Tuesday, January 4, 2011

[www.keralites.net] Old Photos- Vintage India - Various photos



Post Card of Dhoolie Bearers - Benares (Varanasi) India

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State Elephant Of Gaikwar - Post Card India

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Coolies In India - Calcutta (Kolkata)

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Chandannagar Street Scene - Date Unknown

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Chandannagar, formerly known as Chandernagore or Chandernagar (French: Chandernagor), (Bengali: চন্দননগর Chôndonnôgor) is a small city and former French colony located 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of Kolkata, in West Bengal, India. It is head quarters of a subdivision in Hooghly District. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. Located on the Hooghly River, the city has been able to maintain a separate identity different from all other cities and abide by her own characteristics. The total area is a meagre 19 square kilometres (7.3 sq mi) having a population of over 150,000. Chandannagar is connected to Kolkata by railway, roadways and river and it takes about an hour to reach there by car. (Wikipedia)

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Indian Policeman - Calcutta (Kolkata)

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Postcard Indian Nun & Orphanage - Pondicherry 1910

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Postcard of Kangchenjunga - Darjeeling 1907

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Kangchenjunga (Nepali:कञ्चनजङ्घा Kanchanjaŋghā), (Limbu Language: Sewalungma (सेवालुन्ग्मा) ), is the third highest mountain in the world (after Mount Everest and K2), with an elevation of 8,586 metres (28,169 ft). Kangchenjunga translated means "The Five Treasures of Snows", as it contains five peaks, four of them over 8,450 metres. The treasures represent the five repositories of God, which are gold, silver, gems, grain, and holy books. Kangchenjunga is called Sewalungma in the local Limbu language, translates as 'Mountain that we offer Greetings to'. Kanchenjunga or Sewalungma is considered sacred in the Kirant religion.(Wikipedia)

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Actress Tanuja in the Movie Mome Ki Gudiya 1972

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Indian Bollywood Movie Sill - Milan Ki Raat - 1967

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Director:R. Bhattacharya
Writer: Ranjan Bose
Stars: Sanjay Khan and Sharmila Tagore

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Handcolored Still photograph of the 1954 Movie Bilwamangal

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Director: D.N. Madhok
Stars: Ulhas, Suraiya and Asha Mathur

Satyajit Ray - From 1965 Filmfare Magazine

Satyajit Ray - One of the most influential filmmakers of the 20th Century.

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Ray - Second from left

on the occasion of an international Indian film festival held in Egypt.

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