Saturday, December 10, 2011

[www.keralites.net] Old Photos-Various Vintage Photos-Part 32

 

Portraits of Famous Movie Actor Ashok Kumar
Ashok Kumar (October 1911 10 December 2001) was an Indian film actor. Born Kumudlal Ganguly in Bhagalpur, Bengal Presidency he attained iconic status in Indian cinema. He broke from the theatrical style then common in Indian film towards a more naturalistic method. Given his versatility and proven brilliance over five decades, he is considered by many to be one of the finest ever Indian actors.The Government of India honoured him with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1988 and the Padma Bhushan in 1998 for his contributions towards Indian cinema.
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Kota Temples and a Priest at Kotagiri in the Nilgiri Hills in Tamil Nadu - 1871
Photographer: Unknown photographer from the Madras School of Arts
Source: British Library
Group of Pupils from the Juggunath Shankarset Girls' School at Bombay (Mumbai) in Maharashtra - 1873
Source: British Library
Exterior of St Patrick's School, Karachi in Sind - 1873
Photographer:Michie and Company
Source: British Library
 
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Exterior of the Parsi Virbaiji School, Karachi - 1873
Photographer:Michie and Company
Source: British Library
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Prisoners Winding Cotton onto Spinning Wheels in the Prison at Karachi - 1873
Photographer:Mitchie and Company
Source: British Library
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Kothee and Chudoo workers, potters of Ahmadabad in Gujarat - 1873
Source: British Library
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Specimens of Silver Filigree Work Made by Sonars (Goldsmith Caste) from Cuttack in Orissa - 1873
Source: British Library
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Photograph of a Cloth Stamper Seated at a Low Table on the Verandah of a House in Western India - 1873
Photographer:Shivashanker NarayenSource: British Library
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