Nov 27, 2012

The Wellesley Bridge in Srirangapatna, Karnataka - c1850's


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Nov 15, 2012

Various Vintage Photographs of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh - c1880's

 Madan Mahal Fort






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Nov 14, 2012

Landscape of Nandi Hills or Nandidurg in the Chikkaballapur district of Karnataka - c1880's


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Brown's Hotel in Nandi Hills or Nandidurg in the Chikkaballapur district of Karnataka - c1880's


Nandi Hills or Nandidurg (Anglicised forms include Nandidrug and Nandydroog) is an ancient hill fortress of southern India, in the Chikkaballapur district of Karnataka state. It is located just 10 km from Chickballapur town and approximately 60 km from the city of Bangalore. The hills are nestled between the neighboring towns of Nandi, Muddenahalli, and Kanivenarayanapura. The hills are traditionally held as the origin of the Arkavathy river.
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Busy Street Scenes in Bombay (Mumbai) - c1880's



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Infantry Barracks in Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh - c1880's


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James street bazaar in Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh - c1880's


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Nov 11, 2012

Dulari (1949) - Madhubala, Geeta Bali, Suresh and Shyam Kumar - Watch Full Movie


Dulari (1949)
Director: Abdul Rashid Kardar
Stars: Madhubala, Geeta Bali, Suresh, Shyam Kumar
Music: Naushad
Playback: Shamshad Begum, Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammad Rafi
Lyric: Shakeel Badayuni
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Nov 7, 2012

Chandra Mahal (Part of City Palace) in Jaipur, Rajasthan - c1870's



Chandra Mahal or Chandra Niwas is the most commanding building in the City Palace complex, on its west end. It is a seven-storeyed building and each floor has been given a specific name such as the Sukh-Niwas, Ranga-Mandir, Pitam-Niwas, Chabi-Niwas, Shri-Niwas and Mukut-Mandir or Mukut Mahal. It contains many unique paintings, mirror work on walls and floral decorations. At present, most of this palace is the residence of the descendents of the former rulers of Jaipur. Only the ground floor is allowed for visitors where a museum is located that displays carpets, manuscripts and other items that belonged to the royal family. There is beautiful peacock gate at the entry to the Mahal. It has screened balconies and a pavilion at the roof from where a panoramic view of the city can been seen. It is set amidst well laid out gardens and a decorative lake in the foreground.

Also seen at the top of the Chandra Mahal is the flag of the royal family, which is seen unfurled when the Maharaja is in the palace. It is a one and quarter sized flag. However, when the king is away, the queen's flag is hoisted on the building.

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Courtyard of Jama Masjid in Delhi - c1860's


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Waterfront View of Pondicherry - c1880's


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The Panch Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh - 1860's



Panch Mahal is a five-storey palace in Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh, India.

It is also known as "Badgir", which means windcatcher/tower. Panch Mahal stands close to the Zeenana quarters or Harem and that supports the fact that it acted as a pleasure palace. This is an extraordinary structure, entirely columnar, consisting of four storeys of decreasing size disposed asymmetrically upon a ground floor, which contains 84 columns. The pillars, that originally had jaali between them, support the whole structure. Once these screens provided purdah (cover) to queens and princess on the top terraces enjoying the cool breezes and watching splendid views of Sikri fortifications and the town nestling at the foot of the ridge.

The pavilion gives a majestic view of the fort that lies on its left. It is built by Akbar and only took 10 years to build the whole city.Built on the pattern of a Buddhist Temple, Panch Mahal was basically a pleasure palace of emperor Akbar. He primarily used it for relaxation and entertainment purpose.The pool in front of the Panch Mahal is called the Anoop Talao. It would have been filled with water, save for the bridge, and it would have been the setting for musical concerts and other entertainm

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Nov 5, 2012

Still Photograph form the Bengali Movie Aparajito (The Unvanquished), Directed by Satyajit Ray - 1956


Aparajito is a 1956 Bengali film directed by Satyajit Ray, and is the second part of The Apu Trilogy. It is adapted from the last one-fifth of Bibhutibhushan Bannerjee's novel Pather Panchali and the first one-third of its sequel Aparajito. It focuses on the life of Apu from childhood to college. The film won eleven international awards, including the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. It is followed by the third part of the trilogy, The World of Apu.
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Satyajit Ray and Akira Kurosawa, Two Great Film Directors of All time at the 1982 Venice Film Festival in Italy

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Portrait of Indian Movie Actress Sharmila Tagore - 1960's


Sharmila Tagore (born 8 December 1944) is an Indian film actress. She has won National Film Awards and Filmfare Awards for her performances. She has led the Indian Film Censor Board from October 2004 till March 2011. In December 2005 she was chosen as an UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.[1]She is best remembered for her 9 films opposite Rajesh Khanna. She was converted to Islam from Hinduism after Nikkah with Mansoor Ali Khan.
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Nov 4, 2012

Twenty Most Popular Old Indian Photos of October 2012

  1. Hyderabad 1880s
  2. Portrait of Dimple Kapadia - c1960-70's
  3. Hindi Movie Actress Madhubala in Her Room - Photographed by James Burke in 1951
  4. Portrait of Sarojini Naidu - Delhi 1946
  5. Popular Hindi Movie Actress Tanuja, Vintage Photographs - 1960-70's
  6. Lal Bahadur Shastri - Second Prime Minister of India - June 1964
  7. Indian Actor Sajid Khan with Air India Stowardoss Patol - 1966
  8. Lal Bahadur Shastri Family Photo - 1964
  9. Nautch Girl in Durbar, in front of Royal and Aristocrat Men - c1880's
  10. Rickshaw Puller with an European Passenger, Probably Photographed in Calcutta (Kolkata) - Undated Photograph
  11. Delhi Durbar of 1903
  12. Various Photographs of Subhas Chandra Bose - 1940
  13. Various Rabindranath Tagore Photographs
  14. Indian Village Life - 1962
  15. Portrait of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel - 1946
  16. Mumbai (Bombay) - 1950
  17. Group of Gipsy Women - Karachi ( In Modern Pakistan), Printed Card
  18. New Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri with party leaders - June 1964 New Delhi
  19. Old Howrah Bridge, Calcutta, c 1920s
  20. Mahatma Gandhi standing outside 10 Downing Street - London United Kingdom - 1930
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Nov 3, 2012

Newly married young Indian aborigines couple of the Untouchables caste - Zari, India, 1946



Photogapher: Margaret Bourke-White
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Indian Farmer with his Bullocks in a Field - Poodalur, India 1946


Photographer: Margaret Bourke-White
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Young Indian woman holding her crying young nephew - Bombay (Mumbai), India 1946




Young Indian woman holding her crying young nephew, both of whom have been converted to christianity, on a verandah in the Chawls (quarters for the Untouchables) in the poor section of the city

Photographer: Margaret Bourke-White
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Nov 2, 2012

Indian Village Women Pouring water from village well into their Jugs to be Carried on their Head back to their Meager Homes - Poodalur, India 1946



Photographer: Margaret Bourke-White
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US First Lady Jackie Kennedy During Her Goodwill Tour of India - March 1962

USA First Lady Jackie Kennedy standing by the reflecting pool in front of the Taj Mahal in Agra during visit to India 

First Lady Jackie Kennedy standing on the grounds of the Taj Mahal during visit to India

USA First Lady Jackie Kennedy in blue dress and hat walking with Indian Prime Minister Jawarhalal Nehru in the garden of his residence in New Delhi

US First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy with her host Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in garden of PM's residence in New Delhi

 USA First Lady Jackie Kennedy greeted by Gov. Gurmukh Nihal Singh at Jaipur Airport

USA  First Lady Jackie Kennedy (R) with sister Lee Radziwill on goodwill tour - New Delhi

 First Lady Jackie Kennedy (front L) with sister Lee Radziwill (front R) and Indian Amabassador to U. S., B. K. Nehru (front C) on goodwill tour - New Delhi

USA First Lady Jackie Kennedy and sister Lee Radziwill riding an elephant while visiting India

 USA First Lady Jackie Kennedy arriving at the Jaipur Airport during her tour of India

 USA First Lady Jackie Kennedy wearing pink dress and flowers walking with Gov. Gurmukh Nihal Singh at Jaipur Airport during her tour of India

  First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy on her arrival in Udaipur India

  USA First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy wearing pink dress and three-stranded pearls during visit with Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru (L) & Ambassador to US B.K. Nehru

 First Lady Jackie Kennedy (R) in blue sheath dress and white gloves with Maharani of Jaipur, Gayatri Devi at Polo Ground on a visit to India

 First Lady Jackie Kennedy wearing blue print dress during her tour of India

 First Lady Jackie Kennedy, wearing a fitted silk apricot dress by designer Oleg Cassini and triple strand of pearls, walking through crowd in Udaipur during a visit to India

 First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy wearing coral silk dress (by Oleg Cassini) and three-stranded pearls during visit with the Maharaj of Mewar

First Lady Jackie Kennedy (C) in white coat and hat with Ambassador John Galbrath (R) and unindentified Indians on a visit to India - New Delhi


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Men cooking a huge pot of Laddu, a common Indian sweet, over an open fire trench in backyard of the bride's house in preparation for her wedding feast - Bhagur, India 1946



Laddu or Laddoo is a ball-shaped sweet popular in South Asian countries including India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh as well as regions with immigrants from South Asia. Laddu is made of flour and sugar with other ingredients that vary by recipe. It is often served at festive or religious occasions
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Life, Work and Family of an India Moneylender - Thaal, India 1946

 Closeup of Indian money lender, a member of Bania, a subcaste of Vaisya

 Indian moneylender wife, preparing chapatis (type of bread) at home as her pretty young daughter looks on

  Indian moneylender wife, preparing chapatis (type of bread) at home.

 Indian moneylender counting coins at the end of the day

 Indian moneylender weighing some grain for a female customer at his shop

 Indian moneylender counting coins at the end of the day

 Indian moneylender with his ledger, preparing to receive a payback from his Sikh client, as his young daughter looks on

Indian moneylender receiving a loan payback in coins from his Sikh client, as his young daughter looks on

 Indian moneylender working on his money ledger under the watchful eye of his young daughter

Indian moneylender working on money ledgers

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