Matches are becoming rare objects. Smokers today use fluid lighters, and while gas fireplaces, stoves and barbeques often have open flames, their pilot lights are carefully controlled and turn off or ...

Have you ever given a second glance to the matchbox that sits in your kitchen or the one that you carry in your pocket? Probably not. But, look closer, and a whole world of art, history, and heritage ...

In a place where numismatics and philatelists seem to dominate, a lot of people are constantly looking for new hobbies and new things to collect. The urge to be do something different and unique made ...

The first matchbox factory of Bengal opened at 30 Russa Road in 1892, decades after their invention in Europe. But Calcuttans were using matchsticks years before. A collection of imported matchboxes ...

The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. In an age where personalisation and kitsch reign supreme, the ...

His interest in matchboxes started as a 15-year-old when his father, a chain smoker, brought home different varieties. In the next 22 years, Arvind Kumar Pai’s collection of matchboxes and labels has ...

Rohit Kashyap was in Class V when he realised that all of his friends had some hobby or the other. This got him thinking. Immediately after, he strolled on the streets, picking up empty matchboxes on ...

A city architect displays his collection of matchboxes, based on themes ranging from India’s freedom struggle to Bollywood. The exhibit will also narrate stories of early Indian merchants, religion, ...