Black and White Photographs of Daily Life in India, ca. 1970s

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Amazing Black and White Photographs Captured Daily Life of India in the 1970s

Let's make a trip back to India in the 1970s to see how everyday life was there.

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35 Wonderful Photos Capture Daily Life in Vale of Kashmir, India, 1982

In May 1982, Bruce Thomas and his wife stopped over for a week in Srinagar while en route from Australia to Norway. Thomas took wonderful color photos of daily life in vale of Kashmir by using two Nikon F Photomic FTn cameras on Kodachrome 25 and Ektachrome 200 film.

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Awesome Self-Portraits of George Harrison With a Fisheye Lens in India, 1966

George Harrison and his wife Pattie flew from London to Bombay (Mumbai), India in September 1966. The purpose of the visit was for George to take sitar lessons with Ravi Shankar, and for the couple to study yoga. The Harrisons stayed at the Taj Mahal hotel in Bombay, under the names Mr and Mrs Sam Wells.

George always seemed to have a camera with him. He took a lot of 8 mm footage too. Below are some of awesome self-portrais of George Harrison with a fisheye lens in India in 1966.

Amazing Vintage Photos of the Life in India in the 19th Century

These are what the life in India in the 19th century looked like.

Afghan Sikh Officers of Hodson's Horse, a cavalry regiment of the British Indian Army, during the Indian Rebellion, 1858. (Photo by Felice Beato/Getty Images)

Begum Zenat Mahat, wife of the Shah or King of Delhi, exiled to Rangoon after the Indian mutiny against British rule, 1857. (Photo by Felice Beato/Getty Images)

A group of Muhammadan women from Surat standing by a wall in Bombay. The three women are wearing everyday
middle-class attire, 1863. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Colonel Alexander Gardner, Commander of the Maharajah's troops in Kashmir, India, circa 1864.
(Photo by Bourne & Shepherd/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

A young Pathan or Pashtun woman, circa 1865. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Photographs of Old Delhi From the 19th Century

Delhi that includes the Indian capital New Delhi, stands on the Yamuna River in northern India. It is the second most populous metropolis in India after Mumbai and the largest city in terms of area.

Delhi is known to have been continuously inhabited since the 6th century BC. Through most of its history, Delhi has served as a capital of various kingdoms and empires. It has been captured, sacked and rebuilt several times, particularly during the medieval period, and therefore the modern conurbation of Delhi is a cluster of a number of cities spread across the metropolitan region. Delhi is believed to have been the site of Indraprastha, the legendary capital of the Pandavas during the times of the Mahabharata. Delhi re-emerged as a major political, cultural and commercial city along the trade routes between northwest India and the Gangetic plain during the period of the Delhi sultanates.

In AD 1639, the Mughal emperor Shahjahan built a new walled city in Delhi which served as the capital of the Mughal Empire from 1649 until the Rebellion of 1857. The British captured Delhi in 1857 and the city replaced Kolkata as the seat of British government in India in 1911. A new capital city, New Delhi, was built to the south of the old city during the 1920s When the British left India in 1947, New Delhi became the national capital and seat of government. Today Delhi contains many important historical monuments, buildings and features.

Here, a collection of od photographs of Delhi from the 19th century

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Wonderful Color Photographs That Capture Everyday Life in Sikkim From the 1960s

The kingdom of Sikkim sits tucked away high in the snow-capped Himalayas, hugging the border of Nepal, Tibet, and Bhutan.

Formerly an independent monarchy, Sikkim became a state of India in 1975.

The small, mountainous community was well-documented in 1963 when Hope Cooke, an American student from Sarah Lawrence College and former debutante, married the last ruler, Prince Palden Thondup Namgyal.

The following images, which were snapped by Dr. Alice S. Kandell during her visits to Sikkim between 1965 and 1971, offer a poignant look at the culture and landscape of the mystic land, including Buddhist monks, lamas, ancient monasteries, and ceremonial dances.

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