UNSEEN RARE PHOTOS OF INDIA : VOLUME 3

UNSEEN RARE PHOTOS OF INDIA : VOLUME 3

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Sept 1949 Baby making an attempt to take off Major General Thimayya’s cap

Here we take you to the journey of India in the rarest of rare pictures with Old and lesser-seen images that capture the past of India. This is part three

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A 20Rs note from 1901 !
A 20Rs note from 1901 !
A hundred rupee note during the times of East India Company
A hundred rupee note during the times of East India Company
A zebra cart in Calcutta in the 1930s
A zebra cart in Calcutta in the 1930s
Air India flight attendant aiding a passenger on a Delhi-Bombay flight in 1946
Air India flight attendant aiding a passenger on a Delhi-Bombay flight in 1946
Amitabh Bachchan getting ready for a cricket match in the 1980s.
Amitabh Bachchan getting ready for a cricket match in the 1980s.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee with Dev Anand.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee with Dev Anand.
Bombay! Marine Drive in late 1930s
Bombay! Marine Drive in late 1930s
Calcutta in 1970s (photo by David Hopkins )
Calcutta in 1970s (photo by David Hopkins )
Calcutta in the 1940s
Calcutta in the 1940s
Can you identify this man! Vijay Malya in his Vintage car in 1980s
Can you identify this man!
Vijay Malya in his Vintage car in 1980s
Children playing football in Kashmir in 1880s
Children playing football in Kashmir in 1880s
Chowranghee Street Kolkata, 1940s.
Chowranghee Street Kolkata, 1940s.
Colonial Indian soldiers having a meal at a train station as a crowd of French soldiers and civilians look on in Saint-Denis, Paris, October 1914.
Colonial Indian soldiers having a meal at a train station as a crowd of French soldiers and civilians look on in Saint-Denis, Paris, October 1914.
DELHI 1920s Rashtrapati Bhavan under construction. Pic Credits Lutyen's Trust.
DELHI 1920s Rashtrapati Bhavan under construction. Pic Credits Lutyen’s Trust.
Delhi on 15th August, 1947
Delhi on 15th August, 1947
Dinga Singh Building, Regal Chowk, The Mall, Lahore. Image taken in 1922 CE.
Dinga Singh Building, Regal Chowk, The Mall, Lahore. Image taken in 1922 CE.
Director Satyajeet Ray in Action!
Director Satyajeet Ray in Action!
February 28th, 1948 the last british troops leave India.
February 28th, 1948 the last british troops leave India.
Funeral of the Mahatma!
Funeral of the Mahatma!
Ganpati Celebrations in Bombay in the 1930s. Pic by the legendary Homai Vyarawalla
Ganpati Celebrations in Bombay in the 1930s. Pic by the legendary Homai Vyarawalla
Ghanshyam Das Birla with Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
Ghanshyam Das Birla with Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
Hardit Singh Malik(23 November 1894 – 31 October 1985) - the original flying sikh.
Hardit Singh Malik(23 November 1894 – 31 October 1985) – the original flying sikh.
Hooghly River, Calcutta in the 1940s.
Hooghly River, Calcutta in the 1940s.
Hyderabad - A currency note from the 1940s under the rule of the Nizam.
Hyderabad – A currency note from the 1940s under the rule of the Nizam.

UNSEEN RARE PHOTOS OF INDIA : VOLUME 1

 

 

 

 

Iconic photograph of George Fernandes during the emergency! in 1975
Iconic photograph of George Fernandes during the emergency! in 1975
Indian Corps putting up a Telegraph line in Merville, France during the first World War !
Indian Corps putting up a Telegraph line in Merville, France during the first World War !
Indian Military Representatives attending the Coronation of King Edward VII in 1902
Indian Military Representatives attending the Coronation of King Edward VII in 1902
Indian Troops in Kashmir, 1947
Indian Troops in Kashmir, 1947
India's leading journalists Kuldip Nayar,Khushwant Singh, Ramnath Goenka, Arun Shourie protest against Anti-Defamation Bill in 1988
India’s leading journalists Kuldip Nayar,Khushwant Singh, Ramnath Goenka, Arun Shourie protest against Anti-Defamation Bill in 1988
India's Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru practicing yoga in the viceregal lodge, 1947.
India’s Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru practicing yoga in the viceregal lodge, 1947.
Jawaharlal Nehru and Lord Mountbatten Declare Indian Independence in Constituent Assembly, Delhi 15 August 1947
Jawaharlal Nehru and Lord Mountbatten Declare Indian Independence in Constituent Assembly, Delhi 15 August 1947
JRD with Ratan Tata.
JRD with Ratan Tata.
Karachi in 1900s
Karachi in 1900s
Karachi in the 1930s
Karachi in the 1930s
King Faisal and King Ali with Dr. Rabindranath Tagore, Baghdad
King Faisal and King Ali with Dr. Rabindranath Tagore, Baghdad
Lahore in 1946
Lahore in 1946

UNSEEN RARE PHOTOS OF INDIA : VOLUME 2

Lalu Prasad, Sharad Yadav and Ramvilash Paswan.
Lalu Prasad, Sharad Yadav and Ramvilash Paswan.
Mahatma Gandhi, during the days of freedom struggle in India, used to travel so much throughout the country that people writing letters to him used to put Wherever he is. as destinati
Mahatma Gandhi, during the days of freedom struggle in India, used to travel so much throughout the country that people writing letters to him used to put Wherever he is. as destinati
May 21, 1991 - Rajiv Gandhi assassinated
May 21, 1991 – Rajiv Gandhi assassinated
Mother Teresa and Amitabh Bachchan at Indira Gandhi's funeral, 1984.
Mother Teresa and Amitabh Bachchan at Indira Gandhi’s funeral, 1984.
Mussoorie, 1860s
Mussoorie, 1860s
Narendra Modi in the 1980s
Narendra Modi in the 1980s
nehru with the pm of Bhutan in the 50s
nehru with the pm of Bhutan in the 50s
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose with Wife Emilie Schenkl
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose with Wife Emilie Schenkl
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose addressing a rally in Japan in 1945.
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose addressing a rally in Japan in 1945.
Netaji with troops of INA (Indian National Army)
Netaji with troops of INA (Indian National Army)
Note worth Rs 1 Lakh as issued by Bose's Bank of Independence
Note worth Rs 1 Lakh as issued by Bose’s Bank of Independence
One India, United India! A very rare pic, must share!
One India, United India! A very rare pic, must share!
Opening Ceremony of the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi.
Opening Ceremony of the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi.
PM Manmohan Singh with his wife and daughter in the 1960s
PM Manmohan Singh with his wife and daughter in the 1960s
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi with Saddam Hussain in 1974
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi with Saddam Hussain in 1974
Probably the rarest pic you have seen so far on our page!! Calcutta during night in 1910.
Probably the rarest pic you have seen so far on our page!! Calcutta during night in 1910.
Prof Satish Dhawan and APJ Kalam of ISRO with PM Indira Gandhi
Prof Satish Dhawan and APJ Kalam of ISRO with PM Indira Gandhi
Queen Elizabeth II on the back of an elephant during tour of India, 25th January 1961
Queen Elizabeth II on the back of an elephant during tour of India, 25th January 1961
Rabindranath Tagore in Budapest, Hungary.
Rabindranath Tagore in Budapest, Hungary.
Raj Narain addressing a rally in New Delhi
Raj Narain addressing a rally in New Delhi
Rajeev Gandhi with Benazir Bhutto in the 1980s
Rajeev Gandhi with Benazir Bhutto in the 1980s
RARE PIC 1930 Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore teaching at Shantiniketan.
RARE PIC 1930 Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore teaching at Shantiniketan.
RARE PIC 1931 Mahatma Gandhi with Charlie Chaplin in Canning Town, East London!
RARE PIC 1931 Mahatma Gandhi with Charlie Chaplin in Canning Town, East London!
Rare pic of Narendra Modi with Indian flag at Lal Chowk Srinagar in 1992.
Rare pic of Narendra Modi with Indian flag at Lal Chowk Srinagar in 1992.
Red Fort, 15th August, 1947
Red Fort, 15th August, 1947
Richard Attenborough, who recently passed away, on the sets of Gandhi.
Richard Attenborough, who recently passed away, on the sets of Gandhi.
Sept 1949 Baby making an attempt to take off Major General Thimayya’s cap
Sept 1949 Baby making an attempt to take off Major General Thimayya’s cap
Subhas Chandra Bose, as the new President Indian National Congress, wearing traditional formal clothing (via LIFE)
Subhas Chandra Bose, as the new President Indian National Congress, wearing traditional formal clothing (via LIFE)
Tagore in the Parliament of Iran at Tehran
Tagore in the Parliament of Iran at Tehran
The Bhopal Gas Tragedy of 1984.
The Bhopal Gas Tragedy of 1984.
The Gangotri Glacier in the 1860s
The Gangotri Glacier in the 1860s
Viceroy and Vicereine of India, atop the elephant Lakshman Prasad on their way to inspect the Delhi Durbar,1902
Viceroy and Vicereine of India, atop the elephant Lakshman Prasad on their way to inspect the Delhi Durbar,1902

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