Sunday, July 15, 2018

Akbar's Mother



Akbar's mother, Hamida Banu, aka Mariam Makani, travelling to Agra by a boat on the Yamuna, as part of an imperial procession.

Pics with thanks from Ira Mukhoty, Writer of "Daughters of the Sun: Empresses, Queens and Begums of the Mughal Empire"

Thursday, July 12, 2018

Ladies Equestrian


These 18th century ladies combine equestrian skill with turban tying on very startled looking horses.

Pic with thanks to Dr. Amanda H. Steinberg, Visual Resources Librarian for Islamic Art & Architecture at Harvard Library, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Kashmiri Art


Some Kashmiri Pandits engaged in writing carpet designs in Kashmir 1880 AD

Mumbai Rains


A Man Buried Under Sand. Prays to Indra, the God of the Rains, to Stop the Raining - Bombay (Mumbai) 1953