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124 – The Airforce Wives of Gorakhpur

Mrs. Krishna (my mother) with her friends, Mrs Puri and Mrs Roy. Gorakhpur. Uttar Pradesh. Circa 1968. Image and Text contributed by Kavita Krishna, USA. My Amma’s (Mrs. Krishna) life has been what can...

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125 – A trip to the Holy Land just before the historic Six-Day War

My grandmother, Kunjamma (standing fourth from right) with a travel group. Jerusalem. 1967 Image and Text contributed by Annie Philip, Mumbai My grandfather, T.T. Zachariah, was working with petroleum...

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126 – Foxtrotting at the Blue Fox

My Grandparents, Shobhendra Nath and Gouri Tagore. Calcutta. West Bengal. Circa 1950 Image and Text contributed by Somdev Thakur, Kolkata My grandfather, Shobhendra Nath Tagore, had a very charismatic...

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128 – Christmas and New Year in Bokaro Steel City

Winter Season Celebrations. 1968. Bokaro Steel City (Now Jharkhand) Image and Text contributed by Madhavi Singh (nee Jain) , Mumbai Christmas and New Year celebrations were being organised in Bokaro...

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129 – The Opening of Gaffar Market, Delhi

Celebrating the opening of Gaffar Market. Delhi. 1962 Image and Text contributed by Satish Wadhwa, New Delhi This photograph was taken by my father Jiwan Das, a photographer in Delhi, at the opening of...

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133 –“My grandparents were staunch political rivals”

My grandparents at their wedding. Dehradun, Uttar Pradesh 1956 Image and Text contributed by Richa Srivastava, Mumbai My grandmother, Sushila Sahay whom we called Nani, was born in Jila (District)...

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135 – A wedding amidst Hindu Muslim riots

My parent’s wedding ceremony. Howrah, West Bengal. January 19, 1964. Image & Text contributed by Moushumi Chakrabarty, Canada This is a wedding picture of my parents, Debdas and Kumkum Banerjee. He...

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144 – The most infamous helicopter crash in our history

My grandparents Nalin and Sharada Nanawati. New Delhi. 1962 Image & Text contributed by Diya Nanawati, Mumbai My paternal grandfather Nalin Kumar Dhirajlal Nanavati was born in Rangoon, Burma in...

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149 – The chosen NCC cadet of Punjab Contingent

Shavinder Kaur, NCC Cadet, Punjab Contingent. New Delhi. 1967 Image and Text contributed by Shavinder Kaur, Mumbai. I was a 20 year old NCC Cadet (National Cadet Corps) of the Punjab Contingent and...

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151 –“He was and still is, by all means, my hero”

My parents, Tarun Coomar & Indira Bhaduri. Bhopal, Central Province (now Madhya Pradesh). Circa 1940 Image and Text contributed by Jaya Bachchan, Mumbai This photograph of my parents Taroon Coomar...

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153 – Across three continents with a sewing machine in tow

My mother, Satwant Kaur Virdee. Ludhiana, Punjab Circa 1967 Image and Text contributed by Pritpal Virdee, UK This is a picture of my mother, Satwant Kaur Virdee photographed in Ludhiana, Punjab around...

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155 – Cavorting around trees in their village

My parents, Umedrai and Hansa. Village Pravaranagar. Maharashtra. Circa 1963 Image and Text contributed by Bhavna Mehta, USA This picture of my parents Umedrai & Hansa, was photographed around 1963...

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163 – Dapper young men in Bombay

My father Subir Chaudhuri with a cat. Bombay. Circa 1968 Image & Text contributed by Chirodeep Chaudhuri, Mumbai Most family albums are unremarkable, but, nostalgia as we know, can be a tricky...

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164 – He donated his personal wealth to save a country in crisis

My grandparents Jagajiban & Kanaka Sahu with their youngest son, Shwetabahan. Kesinga, Orissa (now Odisha). 1976 Image and text contributed by Samant Sahu, Mumbai This picture was taken at the...

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171 – The first Indian woman to perform on New York Broadway

Gopal Sharman & I, Jalabala Vaidya. Rome, Italy. 1967 Image courtesy Akshara Theatre Archive. Text by Jalabala Vaidya, New Delhi I was born in London (UK) in 1936. My English-Italian mother,...

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177 – My father, the first antiquarian of Calcutta

My father Nirmal Chandra Kumar.  Calcutta (now Kolkata), West Bengal, India. Circa 1950 Image and text contributed by Professor. Aloke Kumar, University of Calcutta/ IIM/ ISRO My father, Nirmal Chandra...

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179 – The accomplished matriarchs of a family

My grandmother, Manorama Rao, Madras (now Chennai). 1939 Image and Text contributed by Rekha Rao, Hyderabad This is a photograph of my paternal grandmother Manorama Rao when she graduated and topped...

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185 – 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 Archives Narrative 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 ( second from left) with staff from the Consulat général de France (Embassy of France). Connaught...

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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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