Here is a picture of the Indian Bulletin for November 1959 released by Sita World Travel Inc. The tourist pamphlet was published weekly and provided a glimpse of the major cultural events and happenings in Delhi. If you have a closer look, you can see Hindustani films, exhibitions, music recitals by artists such as Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan and Bharatnatyam performances by Smt. BalaSaraswati.
While the pamphlet was published in English and is clearly for tourists visiting the city, it also captures a rmoment in time that speaks to more than just foreign visitors. For Indian audiences—then and now—it serves as a vivid record of Delhi and the new Indian Republic's artistic and cultural life in the 1950s.
More on Delhi next week.
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