Victoria Gardens, now known as Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan or Rani Bagh is Mumbai's oldest public garden and was established in 1862 and spans 50 acres in the Byculla area.
A fine portrait by M.V. Dhurandhar of a Gujarati broker. Gujrati brokers played a pivotal role in Bombay's commercial development during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
In 1905, a significant exhibition was organized in Bombay (now Mumbai) that marked an important moment in India's colonial and nationalist history. Planned to commemorate the visit of the Prince of Wales (later King George V) to India.
Devika Rani was a pioneering figure in Indian cinema, often hailed as the "First Lady of Indian Cinema." Born on March 30, 1908, in Visakhapatnam, she was the grand-niece of the Nobel Prize-winning poet Rabindranath Tagore.
Opened in 1888, the message on this postcard, dated October 12, 1905 (and postmarked in Ambala on Nov. 11) is correct: "Dear Aunt This is about the largest Railway Terminus in the World. with Love from T.H.H."
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. She acted in over thirty films in India and made her debut with the film "Laila Majnu" in 1931.
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.
