Saturday, June 16, 2012

Really fascinating historical photos

Howrah bridgeHOWRAH BRIDGE

Stalin, Lenin and TrotskyStalin, Lenin and Trotsky

Final Journey to Heaven.....Bhupen HazarikaFinal Journey to Heaven.....Bhupen Hazarika

Incomplete Howrah bridge 1935Incomplete Howrah bridge 1935

Rare picture of the family of maa sarada devirare picture of the family of maa sarada devi

The Elephant Rock – 1858The Elephant Rock - 1858

1968 shayam bazar more1968 shayam bazar more

C. V. Raman - The Great Indian Physicist

C. V. Raman - The Great Indian Physicist

Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, FRS (7 November 1888 “ 21 November 1970) was an Indian physicist. He was the recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1930 for the discovery that when light traverses a transparent material, some of the light that is deflected changes in wavelength. This phenomenon is now called Raman scattering and is the result of the Raman effect

Howrah Bridge under construction... 1942...Howrah Bridge under construction... 1942...

The original picture of Jhansi Rani Laxmi Bai. This picture has been taken by German photographer Hoffman 160 years agoThe original picture of Jhansi Rani Laxmi Bai. This picture has been taken by German photographer Hoffman 160 years ago

Amit ji with his mom Teji bachan....Amit ji with his mom Teji bachan....

Asha, Mukesh , Lata , Kishore & MannaAsha, Mukesh , Lata , Kishore & Manna

An Awesome paint of Leonardo da vinciAn Awesome paint of Leonardo da vinci

Bagha JatinBagha Jatin

British India and Afghanistan border – 1934British India and Afghanistan border - 1934

Calcutta bus stand near Howrah bridge, most likely on the Howrah station side of the Hooghly River 1944Calcutta bus stand near Howrah bridge, most likely on the Howrah station side of the Hooghly River 1944

Chatim talay gurudeber janmodin 1937Chatim talay gurudeber janmodin 1937

Dairy milk chocolate 1905 to 1999DAIRY MILK CHOCOLATE 1905 TO 1999

Deho rakhchen thakur ramkrishna paramahansa debdeho rakhchen thakur ramkrishna paramahansa deb

DharamtalaDharamtala

Family of Indira GandhiFamily of Indira Gandhi

Gandhi-ji with Netaji 1932Gandhi-ji with Netaji 1932

In India first railwayimage08040

Jaya with her son & daughterJaya with her son & daughter

The last train , Dhaka to Calcutta!!! Taken in 1947The last train , Dhaka to Calcutta!!! Taken in 1947

Last time Netaji was arrested by British policeLast time Netaji was arrested by British police

The crown of Indiathe crown of India

View of the hoogly river at 1880view of the hoogly river at 1880

July 1983 Indira Gandhi felicitates Kapil Dev, captain of Indian cricket teamJuly 1983 Indira Gandhi felicitates Kapil Dev, captain of Indian cricket team

Maharani of Jaipur Gayatri Devi – 1940'sMaharani of Jaipur Gayatri Devi - 1940's

Jawaharlal Nehru, Bhulabhai Desai, and Rajendra Prasad (Center) at the AICC Session, April 1939Jawaharlal Nehru, Bhulabhai Desai, and Rajendra Prasad (Center) at the AICC Session, April 1939

Rabindranath ThakurRabindranath Thakur

Satyajit Roy only 22 years old , picture taken at 1943Satyajit Roy only 22 years old , picture taken at 1943

Sharat Chandra with SurendranathSharat Chandra with Surendranath

Shooting-the-mgm-lion-logo-in-1924Shooting-the-mgm-lion-logo-in-1924

Awesome picture of RK, dilip sahab and Dev anandawesome picture of RK, dilip sahab and Dev anand

Star Cinema ( now at Pakistan ) 1943Star Cinema ( now at Pakistan ) 1943

This was how the Taj Mahal was protected from bomber jets in 1942 during world war.
Taj Mahal was protected from bomber jets in 1942 during world war

It was covered with huge scaffold, to make it look like a stockpile of bamboo and misguide bombers.

The covering is still incomplete in this photo. The whole of Taj Mahal was covered but this picture shows only the main dome covered. The govt. didnt allow any photographers later to shoot the final scaffold cover.

During the India-Pakistan war in 1971, it was protected by covering it with a green cloth and making it almost invisible i.e.
camouflaged within the greenery around it.
Even in 2001, after the Sep 11 attack, Archaeological Survey of India took up the precautionary measure to
cover it with cloth and it took them more than 20 days to do that!!

A rare one of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and his wife Eimilie ShenklA rare one of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and his wife Eimilie Shenkl

Rare picture of Kishore kumar & Bhupen Hazarikarare picture of Kishore kumar & Bhupen Hazarika

Gandhi ji with his wife Kasturba GandhiGandhi ji with his wife Kasturba Gandhi

15th August 1947, First News Paper of INDEPENDENT INDIA15th August 1947, First News Paper of INDEPENDENT INDIA

The front page of the April 16, 1912 evening edition of the Boston Globe, detailing the Titanic Disaster is shownThe front page of the April 16, 1912 evening edition of the Boston Globe, detailing the Titanic Disaster is shown

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