A picture is worth a thousand words. Vintage photos evoke a strong sense of nostalgia and if you intend to embark
on a journey for a glimpse of India, you are just at the right place.
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Way back in 1874, horse drawn tram cars on Bombay road were quite popular. Here is one such tram car full of
people, who are going from one place to another.
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The Mowbrays Road in Madras built in 1885, and the roadside trees added to the attraction.
Fr. Chevalier was the first Parish Priest, who built the first Church of St. Francis Xavier in 1851 in Bangalore.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak, popularly known as 'Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak', at his study in Bombay.
Pandit Motilal Nehru with son Jawaharlal Nehru in his law chamber around 1910
A huge battery of army personnel escorts the crown prince of Germany under the command of field marshal Lord Harding,
during the former's visit to Calcutta on February 3, 1911.
King George V and his wife Queen Mary at the throne. King replies to the address presented by the Municipal Corporation on
December 2, 1911 in Bombay.
The entrance to the Vrindavan Gardens in Mysore, Karnataka captured on January 1, 1920.
The Ripon
Building that houses the offices of the Muncipal Carporation in Madras,
Tamil Nadu is the oldest municipality in India.
Built in 1913, it displays a unique blend of three architectural designs - Gothic, Ionic and Corinthian.
People pay homage to late J N Tata at his statue at Indian Institute of Science (IIS), Bangalore,
Karnataka. IIS was established in 1909 by J N Tata.
Indira Gandhi as a four-year-old Priyadarshani with her doll at their residence in Delhi during early 1920s.
Father of the Nation, mahatma Gandhi, with six-year-old Indira Nehru during his 21-day fast in Delhi in the year 1924.
Great freedom fighter Bhagat Singh, who fought against the British Raj on his own terms often paying the imperialists back
in the same coin, during 1930.
Mahatma Gandhi and C R Das on their morning walk in Darjeeling (West Bengal), on June 1, 1925.
Industrialist JRD Tata conveys Viceroy's message to the Maharaja of Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh on January 1, 1925.
Here’s Subhash Chandra Bose at his residence in Calcutta during late 1920s.
People carrying the Indian national flag during a procession in support of Mahatma Gandhi's Civil Disobedience
Movement, at Bombay in 1930s.
Indian cricket stalwarts, Duleepsinhji with uncle Ranjitsinhji, who played for English national team during the British rule.
Classical dancer Udhay Shankar performing at a concert in Bombay on January 1, 1930.
Rabindranath Tagore with his granddaughter and grandnephew in Shantiniketan, West Bengal on April 10, 1934.
'Iron Man of India' Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel despite being ill guides efforts against plague, in Bardoli.
Mohammed Ali Jinnah with Subhash Chandra Bose in 1935, the time when Jinnah
returns to India to take charge of a reunited Muslim League.
Major ‘Dhyan Chand’ Singh, better known as Dhyan Chand in action at an inter-provincial tournament organised by
Indian Hockey Federation during December 1935.
Mahatma Gandhi with Subhash Chandra Bose during Haripura (West Bengal) Congress session in 1938.
A man from Pokhran, Rajasthan playing Shehnai on January 1, 1940. Rajasthan is famous for its wide variety of folk musical
instruments used in the countryside.
Aerial view of Old Secretariat Building in Delhi during 1940's. It was constructed by E. Montague Thomas in 1912 and
started functioning from 1913.
Filmmaker V Shantaram strikes a stylish pose at his Rajkamal studio in Bombay on January 1, 1940.
After the successful harvest, three farmers are threshing the crops in the outskirts of Maharashtra on December 8, 1940.
Indira Gandhi seen in a jovial mood with her husband Feroze Gandhi, at a sea shore in Bombay in this 1942 photo.
A 1940 picture shows freedom fighters burning a heap of foreign apparels in protest against the
British rule during Quit India' movement, in Bombay.
An aerial view of the City Market in Bangalore, Karnataka on January 1, 1945. It is one of the oldest in Bangalore and
has a vibrancy of its own.
People celebrating Janmashtami, the birthday of Lord Krishna in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh in 1945.
Refugees from
East Pakistan arriving barefoot in India during the Partition, speaking
volumes of their pain, suffering and grief.
Armymen were deployed following the police agitation and riots in Bombay on August 18, 1982.
A large number of people and music lovers partake in the funeral procession of legendary
playback singer Mohammed Rafi, at Bandra in Bombay on July 31, 1980.
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