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Horse-Drawn Tram During British Era In Calcutta, 1880 Photo

Horse-Drawn Tram During British Era In Calcutta, 1880 Photo An 1880 photo of a horse-drawn tram in Calcutta (Kolkata) during ....read more

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Government House British Era Calcutta, 1890 Photo

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Government House British Era Calcutta, 1890 Photo

Government House British Era Calcutta, 1890 Photo An old 1890 photo of the Government House during British era Calcutta (Kolkata). ....read more

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South Parade Road British Era Bangalore, 1880 Photo

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South Parade Road British Era Bangalore, 1880 Photo

South Parade Road British Era Bangalore, 1880 Photo A rare 1880 photo of South Parade Road during British era Bangalore ....read more

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British Cantonment Area Bangalore, 1880 Photo

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British Cantonment Area Bangalore, 1880 Photo

British Cantonment Area Bangalore, 1880 Photo An 1880 photo of the British Cantonment Area in Bangalore (Bengaluru). Noticeable in the ....read more

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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

Horse-Drawn Tram During British Era In Calcutta, 1880 Photo

Horse-Drawn Tram During British Era In Calcutta, 1880 Photo

Government House British Era Calcutta, 1890 Photo

Government House British Era Calcutta, 1890 Photo

South Parade Road British Era Bangalore, 1880 Photo

South Parade Road British Era Bangalore, 1880 Photo

British Cantonment Area Bangalore, 1880 Photo

British Cantonment Area Bangalore, 1880 Photo

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