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 △ The inauguration of the Bengali Linotype, Calcutta, 1936. Seated on the right: Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, Vice-Chancellor of Calcutta University; A.J. May, Manager of L&M in India; Tom King, Assistant Manager of L&M India. Hari Govil can be

△ The inauguration of the Bengali Linotype, Calcutta, 1936. Seated on the right: Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, Vice-Chancellor of Calcutta University; A.J. May, Manager of L&M in India; Tom King, Assistant Manager of L&M India. Hari Govil can be seen behind Tom King (in the alcove).

 △ The first Tamil Linotype machine on its way to the Madras office of the Linotype Company, 1936. The Tamil machine followed the company’s Devanagari, Bengali, and Gujarati adaptations.

△ The first Tamil Linotype machine on its way to the Madras office of the Linotype Company, 1936. The Tamil machine followed the company’s Devanagari, Bengali, and Gujarati adaptations.

 △ The first Tamil Linotype machine erected and running at the Linotype Company’s Madras office, 1936. The machine was equipped for English and Tamil typesetting from the same keyboard.

△ The first Tamil Linotype machine erected and running at the Linotype Company’s Madras office, 1936. The machine was equipped for English and Tamil typesetting from the same keyboard.

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 △ The inauguration of the Bengali Linotype, Calcutta, 1936. Seated on the right: Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, Vice-Chancellor of Calcutta University; A.J. May, Manager of L&M in India; Tom King, Assistant Manager of L&M India. Hari Govil can be
 △ The first Tamil Linotype machine on its way to the Madras office of the Linotype Company, 1936. The Tamil machine followed the company’s Devanagari, Bengali, and Gujarati adaptations.
 △ The first Tamil Linotype machine erected and running at the Linotype Company’s Madras office, 1936. The machine was equipped for English and Tamil typesetting from the same keyboard.
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