Indianama 2024

2024 LOST & FOUND

This year, we see India through objects, flora-fauna, products, ideologies, art, practices and beyond, that have been lost and found.

Historically, stamps are issued by authorised bodies like governments and ministries – in that way, they are a conduit of a country’s system of communication and proliferation of expression and ideas. Erasure or rediscovery, in various forms hence holds significance in developing messaging for an India at the crossroads of the past, present and the future.

Thus, for Indianama 2024, artists are invited to design 1 postage stamp, from an inventory of either a ‘Lost’ or ‘Found’ object that define India’s legacy. A visual template will be sent to selected artists.

Exhibition opening night: 25 October (Mumbai)
Venue: Method, Mumbai.

Entries for Indianama 2024 have now closed. Thanks to everyone who applied!

2024

LOST & FOUND

This year, we see India through objects, flora-fauna, products, ideologies, art, practices and beyond, that have been lost and found.

Entries for Indianama 2024 have now closed. Thanks to everyone who applied!

Koh-i-noor

The stolen pride of a nation stuck in the crown of another.

ISRO

A reignition of cosmic interest leads to otherworldly achievements.

peacock throne

A throne to rival the Taj Mahal, dismantled to rival the Mughal monarchy.

Ayurveda

The new world embraces the medicinal roots of the old.

Tipu Sultan's tiger

A toy fit for the prince’s enemies to flex.

Campa Cola

A fresh pour of the great Indian taste.

Mangroves

Land reclaimed but the natural dam of the country lost by 40%.

Air India

The Maharaja prepares for his second coronation.

Dwarf Rhino

The amour-like skin of these majestic creatures turned out to be no match for man.

Yoga

Trending: Age-old Indian practice makes big moves in an era of wellness hype.

Unsung Heros

The blood unspoken unheard unseen that gave the nation freedom.

Kabaddi

Across the line and headed for glory.

taxila university

Learnings of the past, forever lost to the past.

Sporting Culture

On the field and off the field, gold is all the country wants to see.

Bollywood Tropes

Kissing flowers, we miss you.

Cheetahs

From Namibia with love.

City Names

The nation’s great identity crisis.

Shaktimaan

Return of the Shakti-verse.

School Yard Games

From the gullies, no longer to be found on the urban streets.

Cricket Super Power

The bullied dons the jersey of the bullies as the game comes full circle.

VIP CAR BEACONS

Flashy people lose their flashy lights.

South indian cinema

From kitsch to the red carpet.

50 paisa coin

The cost of many sweet childhood pleasures as told by a boomer.

avatars

From mythology to the metaverse.

maruti 800

The identity of a middle-class Indian family.

indian alcohol

A 'Made in India' stamp everyone is raising their glasses to.

PCO

A cubicle that allowed your words and thoughts to travel far, minute by minute for coin after coin.

petroglyphs

Messages from the past or bored aliens doodling?

godrej almirah

The iconic guardian of all things precious and essential in every Indian household once upon a time.

ludo

The great Indian pastime rediscovers its ‘great’.

football

The world’s game almost became India’s game in 1950.

gully rap

It may have started from the hood, but the gullies are becoming gilded.

doordarshan

The undisputed pioneer of national television entertainment.

rajasauras

The T-Rex's country cousin, coming soon to a theater near you.

mills

A symbol of industrial revolution that allowed cities, unions and Amitabh Bachchan to flourish.

glasgow artefacts

Undoing historical injustices - tokenism or just the beginning?

dissent

Opinions boil down to 2 kinds, national or antinational.

censorship

This statement has been redacted for the assumed public good.

dhaka muslin

The go to luxury wear adorned by the original hypebeasts.

ambassador

Symbol of Indian bureaucracy. Symbol for Indian ingenuity?