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St Andrews Church In Bangalore – Old Postcard 1906

St Andrews Church In Bangalore – Old Postcard 1906

St Andrews Church In Bangalore – Old Postcard 1906

Bangalore Postcards, Old India Postcards

St Andrews Church In Bangalore - Old Postcard 1906 This is an old 1906 postcard of St Andrew's Church in ....read more

devmaster2024-02-28T11:49:03+05:30

Market At Cantonment British Era Bangalore, 1914 Postcard

Market At Cantonment British Era Bangalore, 1914 Postcard

Market At Cantonment British Era Bangalore, 1914 Postcard

Market At Cantonment British Era Bangalore, 1914 Postcard

Bangalore Postcards, Old India Postcards

Market At Cantonment British Era Bangalore, 1914 Postcard A 1914 postcard of the market at cantonment during British era Bangalore ....read more

devmaster2023-01-15T05:06:50+05:30

Vintage Picture Postcard-Broadway Bangalore 1915

Broadway Road Bangalore – Old Postcard 1915

Broadway Road Bangalore – Old Postcard 1915

Broadway Road Bangalore – Old Postcard 1915

Bangalore Postcards, Old India Postcards

Broadway Road Bangalore - Old Postcard 1915 An old 1915 photo postcard of Broadway Road in Bangalore, now Bengaluru. Broadway ....read more

devmaster2021-05-22T07:41:33+05:30

picture postcard market bangalore

The City Market In Bengaluru – Old Postcard 1935

The City Market In Bengaluru – Old Postcard 1935

The City Market In Bengaluru – Old Postcard 1935

Bangalore Postcards, Old India Postcards

The City Market In Bengaluru - Old Postcard 1935 This is an old 1935 postcard of the city market Bangalore, ....read more

devmaster2021-05-13T06:46:00+05:30

Bangalore Russell Market Postcard

Russell Market Bangalore – Old Postcard

Russell Market Bangalore – Old Postcard

Russell Market Bangalore – Old Postcard

Bangalore Postcards, Old India Postcards

Russell Market Bangalore - Old Postcard Vintage Postcard Russell Market Bangalore. The old picture-postcard shows the "Market" also called the ....read more

devmaster2024-02-28T15:15:52+05:30

Commercial Street In British Era Bangalore, 1900 Postcard

Commercial Street In British Era Bangalore, 1900 Postcard

Commercial Street In British Era Bangalore, 1900 Postcard

Commercial Street In British Era Bangalore, 1900 Postcard

Bangalore Postcards, Old India Postcards

Commercial Street In British Era Bangalore, 1900 Postcard A 1900 postcard of Commercial Street during the British India era in ....read more

devmaster2024-02-29T07:02:15+05:30

Vintage Postcard Bangalore Commercial Street 1904

European Girls Cycling At Commercial Street Bangalore, 1904 PC

European Girls Cycling At Commercial Street Bangalore, 1904 PC

European Girls Cycling At Commercial Street Bangalore, 1904 PC

Bangalore Postcards, Old India Postcards

European Girls Cycling At Commercial Street Bangalore, 1904 Postcard A 1904 postcard with a rare glimpse of European girls cycling ....read more

devmaster2024-02-09T07:42:45+05:30

View of The Iron Pier From Parry's Corner Madras, 1895 Photo

View of The Iron Pier From Parry’s Corner Madras, 1895 Photo

View of The Iron Pier From Parry’s Corner Madras, 1895 Photo

View of The Iron Pier From Parry’s Corner Madras, 1895 Photo

Madras Photos, Old India Photos

View of The Iron Pier From Parry's Corner Madras, 1895 Photo An 1895 photo of the iron pier harbour viewed ....read more

devmaster2021-03-27T23:08:37+05:30

1929 Photo Madras Buick Cars

Buick Cars In Madras – Old Photo 1929

Buick Cars In Madras – Old Photo 1929

Buick Cars In Madras – Old Photo 1929

More, Vintage Motoring

Buick Cars In Madras - Old Photo 1929 This is a vintage photo of Buick Cars grouped in Madras, now ....read more

devmaster2024-02-09T08:26:29+05:30

Mount Road & Electric Tram British Era Madras, 1938 Photo

Mount Road & Electric Tram British Era Madras, 1938 Photo

Mount Road & Electric Tram British Era Madras, 1938 Photo

Mount Road & Electric Tram British Era Madras, 1938 Photo

Madras Photos, Old India Photos

Mount Road & Electric Tram British Era Madras, 1938 Photo A 1938 photo of the Mount Road and electric tram ....read more

This site illustrates a past India through a collection of antique and vintage mediums of Raja Ravi Varma oleographs, old India photos, old postcards, old paper prints, and so on.

Although the collection may or may not be too varied, but generally projects a glimpse to what India looked like in the past. And how it has evolved since then. 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. With Calcutta and Bombay starting off with Horse-Drawn Trams, later electrifying them by the early 1900s.

That, in World War II, they camouflaged the Taj Mahal with bamboo scaffoldings. So as to project it as a construction site that perhaps would fool any air attacks from the Germans and Japanese might, although this never happened. All in all, the jewel in this 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) in 1894.

The many legacies of the British Raj are not missed out in this collection. Many of the buildings and streets have gone through several makeovers to the extent of being unrecognizable today or have completely disappeared from the scene. But the memories are kept alive hopefully to some extent by this collection.

As they say- “seeing is believing.” Hope you enjoy this collection. Please write to us at- info@past-india.com