Bimla Kumari was an Indian actress who appeared in films throughout the 1930s, 40s, and 50s and was primarily known as a supporting actress. She may not be as widely remembered as Devika Rani, but she contributed to the early days of Indian cinema.
Kashmiri women are often shown spinning on postcards because this was an important economic activity in the region.
J.D. Gondhalekar (1909-1981) produced a series of at least ten postcards called "Indian Topics" around 1942, among the few Indian-artist signed postcard series from colonial times.
Evelyn Stuart Hardy (1865-1935), the artist who signed this card, was a British illustrator and author known for her contributions to children's literature and periodicals in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
A curious real photo postcard, possibly taken at a Simla, of a local woman in a rickshaw, published in Lausanne, Switzerland.
[Original handwriting, Verso] "Oct. 24/[19]29 Visitors to the Khyber [Pass] required to halt 3 mi. from this sign."
For all the popularity of monkey performers, their depiction on postcards, especially with a crowd watching (example without a crowd) is unusual.
![Baluchistan Begger [Beggar]](https://www.paperjewels.org/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/slides/baluchistan-beggar.jpg?itok=OPmDWHAl "Baluchistan Begger [Beggar]")
This apparently one-legged man is being used here to represent a type, but what is most eye-catching is the way the veins in his arms seem so like the cracks in the wall.
Leopoldo Dagradi (1871-1928) was an Italian operatic tenor who studied at the Regio Conservatorio of Milan, receiving his diploma in 1898. His professional journey began in 1900; this card, autographed by him, would have been given away when he was
A sanyasi, also spelled sannyasi, refers to a Hindu ascetic or religious renunciant who has given up worldly possessions and attachments to pursue spiritual goals. The word sanyasi has its roots in Sanskrit.
