Bulldozer Brahmastra

Thursday April 21 2022

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Bulldozer Brahmastra

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A cigarette ad featuring Gauhar Jahan—the first Indian singer to record on the gramophone

An ad for Indian-made smokes produced by Bukhsh Ellahie

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