Life in Indian cities in Colonial Era/20th century-in Pics

[hardcore]

Driving on this road is still the best experience..

The Grand Trunk Road, built by Sher Shah Suri, was the main trade route from Calcutta to Kabul.

It was initiated by Chandra Gupta Maurya

 

[hardcore]

pls post more old bombay pics

 

[Leonidas]

^^ Indian Army in Belgium - april 1915 (First world war)

 

[Leonidas]

pls post more old bombay pics

Here you go mate

The Bank of Bombay

Back Bay, Bombay

Ships in Bombay Harbour, 1731

 

[Leonidas]

Bandra 1930

Bombay University Buildings

Women gathered for some ceremony in Bombay 1910

 

[Leonidas]

Elphinstone College, Bombay 1870

Bombay Post Office

Wilson College, Bombay

Bombay Veterinary College (Main old building)

 

[Leonidas]

Back Bay, Bombay 1870

Bombay Cathedral

 

[Leonidas]

Elphinstone Circle, Bombay 1870

Elphinstone Circle, Bombay 1870

An olden times train moving out of the Ballard Pier Train shed in Bombay

 

[Leonidas]

Old Glory of Bombay, India's EMUs of yesteryears lined up in Yard

Parsi Fire Temple, Bombay

Prince of Wales Museum Bombay


Enough of Bombay or you want moar

 

[Leonidas]

Got some pictures of Lahore

Lahore Fort

HAZURI BAGH

Lahore 1918

Exhibition Building Lahore (Tollington Market) 1864

 

[Leonidas]

Badshahi Mosque 1930

Zamzamah Gun," Lahore

Goverment College Lahore in 1880s

 

[Durran3]

Gotta hand it to Britian, what ever they made back in the day still runs today... I cant say much for India but the Lahore Railway station is the sameee old building with the Same old trains lol...can't south Asians make anything seriously?

Anyways Great Pictures, very classy and sophisticated

 

[back me up]

Gotta hand it to Britian, what ever they made back in the day still runs today... I cant say much for India but the Lahore Railway station is the sameee old building with the Same old trains lol...can't south Asians make anything seriously?

Anyways Great Pictures, very classy and sophisticated

virtually all reseliant buildings in mumbai are british

 

[vinod.kumar]

These are very nice & unique pictures. I am seeing first time on this site. Thanks for such type of Nice pictures.

 

[Farooq]

Chandni Chowk-Delhi

Thanks for posting these priceless pictures!

The pictures from Dehli almost brought tears to my eyes when they reminded me of my grandfather and father having grown up there.