Indo-Pak War 1965

1965 : Prime Minister Shastri with his victorious troops

Indo-Pak War 1965

A Centurion tank of the Indian Army enters the Pakistani town of Phillora during the 1965 war

Indo-Pak War 1965

Indian soldiers capture a Pakistani M36B2 Jackson in 1965 Indo-Pak War

Royal Family

Kasmanda Royal Family - 1911

Indo-Pak War 1965

Punjab : Villagers hunting for the Paki paratroopers in 1965 war.

Tiruchirappalli

View of Tiruchirappalli (Trichy), Rockfort Ucchi Pillayar Temple visible in distance - Tamil Nadu 1890's

Meena Kumari's grave

Meena Kumari's Grave in Rehmatabad Shia Cemetery, Mazgaon.
Today is her death anniversary.

Indo-Pak War 1965

Indian Army Centurion Tanks rolling up dust as they blitz past the Sialkot Sector during 1965 Indo-Pak War

Tibetan Monk

Tibetan Monk with Prayer Wheel - Darjeeling, 1928

Indo-Pak War 1965

1965 - Mysteres of No 1 Squadron carrying out a raid on Sargodha Airfield

Indo Pak War 1965

The jeep that Company Quarter Master Havildar Abdul Hamid used in the Indo-Pak battle of 1965, kept at the Grenadiers Regimental Centre in Jabalpur

Indo-Pak War

1965 - IAF gun camera captures an attack at a Paki trainyard.
A burning rail engine at top & dust of bullets hitting ground clearly visible

Azad dies

27th February, 1931 - Dead body of Chandra Shekhar Azad

Azad

Chandrashekhar Azad with the family of his friend Master Rudra Narayan.

Today is his death anniversary.

Raghunath Temple in Jammu

Raghunath Temple in Jammu - 1928

Subhas Chandra Bose

Feb 1938:: Subhas Chandra Bose, the new President of the 51st INCIndia session held at Haripura(Gujarat).

Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple

Hall of 1000 pillars with sculptures of riding horses in Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple - Srirangam, Tamil Nadu 1890's

Meenakshi Sundareshvara Temple

Entrance to the Meenakshi Sundareshvara Temple - Madurai, Tamil Nadu 1890's

Madurai

Brahmins in the Great Temple at Madurai, Tamil Nadu - 1928

Coonoor

View from Post Office, Coonoor, Tamil Nadu - 1890's

Sarojini Naidu

July 1947::Sarojini Naidu plants a tree in Mehrauli, Delhi, during the Plantation Week. She was born today in 1879.

Jaipur

Street Scene of Jaipur, Rajasthan - c1905

Pakeezah

Meena kumari in the Movie Pakeezah - 1972

Indira and Nixon

Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and US President Richard Nixon - 1971

British Residency in Hyderabad

British Residency in Hyderabad - c1880's

Constituent Assembly

8th Feb 1947 - Meeting of Delegates in Constituent Assembly's building at the Council House Library, New Delhi.

Indian woman doctor

1886 - The first Indian woman doctor, Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi. She passed away on this day in 1887 at the age of 21.

Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple

Gateway of Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu - 1890's

Meenakshi Amman Temple

Water Tank and Gopurams of Meenakshi Amman Temple - Madurai Tamil Nadu - 1890's

Ooty

Panorama from Elk Hill, Ooty, Tamil Nadu - 1890's

Rameswaram

Ramanathaswamy Temple in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu - 1928

Bridge in Kashmir

Bridge on the Marqual Canal Cashmere (Kashmir) by Samuel Bourne - 1865

Thiruvananthapuram

Temple and Pool in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala - 1928

Maharaja of Gwalior

Maharaja of Gwalior Jivajirao Scindia  - 1940's

Kailasa Temple at Ellora

Relief Statues at Kailasa Temple at Ellora, Maharashtra -  1928

Burning

1947 Burning of The Dead in Varanasi

Puri

Sadhu and two Brahmins in Puri, Orissa - 1928

The Sacred Godavari

Pilgrims at Bathing Place on the Sacred Godavari River, Nashik, Maharashtra - 1928

Maharani of Gwalior

Vijayaraje Scindia, Maharani of Gwalior - 1940's

Khudai Khidmatgar

Khudai Khidmatgar literally "servants of God" was a Pashtun non-violent movement against the British Empire by the Pashtun people of the North-West Frontier Province (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) of British India (now in Pakistan).

Also called Surkh Posh or "Red Shirts", this was originally a social reform organisation focusing on education and the elimination of blood feuds; it was known as the Anjuman-e-Islah-e Afghania (society for reformation of Afghans). The movement was led by Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (Frontier Gandhi).

Birth anniversary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

Frontier Gandhi Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (left), Prime Minister Mrs Indira Gandhi and President of India V V Giri planting sapling, commemorating birth anniversary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, at Shanti Van in New Delhi on November 14, 1969.
Pic courtsey - BCCL

Frontier Gandhi in Simla

1940s- At Simla (now Shimla), Frontier Gandhi in conversation with Nehru, while Patel looks on.

Frontier Gandhi

Badshah Khan (Frontier Gandhi) was so close to Mahatma Gandhi they shared reading glasses, inspiring jokes about their shared vision, but unlike his friend, the Pashtun champion of non-violent struggle has been almost forgotten by his people.

Today is death anniversary of Frontier Gandhi

Demonitization

Jan 1978:: People standing in a queue to exchange notes. On 17 Jan 1978 Notes of Rs 1K, Rs 5K & Rs 10K were withdrawn.

Body Guards

Raj Kumar's (Prince) bodyguard at Rajkot in Gujarat  - During Lord Curzon's Tour in 1903

Annamalaiyar Temple

Annamalaiyar Temple (Arunachaleswarar) in Thiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu - 1890's

Notes Withdrawn

On Jan 17, 1978 Currency Notes of Rs 1000, Rs 5000 & Rs 10000 were withdrawn

Vasco de Gama’s house

The oldest European building in Kochi, believed to be Vasco de Gama’s house, on the corner of Rose St.

Pathani Women

Ethnic NWFP Peshawar, two native pathani women

Demonetization

12 Jan 1946:: Demonetization during the times of British India.
Next day Indian Express headlines: "GOVT. STRIKE..."