Air India International Silk Scarf

I recently came across a silk scarf which had 21 prints of Air-India coasters printed on it from the 1960s.  My wife has got this framed and now it is hanging on the wall in our house.  I can remember the coasters from the time I travelled on Air India when my sister and I would collect them.  The prints on the scarf are a little larger than the actual drinks coasters.  The frame measures 95cm x 95cm.

It is far better framed than in a drawer, it can now be appreciated and you can laugh at some of the different cities depicted in the coasters.

G D Aruraj - Laundry

I was sent a nice photo of an Arulraj painting from Mark who is in the USA he was given the painting many years ago by his parents.

Great painting many thanks to Mark for letting me add it to my blog.

Panoramic view of Calcutta from the 1960s - B.O.A.C. VC10 advertising photo

My wife found this rolled up panoramic photograph in the original cardboard tube addressed to my father in Calcutta.  It is from the local B.O.A.C. office on on the back are details of the regular flights of what was a new aircraft the VC10.  Fortunately with the iPhone you have the facility to take panoramic photos otherwise this would have been difficult to capture.

In the centre of the photo is the Victoria Memorial and behind that is the Race Course, you can also see the Planetarium and I think it is St Paul's Cathedral it brings back a lot of memories.