Crookbond Posted August 20, 2012 Posted August 20, 2012 Not Independence Day but a few pics after our Independence Amritsar, Punjab. 1993. Surjit Kaur, the mother of a Sikh militant who was responsible for many deaths in her village, seeks forgiveness from the community at a peace meeting. Her son himself was killed in inter-gang rivalry. Jehanabad, Bihar. 1998. Mass funeral at Laxmanpur-Bathe village where 70 Dalits were massacred by the Ranvir Sena, an upper caste landlord’s army. Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh. 1981. Women of Sadhupur village grieve over the bodies of family members killed by a dacoit gang. Kolkatta. 1992. Fatheyab Ali Meerza, the Nawab of Bengal, in his Park Street home, the dilapidated Murshidabad Haveli. His pension, originally awarded by the British, was stopped in 1969 when his succession was questioned. Fallen on bad times and mired in court cases, the Nawab lived in an upstairs corner of his decrepit mansion taken over by tenants and old unpaid retainers until his death. Scotland, United Kingdom. 1996 Sardar Iqbal Singh, the ‘Lord of Butley Manor’, at his home in Lesmahagow, near Glasgow. This Sikh immigrant became a successful property developer in London, bought a castle and ‘acquired’ a title (yes the British sell titles though it is rude to say you bought one!). Bhind, Madhya Pradesh. 1982. Malkhan Singh and his gang of dacoits in his village, Bilao, prior to his surrender. Bikaner, Rajasthan. 1990. Maharaja Narendra Singh Rathore in the bedroom of his bungalow with his Great Dane. Estranged from his family, including his wife and children, the reclusive Maharaja Narendra Singh lived here, away from the palace, surrounding his world in the colour red and his menagerie of animals till his death in 2003. Jamnagar, Gujarat. 1991. The reclusive Jamsaheb of Nawanagar, Shatrushalya Sinh, in the grounds of his palace which he has placed under a nature trust and converted into a mini wildlife sanctuary. PS - These pics are NOT mine. tasveeronline.com/prashant-panjiar/
exams Posted August 21, 2012 Posted August 21, 2012 A rare view of the President's palace and the Parliament building in New Delhi.
exams Posted August 21, 2012 Posted August 21, 2012 Old photo showing Lahore of bygone days .. Photo taken in 1924 by E Arnhold of Berlin
mhr123 Posted August 21, 2012 Posted August 21, 2012 A Tram in kolkata 1945-46 We are still the same..
exams Posted August 21, 2012 Posted August 21, 2012 We are still the same.. is you yourself in the picture??:hysterical:
mhr123 Posted August 21, 2012 Posted August 21, 2012 is you yourself in the picture??:hysterical: nopes.. i am more muscular... plus i don't wear lungi...
Mariyam Posted August 22, 2012 Posted August 22, 2012 Bombay Street of the Pearl Dealers - 1912 Is this Zaveri Bazaar?
Tiger80 Posted August 22, 2012 Posted August 22, 2012 We are still the same.. :hysterical::hysterical:
Texy Posted August 22, 2012 Posted August 22, 2012 Motilal Nehru, Swaroop Rani, Jawaharlal Nehru Khudiram Bose before he was hanged @18 yrs of age (rumored to have been poisoned) "alleged" death certificate
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