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A Brahui Chief

A Brahui Chief

The Brahui people are found in Kalat province of Balochistan, Pakistan as well as Afghanistan and Iran.

The Brahuis are a Baluchi tribe who speak a Dravidian language, similar to those spoken in South India (e.g., Tamil). Although the Dravidian they

The Bengal Bank, Lahore

The Bengal Bank, Lahore

The Bengal Bank was established in 1809; the building on the Mall in Lahore dates to sometime after 1883-4. Once one of the larger banks in the subcontinent, it was merged into the Imperial Bank of India in 1921, and then the Reserve Bank of India in

Walker Hospital, Simla

Walker Hospital, Simla

[Original caption] Walker Hospital. The land upon which Simla stands was retained by the British Government as a sanatorium at the close of the Gourkha War in 1815, when most of the surrounding district was given or restored to various native States.

Sikh Akalis at Amritsar

Sikh Akalis at Amritsar

One of the best in Tuck's Native Life in India series, a cool contrast of blue and marble, showing the guards at the Golden Temple in Amritsar.

[Original caption] The Sikh Akalis are one section of the famous "fakirs" or native priests of India.

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