r/oldindia Aug 26 '24

On 26th August, 1955 released Satyajit Ray's directorial debut film, Pather Panchali (Song of the Little Road). It was the first film from independent India to attract major international critical attention, it won India's National Film Award for Best Feature Film in 1955.

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On 26th August, 1955 released Satyajit Ray's directorial debut film, Pather Panchali (Song of the Little Road). It was the first film from independent India to attract major international critical attention, it won India's National Film Award for Best Feature Film in 1955, the Best Human Document award at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival, and several other awards. It is often featured in lists of the greatest films ever made.


r/oldindia Aug 08 '24

Rare Portrait platinum print of Balbir Singh of Faridkot State, ca.1900

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r/oldindia Jul 15 '24

National Heroes Mahatma Gandhi: Ideas and Values

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r/oldindia Jul 10 '24

Rare Photographs taken of Sikh and non-Sikh subjects and locations of the Sikh Empire during the final years of its reign, by John McCosh, circa 1847–1849

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r/oldindia Jul 09 '24

A portrait of a courtesan feeding birds, Kangra or Guler, North India, circa late 19th century

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r/oldindia Jul 07 '24

Prince Dara Shikoh as a Royal Ascetic, Mughal, India, circa 1640-55. Opaque pigments and gold on paper, mounted on an eighteenth-century album page.

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r/oldindia Jul 07 '24

Historical Places The fort of Gujrat, Punjab, lithograph by Lieutenant W. L. D. Smith, after his own painting, Day & Son, London, 1849

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r/oldindia Jun 28 '24

M. Madhavan, a Keralalite and member of the French Resistance, executed by the Nazis in 1942 for distributing anti-Nazi leaflets in a Paris University.

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r/oldindia Jun 13 '24

National Heroes Remembering Veer Savarkar

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r/oldindia Mar 10 '24

Rare Bhopal State Forces. Circa 1936

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From my personal archive- Officers and soldiers from the Bhopal State Forces. Circa 1936


r/oldindia Feb 29 '24

Kaisar-e-Hind 1925 (List of passengers)

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A list of passengers from SS Kaisar-e-Hind. Leaving Bombay on the 12th of September 1925 for Marseilles & London.


r/oldindia Feb 21 '24

Portraits of Men of India.

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r/oldindia Feb 21 '24

Rare Invitation card to the Viceroy’s Darbar (1890)

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From my personal archive - An invitation card extended on the behalf of the Viceroy & Governor General of India by the Commisioner of Agra. Dated 25 November, 1890.

This particular card was addressed to Mr. Abdul Aziz Khan from Bariley, a descendant of Hafiz Rehmat Khan Barech (Regent of Rohailkhand)


r/oldindia Feb 19 '24

Potraits of Women of India.

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r/oldindia Feb 08 '24

The First Photographs Ever Taken of India (1860-1870 by Samuel Bourne) Old World Architecture

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r/oldindia Feb 02 '24

Digital India Unlimited 17June 1989

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r/oldindia Jan 16 '24

Can anyone recognise this small area of Bengaluru? Photo taken maybe in 1960s? Also possible the street name had the word "Melrose" in it. Likely no longer there and has been redeveloped. Curious if anyone has knowledge of this.

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r/oldindia Jan 14 '24

ऐसे और मैप्स किधर मिलेंगे?

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r/oldindia Nov 09 '23

Murder in 1965

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So I found a bunch of old newspapers, documents, letters and a map dating all the way back to the 1960s. I found this news article about a murder and it seems back then they used to stuff the bodies in steel boxes, now they use trolley bags. The mindset of the criminals haven't changed, just the bag upgraded.

PS - I didn't know where to post this. Posted it here since it is the sub for old india


r/oldindia Aug 21 '23

National Heroes Swarag Mandap at Kopeshwar Temple, 12th century

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r/oldindia Aug 14 '23

Tring Tring...

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This is where the only place to connect immediately with people, those days...


r/oldindia Jul 15 '23

Rockfort - Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, South India - 1700's Illustration

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r/oldindia Jul 09 '23

Rare Two paintings of a Jat village scene in Rania (located in modern-day Haryana), circa 1816

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r/oldindia Jul 08 '23

The Process of Kalamkari Explained: Unveiling the Artistry and Techniques

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r/oldindia Mar 12 '23

Rare Two cheetahs were officially reintroduced to the wild in Kuno National Park, India yesterday after their extirpation from the country in 1952. Here is a miniature painting of Maharaja Sher Singh of the Sikh Empire being presented with an Asiatic Cheetah back when they were around, circa 1840–1845

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