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...
View Article125 – 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...
View Article126 – 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...
View Article128 – 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...
View Article129 – 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...
View Article133 –“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)...
View Article135 – 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...
View Article144 – 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...
View Article149 – 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...
View Article151 –“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...
View Article153 – 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...
View Article155 – 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...
View Article163 – 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...
View Article164 – 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...
View Article171 – 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,...
View Article177 – 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...
View Article179 – 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...
View Article185 – 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,...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleThe 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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