Ganesh holding banners and wearing a t-shirt bearing the letters 'IHO' for Indian Health Organisation; two rats pinch food from a platter below; an AIDS prevention advertisement by Bharat Press. Lithograph, ca. 1997.

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[1997?]
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677295i
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Ganesh holding banners and wearing a t-shirt bearing the letters 'IHO' for Indian Health Organisation; two rats pinch food from a platter below; an AIDS prevention advertisement by Bharat Press. Lithograph, ca. 1997. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

Ganesh is one of the best-known and most widely worshipped deities in the Hindu pantheon and is widely revered as the 'Remover of Obstacles' or AIDS in the case of this poster

Publication/Creation

Bombay (43-D, Gulshan Compound, Foras Road, Bombay-8) : Bharat Press, [1997?]

Physical description

1 print : lithograph ; sheet 51 x 37.9 cm

Lettering

Lettering not transcribed - in an Indic language Includes telephone number 3099262

Notes

The IHO (Indian Health Organisation) spearheaded the Nation's crusade against AIDS including championing the innovative campaigns for AIDS awareness during religious festivities and programmes such as the Ganesha Festival, a 10 day event held normally between August and September each year throughout India

Reference

Wellcome Collection 677295i

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Bharat Press 1997? Bharat Press India current contact details for Bharat Press: Sane Gurji Marg Jacob Circle Mumbai -400011 Phone: 022-23018222, 022-23018223 nbpl@gmail.com 30/06/2009 UkLW UK Transcription from the item

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