject: Krishna Steals Clothes, The gopis leave their clothes on the grass while swimming in the river. Krishna quietly steals the clothes and climbs up with them into a tree. Published by S.S. Brij Basi & Sons (printed by Laksmibilas Press Ltd., Calcutta), Karachi.

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Date: ca 1900-1980 CE; before 1980 CE

Subject: Rama\'s Coronation, Published by Art Framing Co., Calcutta.

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Date: ca 1900-1980 CE; before 1980 CE

Subject: Hanuman, Published by India Art School, Calcutta.

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Date: ca 1900-1980 CE; before 1980 CE

Subject: Mahatma Gandhi , Published by Gaya Art Press, Calcutta.

Site Name: Maihar

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Subject: Princely patronage of music led to development of different gharanas in Maihar, Gwalior, and other states. Allaudin Khan was trained in the Dhrupad style by the court musician of Maharaja Jotindra Mohan Tagore and in violin, clarinet, and cornet by Swami Vivekananda's brother and the band master of the Eden Gardens in Calcutta. He eventually studied sitar and sarod under the tutelage of the court musicians of Rampur and became a disciple of Ustad Wazir Khan. He taught Ravi Shankar, Nikhal Banerjee, and his own son, Ali Akbar Khan. His playing and that of the Maihar gharana are documented in the double CD set Chairman's Choice: Great Gharanas Maihar (EMI CMC 1 82501-2). [Allaudin Khan And The Maihar Band]