Pictures of Old times of India
If you have ever imagined How India and Indians looked in old days which goes as far as 1910, here are few glimpse of history which includes snapshots at time of Britishers.
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- The Grand Trunk Road , built by Sher Shah Suri, was the main trade route from Calcutta to Kabul
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- A rare view of the President’s palace and the Parliament building in New Delhi
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- A group from Vaishnava, a sect founded by a Hindu mystic. His followers are called Gosvami-m
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- The daughter of an Indian maharajah seated on a panther she shot, sometime during 1920s.
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- Women gather at a party in Mumbai ( Bombay ) in 1910.
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- A group of Dancing or notch girls began performing with their elaborate costumes and jeweller
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- The Imperial Airways ‘Hanno’ Hadley Page passenger airplane carries the England to India air mail, stopping in Sharjah to refuel.
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- A British man gets a pedicure from an Indian servant.
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- An aerial view of Jama Masjid mosque in Delhi , built between 1650 and 1658.
Disclaimer : I got the images in a mail, and its credited to whoever it belongs to.
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Posted on 12th February 2010 by Nidhi Paul , Who wants to bring Indian culture, Food, and her thoughts together to give the best India has and what we can learn from Indians and Indian aspects. All posts by Nidhi Paul | Connect with me @Twitter
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