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Shri Lokmanya BalGangadhar Tilak with Shri Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
Person who envisiged Gnesha Utsav and Raise the demand to self Rule.
"Sawaraj is my Birth right and I'll take it"

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Dada Bhai Naoroji

Among the first few created Indian National Congress and represented Indians
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Indian National Congress 1885
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Complementry!
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Buildings on south east side of the Lal Dighi (BBD Bagh, formerly Dalhousie Square), Kolkata lit at night for the 1912 British royal visit. (Really awesome!!)

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Riverside scene with bathers, looking north from Chatulal's Ghat towards Ram Chandra Goenka's Zenana (ladies) ghat, Kolkata.
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Group gathered around sweet seller on the Maidan, Kolkata. The group includes non Bengalis, possibly visiting for a festival.
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Jain Temple complex, Kolkata.
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Riverside scene with bathers, Chandpal Ghat, Kolkata. Bathers reached the river through tunnels under the railway line.
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Riverbank with bathers and ship, probably from Chandpal Ghat, Kolkata.
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Waterside with washer man and washing lines at a dhobi ghat. Unknown location.
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General Post Office (R) from across the Lal Dighi tank, Kolkata. The scaffolding could be for the lighting celebrating the British royal visit in 1912; and pictured left is Telegraph Office, Kolkata.
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A hairdresser giving a 'Hindustani haircut' (pudding bowl), on Strand Road South, Kolkata. The High Court is in the left distance, the building behind could be the Volunteer HQ
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Group seated in two ferry canoes moored in stream. Unknown location.
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Buildings on south east side of the Lal Dighi (BBD Bagh, formerly Dalhousie Square), Kolkata lit at night for the 1912 British royal visit. (Beautiful)
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A Muharram procession with taziya, Kolkata
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A painted elephant, probably on the Maidan, Kolkata
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Group of children with donkeys. Unknown location, possibly in Darjeeling or north Bengal
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Fishing boats. Unknown location, possibly the Salt Lakes to east of Kolkata or the Sundarbans to the south.
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Street market at Babu Ghat, Kolkata. Also known as Rani Rashmoni Ghat. The ghat was founded by Rani Rashmoni in memory of her husband. The Dakshineshwar Kali Temple was also founded by Rani Rashmoni, who was a widow, successful businesswoman, philanthropist and leader of clashes against the British relating to taxation of the poor. Ahirtola Ghat and Nimtola Ghat were also built by Rani Rashmoni to allow access to river to the common people for bathing.
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Couple traveling in India on an elephant.
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Elephant and men standing by river.
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A street fair in Kolkata.
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Ochterlony Monument (Sahid Minar) lit for the British royal visit, Kolkata.
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View across the Maidan towards the 'new' Bengal Club, Kolkata. Built in 1908, designed by the architect J Vincent Esch, now demolished.
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Military group lined up on the riverside, Kolkata, for the arrival or departure of the British royal visit.
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Beautiful pics. Thanks to OP. Great to see you value your heritage.

@anant_s don't spoil it mate by posting your actor-actress vintage pics.Thanks.
 
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Netaji at the age of approx 14 years
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Mahatma Gandhi with Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose - 1932
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India's fist Independence Day Celebration in Delhi - August 15.1974
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A rare view of the Rashtrapati Bhavan and the Parliament House in New Delhi
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Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose with wife Eimilie Shenkl
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handwriting of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
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Partition migration from West Punjab - 1947
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Old images from city of Agra (my hometown) :-)

Fatehpur Sikri
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Khaas Mahal (inside Agra fort)
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This in all likelihood is Agra Cantt station
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This is Agra fort Railway Station (situated just adjacent to Agra Kila or Fort)
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Agra Fort
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Taj Mahal 1870's
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An old photograph ofChandni Chowk Street, photographed from the side ofJumma Masjid(Jama Masjid) inYear 1860.

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jama masjid 1865 CE,from present mena bazar !
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A1947-CEvintage photograph clicked on the eve of Independence Day, when theIndian National Flagused to be hosted atop the Ghanta Ghar/Clock Tower located at the mainChandni Chowk StreetofDelhi.
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1870 CE Qutab minar
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A19th CenturyIndianvintage of Jammu & Kashmir'sAnantnag districtlocatedMartand Sun Temple. It was built somewhere in7th or 8th CEby the Kshatriya king Lalitaditya of the Surya Dynasty, to honor God Bhaskar- the Sun God.It stands as a marvelous fusion ofBuddhist and Hindu Architecture but was wrecked by Sikandar Butshikan- theSecond Sultanate of the Gabari Tajik Dynasty of Kashmir.
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TheCustom House PortofCalcutta(Kolkata),Year 1865.
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An1860-CEvintage photograph ofDelhilocatedHumayun's Mausoleum(Tomb)
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Lahore high court 1900 CE
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1900,Hawa mahal,Jaipur, India
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1880CE ,Golden temple
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1870-80 CE,ghanta tower, chandni chowk
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1858,chandni chowk street
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old Howrah bridge ,1912
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A rare pic of mumbai before Gateway of India was built !
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Watson hotel ,Mumbai,1880's
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19th century Bombay
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Bombay Victoria Terminus or present day's Mumbai Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus. The building is a world heritage site.
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Present Day's Punjab Mail running behind an EA/1 (later WCP 1) class loco. The train is running for over 100 years
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Legendary Frontier Mail (present days Golden Temple Mail) starts its long journey towards Peshawar from ballard Pier station. this station no longer exists

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Old pic of Kandoi Sweets (Ahemdabad). I saw this pic in their shop at Satellite Ahemdabad sometime back.

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Old wing of Iconic Tajmahal Hotel in Mumbai. It is said that Jamshet Tata built this hotel when he was denied to Watson Hotel Bombay. The hotel boasted of several firsts for a luxury hotel in India.

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BC kar diya 600rs ka nuksaan........Mahool set kar diya....black me leke aaya hu.:cheers:
 
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kaise Daat nikal raha hai Budda sala Tarki

Le dubi ye saali Lord mountbaton to hum indians ko:hitwall::hitwall:

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My fav Juhi:man_in_love::man_in_love:
 
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