Collection: DAAK
Daak is a collection of unknown stories, artworks and ideas from women and men who have shaped the Indian subcontinent’s cultural heritage. It is an attempt to curate and revive original artistic creations which are deeply profound, characteristically humorous and always, uniquely subcontinental.
Kashmir, India
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Daak Art Print - Method of Attack with the Musket by a Delhi Company Artist Vendor:
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Daak Art Print - Arcot Princes by Tilly Kettle Vendor:
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Daak Art Print - Martaba, a Kashmiri Nautch Girl by Valentine Cameron Prinse Vendor:
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Daak Art Print - Akal Boonga by William Simpson Vendor:
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Daak Art Print - The Ghats Mathura by Edwin Weeks Vendor:
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Daak Art Print - Ear-Cleaner Attending to a Man's Ear by Unnamed Delhi Painter Vendor:
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Daak Art Print - Bibi (Sundari) by Anonymous Vendor:
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Daak Art Print - Dal Lake by Colonel George Strahan Vendor:
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Daak Art Print - Hyderabad Street Scene by Woldemar Friedrich Vendor:
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Daak Art Prints - Prayers at Sunset, Udaipur, by Charles W. Bartlett Vendor:
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Daak Writer's Notebook Vendor:
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Daak Art Print - Silk Merchants, India, by Charles W. Bartlett Vendor:
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Daak Art Print - The Akalis Tower, Amritsar, Punjab by William Carpenter Vendor:
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Who we are
Daak is a collection of unknown stories, artworks and ideas from women and men who have shaped the Indian subcontinent’s cultural heritage. It is an attempt to curate and revive original artistic creations which are deeply profound, characteristically humourous and always, uniquely subcontinental 🦋
When we started
Daak started five years ago, with a single newsletter with a mission - to introduce lesser known artists and writers from the subcontinent's history to a wider readership. With our Instagram and Twitter, we started as a weekly newsletter appreciating South Asian literature and art and from there we grew - little by little.
The start of our journey into merchandise was the simple act of sending postcards. We did a large postcrossing exercise a few years ago and wrote postcards to our then-small group of 500 readers. Not all of them got the postcards, but those that did sent us many delightful photos. We had then only printed a small batch of our signature postcards, but readers wanted more. We have since sold thousands of our postcards and much more - a poetry calendar, fragrances, gift items - all inspired by the literary and artistic treasure trove that South Asia holds.