Kandyan Folk Dance, Ceylon.
A lightly tinted real photo postcard from an unusual low angle.
A lightly tinted real photo postcard from an unusual low angle.
King George V (1865-1936) and Queen Mary (1867-1953) visited Peshawar from 2nd to 5th December 1905, as part of the Tour of India, but this real photo postcard was likely printed a decade or two later, so significant was this visit to British
One of the few Dutch postcards of Indians, though these portraits often were striking, like this postcard of a Hindu.
These generic postcards, with a different city slapped on the top signboard and the message, were rare in British India, perhaps because of the most incongruous scene and in this case, forest setting.
Khursheed Bano was a prominent actress and singer in Bollywood during the 1930s and 1940s. Born on April 14, 1914, she was a pioneer of Indian cinema.
The beautiful gardens adjacent to the present-day Pakistan-Indian border were build during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan.
Built in the year 1641 A.D, the Shalimar Gardens in Lahore are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The elder brother of Sardar Patel and also a formidable politician, he was often at odds with Gandhi and founded the Swaraj Party.
A rather subtle Eid Mubarak ["Blessed or Happy Eid"] blends into the colorful sky as a train plows through the landscape. Bombay and Lahore were the centers of Eid card production before and in the decades after Partition.
Once one of the most important clubs in Bombay, it was opened in 1833 when the European population in the city was about 1,300. The club was known for its luxurious amenities, including chambers that cost Rs.
[Original caption] A Lama Beggar. The Lamas are priests of the great Buddhist religion.