Invitations and Ephemera Addressed to M.A. Jinnah and Fatima Jinnah

Sub title : Compilation of Social and Political Documents

Subject: M.A. Jinnah | Fatima Jinnah | Quaid-e-Azam | Wedding Invitations | Social History

Date of publication: 1940

Language: English

Page: 31 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28563

Keyword: Jinnah -- Fatima Jinnah -- Invitation -- Wedding -- Bombay -- Simla -- Dharti ke Lal -- Pakistan -- Quaid-e-Azam -- Social History.

Abstract: This collection comprises various social invitations and a political press clipping addressed to or mentioning Muhammad Ali Jinnah and his sister Fatima Jinnah. The items include wedding invitations from diverse families (including the Poonawala and Ahmad families in 1940, the Bandukwala family in 1946, and Mian & Begum Bashir Ahmed in 1947), an invitation to a "Pan Gulab Party," a preview invitation for the IPTA film Children of the Earth (Dharti ke Lal), and a cocktail party invitation from the Raja of Dhami. It also contains a printed quote by M.A. Jinnah regarding the vision of Pakistan.

Description: A significant compilation of original ephemera from the 1940s, primarily consisting of formal invitations addressed to the Jinnahs. The documents provide insight into the social circles, cultural events, and political climate of pre-partition India, featuring prominent figures from various communities in Bombay and Simla. The collection includes a rare political quote from Jinnah printed by a press in 1946. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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