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Raja Ravi Varma’s “Birth of Shakuntala” Oleograph of c1894

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This blog illustrates a Past-India through my personal collection of antique and vintage mediums of Raja Ravi Varma oleographs, old India photos, old India postcards, old India paper prints…

Although the collection may or may not be too varied, but gives a general reflection on what India looked like in the past. And how it has evolved till today. Few would realize that once there were Trams in Bombay, Madras, Delhi…

That, Madras operated the first electric Tram in India from 1895 up to its closure in 1953. Calcutta and Bombay had initially started off with Horse-Drawn Trams before the 1900s, and both electrifying it later.

That, in World War II, they scaffolded the Taj Mahal as a camouflage against possible air attacks from the Germans and Japanese. All in all, the jewel in my collection is the rare Raja Ravi Varma’s “Birth of Shakuntala” oleograph or chromolithograph of 1894. This was the first oleograph to come out from the then newly opened Raja Ravi Varma Fine Arts Lithograph Press(or FAL press) of 1894.

Some legacies of the British Raj are not missed out in this collection. Buildings, monuments, streets, railways, transportation… Many of these buildings and streets have gone through several makeovers to the extent of being unrecognizable today or have completely disappeared. But the memories are kept alive hopefully to some extent by this collection.

As they say- “seeing is believing.” I do hope you would enjoy the collection. Please feel free to send in any emails to- info@past-india.com

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You can see the main categories on the top of the page, and except for the “Raja Ravi Varma Oleograph & Other Art” category all the other main categories have drop-down to sub-categories. You can then select the subject of your interest or you can check through the search box and if available it will display the results. The photos, prints & picture postcards depict a varied subjects of a Past India we may have forgotten- from people on the streets to people at grand events like Delhi durbar, from Taj Mahal to Gateway of India, from residential areas to commercial areas, from home exterior to interior of homes and so on. This site also includes a photo of "Charlie Chaplin" with his autograph signed on the back. There are also old maps, books, Raja Ravi Varma’s oelographs etc. “A picture is worth a thousand words” is an old adage, I’m sure this blog should interest you likewise. All the items displayed are from my personal collection unless otherwise specified.

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