Polo in Shimla

Polo players in Simla (Shimla) c. 1875, photo found in Mahmudabad Fort library scrapbook.

(With thanks to Dr. Megan Eaton Robb, Asst. Prof Department of Religious Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. Historian of South Asian Islam, the book in South Asia, Urdu, and Gender Studies at the University of Pennsylvania)

Marwari Girls

1870s - Two Marwari Girls in Bombay (now Mumbai)

A peeping Warrior at Halebidu

A warrior holding and looking through a telescope in a wall carving in Hoysaleshwara Temple, Halebidu, Karnataka  showing a war. Long before Hans Lippershey is said to have invented it in 1608.

Azad Writes

A Letter dated 8.7.22 written by Chander Shekhar Azad.

Maharaja of Patiala

The Maharaja of Patiala (seated) arriving at a Grand Tea Party as the guest of honor, Simla, (Now Shimla), July 6th 1939.
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Shampooing

Indians are believed to have invented the first shampoo with traditional herbs. The word ‘shampoo’ comes from the ancient Sanskrit word ‘champu’, which means, ‘head-massage.’ It was initially used as a head massage oil for the Nawabs of Bengal during the Mughal Empire around 1762. It evolved into shampoo over the years.

Battle of Somme

World War I :: Indian Troops At The Battle of Somme. India Salutes Brave Soldiers Who Fought In Somme