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The Creative Police Officer
My father Gajanan Vishwanath Kale. Poona (now Pune), Maharasthra. 1960 Image and Narrative points contributed by Anil Gajanan Kale, Pune IMP Research Intern : Priyanka Balwant Kale, Pune Taken in...
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Closure In The Coal Mines
Raka Prashad (standing second from left) with her batch mates. Dhanbad Coal mines, Bihar (now Jharkhand). 1980 Image and Narrative contributed by Suryanandini Narain, New Delhi In 1980, Raka Prashad,...
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The Indian man in the concentration camp
Cancellation of the look-out notice for A.C.N. Nambiar. 25 March 1938. UK Image courtesy Bombay Special Branch ArchivesNarrative points contributed by Vappala Balachandran, Former Special Secretary,...
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The twin cultural ambassadors of India
My grandfather S. Gurdial Singh (standing right) and his fraternal twin brother S Harminder Singh (standing second from left) with staff from the Consulat général de France (Embassy of France)....
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My parents’ unusual lives in India and Africa
My parents Mangal and Madhav Thorat. Poona, Bombay Presidency. 1945 IMP Research Intern : Priyanka Balwant Kale, Pune Image and Narrative points contributed by Prakash Thorat, Pune, India In September...
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A passion for musical craft
My mother-in-law Maya Shahade with her musical troupe and peers. Jamnagar, Gujarat, Circa 1965 IMP Research Intern : Priyanka Balwant Kale, Pune Image and narrative points contributed by Dr. Arati...
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The Guardians of our language
My father Ai Lot Hailowng (extreme right), with his friends. Naamphake Village, Assam. Circa 1976 Image and Narrative points contributed by Pow Aim Hailowng, Assam IMP Research Intern : Vaskar Mech,...
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The Kurukh Adivasi family of Argora
My aunt, Kamalawati Tigga, standing left with her siblings, nieces, and neighbours. Argora Village (now in Ranchi, Jharkhand), Formerly in Bihar State. Circa 1965 Image and Narrative points...
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On our last name ‘Telang’
(Top Image) My parents, Rajaram and Annapurna Telang. 1956 (Bottom image – Hand painted Photograph) My siblings, Ramesh and Snehlata. 1955. Islampur, Sangli District, Maharashtra. IMP Research Intern...
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The bureaucrat who became a cultural icon of the North East
My mother Justina (left), with my father Leslie Harding Pde, with their children in front. (L to R) Genevieve, Desmond, and me, Loreta Ann. Shillong, Meghalaya. Circa 1978. Image and Narrative points...
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