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The Kurukh Adivasi family of Argora
My aunt, Kamalawati Tigga, standing left with her siblings, nieces, and neighbours. Argora Village (now in Ranchi, Jharkhand), Formerly in Bihar State. Circa 1965 Image and Narrative points...
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The school teachers who went on a twelve-day satyagraha
My mother, K Jagadammal (right) with her peer and friend Jayshree Sawant (left), Bombay, Maharashtra. 1977 Image & Narrative contributed by Nishant Radhakrishnan, Mumbai This is a photograph taken...
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The identical twins were two of the earliest women photographers of India
My mother Manobina, and aunt Debalina. Calcutta, West Bengal. Circa 1940 Image and Narrative Points contributed by Joy Bimal Roy, Mumbai This is an photograph of my mother Manobina Roy (left) and her...
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The twin cultural ambassadors of India
My grandfather S. Gurdial Singh (standing right) and his fraternal twin brother S Harminder Singh (standing second from left) with staff from the Consulat général de France (Embassy of France)....
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A tireless educator of Bhopal
My mother Kaushalya Lakhani, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. 1957 Image and Narrative points contributed by Amrita Motwani, Bhopal, MP IMP Research Intern : Yash R. Gupta, Flame University, Pune Photographed...
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The bittersweet legend of a family mansion
(Left to Right) My great-great grand-uncle Ata Husain, seated with his younger brother, my great-great grandfather Fida Husain and his five sons. Hyderabad, Hyderabad State, 1900. Image and Narrative...
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My grandmother’s private past
My great great grandmother Ethel and grandmother Joan. Calcutta. (now Kolkata). Circa 1945 Image and Narrative contributed by Zak Gifford, Qatar/UK This is a picture of my maternal grandmother Joan...
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The school teachers who went on a twelve-day satyagraha
My mother, K Jagadammal (right) with her peer and friend Jayshree Sawant (left), Bombay, Maharashtra. 1977 Image & Narrative contributed by Nishant Radhakrishnan, Mumbai This is a photograph taken...
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188 – The identical twins were two of the earliest women photographers of India
My mother Manobina and aunt Debalina. Calcutta (now Kolkata), West Bengal. Circa 1940 Image and Narrative points contributed by Joy Bimal Roy, Mumbai This is an photograph of my mother Manobina Roy...
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The 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...
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179 – 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...
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174 – Founder of the first Waldorf kindergarten in Karnataka
My mother, Lalitha Mandana. Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu. 1958 Image and Narrative contributed by Jyotsna Mandana, Bengaluru This is a photograph of my mother, Lalitha Mandana (née Belliappa) and...
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169 – Hiding out in the forests of Assam-Burma-East Bengal border
My grandfather Suresh Chandra Mukherjee (extreme right) with his brothers. Assam-Burma-East Bengal Border. Circa 1943 Image & Text contributed by Shravani Dang, New Delhi This photograph taken in...
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166 – The families that fled Tibet with the Dalai Lama
My grandfather Faizullah Baba with my uncles Abdullah and Majid. Darjeeling, India. Circa 1957 Image & Text contributed by Soheb Ahmed Baba, New Delhi The man in the photograph above is my...
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164 – 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...
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162 – The day all the states of India were reorganised
State Reorganisation Act. Legislative Assembly. Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. November 1, 1956 Image and text contributed by Subhadra Murthy, Hyderabad / Telangana This photograph is from my family album...
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159 – Announcing the bride’s educational qualifications
(Left) My grandparents’ photograph taken shortly after their marriage. (Right) The Wedding invitation card. Poona, Maharashtra. 1941 Image and Text contributed by Aparna Pandey, Mumbai This is a...
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150 – Wilhelmina and her cookbook from India
My great, great, great grandparents, Joseph and Wilhelmina. South Parade, Bangalore. Circa 1860 Image and Text contributed by Jenny Mallin, Berkshire, England. “Rai, jeera, huldi..” she would whisper...
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149 – 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...
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148 – Picnic at Juhu Beach
Our family and friends at the Juhu Beach. Bombay. 1941 Image & Text contributed by Rumi Taraporevala/ Sooni Taraporevala This photograph of our family was taken by my youngest kaka (uncle) Shapoor...
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