History of India

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a day from Peshawar (once a part of Punjab)

[History of India @indiahistoryexp]

Ruins at the Antient City of Gour, Bengal

[History of India @indiahistoryexp]

Thomas Daniell and his nephew William Daniell were English landscape painters who travelled extensively across India between 1786 and 1793. Their paintings captured the architecture, cities, landscapes of late 18th-century India.

Here are some of their finest works. A thread 🧵

[History of India @indiahistoryexp]

Temples at Vrindavan on the River Yamuna

[Mumbai Heritage @mumbaiheritage]

7th May 1907: On this day, Mumbai witnessed the launch of its first electric tram service by BEST Undertaking.
The inaugural tram rolled out from the Municipal Office to Crawford Market, marking the beginning of a new era in the city’s public transport history.

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Market scene of Lahore, Punjab
Circa 1892

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Street of Amritsar, Punjab,
British India.
circa 1907

[Indo-Islamic Chronicles ✍️ @TheGoldenPast]

Tomb of Badshah Jahangir 🥀

[Devanam Maurya @authordevanam]

Seven friends. One forest!

Something is watching and waiting to hunt.

A story of friendship, fear and survival.

The Demon of the Forest is now available on Amazon

Read now:
https://t.co/tbfUDxlpRn

[Mumbai Heritage @mumbaiheritage]

A tough one today. Let’s see who can identify this place.
#OldMumbai | 1940

[William Dalrymple @DalrympleWill]

Our Great Indian Uprising series reaches its climax:

Part 7: The Fall of Delhi 1857

[Mumbai Heritage @mumbaiheritage]

On this Day, January 26, 1961.
Tens of thousands of people gathered at Mumbai’s Gateway of India to witness the unveiling of a magnificent equestrian statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. The statue was installed on the same site where previously stood a statue of King George V.

According to a TOI report, 33 women performed arti puja to the strains of ``tutari’’ (bugles) as thousands of people burst into applause. A choir of 1,500 school children sang paens.

``Here at last stands our great leader, Maharashtra’s leader and India’s leader. The statue is a symbol of India’s honour, pride and self-respect,’’ said Mr Chavan in Marathi.

The statue was the work of sculptor Sadashiv Sathe. A Sum of Rs 1.15 lakh for the entire project was raised from public donations.

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Mumbai, mid-1970s.
Marine Drive stretches ahead with Queens Road in view, as a Western Railway local train passes Charni Road. A ‘Laila Majnu’ poster starring Rishi Kapoor looks down on the street, while kaali-peeli taxis glide along neatly marked lanes, framed by concrete footpath railings and a calmer city pace.
#OldMumbai

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Photo of Churchgate railway station taken at the end of the 19th century!
It was opened on this day, in 1870.

See how close the sea was to the station at that time. Then it was not a terminus and tracks are further heading towards Colaba which was a terminus.
The Colaba Station was where the present day Badhwar Park Railways Officer's Colony is in the present day.
#IndianRailways