Greeting Cards, Postcards, and Correspondence from the Era of M.A. Jinnah

Sub title : Eid Greetings, Diwali Wishes, Student Association Letters, and Business Correspondence

Subject: M.A. Jinnah | Eid Greetings | Diwali Greetings | Postcards | Muslim League | Student Associations

Date of publication: 1940

Language: English

Page: 143 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28569

Keyword: Quaid-i-Azam -- Eid -- Diwali -- Greeting Card -- Postcard -- Muslim League -- Aligarh -- Sukkur -- Indore -- Penang -- Comilla -- Hyderabad Sind -- Correspondence -- Student Association

Abstract: This collection comprises various greeting cards, postcards, and correspondence items from the mid-20th century, several of which are directly addressed to or reference M.A. Jinnah. The items include a letterhead from the Mysore Students Association at Aligarh Muslim University featuring Urdu text; an Eid Mubarak greeting from Nawab Ahmed Said and Mohammed Yasin of the Sukkur Biscuit Manufacturing Co. in Sukkur, Pakistan, wishing a happy "Bquar Idd"; a business card or letterhead from Md Asmat Ali, M.E.C. of North Charta, Comilla, East Pakistan, printed by Universal Art Publishers, Lahore; a postcard from Fakhruddin B.A., LL.B., a Muslim League member and High Court Pleader in Indore, addressed to "Quad-9 A Hoshi. Ht. Jinnah" at "Honour Pleasantly Root much by little" in Bombay; a Diwali greeting from V. Puvushallam and P.R. Desai of Nadiad wishing a Happy New Year.

Description: A diverse compilation of original ephemera from the 1940s through the 1960s, featuring several items with direct connections to M.A. Jinnah and the broader Muslim League movement. The collection includes a notable postcard from a Muslim League member in Indore addressed to Jinnah in Bombay, demonstrating the network of communication between League workers and their leader. The presence of an Eid greeting from Penang (1940) illustrates the international dimension of Muslim religious and political consciousness during the period. Items from both East and West Pakistan (Comilla, Sukkur, Hyderabad Sind) reflect the geographic spread of the Pakistani nation after 1947. The inclusion of a Diwali greeting alongside Islamic Eid cards reveals the multicultural milieu in which Jinnah operated, while the student association letterhead from Aligarh Muslim University connects to the educational institutions that produced many of the Muslim League's supporters. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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