Lambretta

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Lambretta Scooter

Clicked this Pic last Saturday with Amit when we went to Khan Market. You don't see Lambretta's these days and in this good condition no way !! This is such a beauty.

This Picture was originally Published in my Tumblr Photoblog PhotoFinish

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Old Black and White Pictures of Taj Mahal

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Okay its new year and new post but I am back to usual. I have been collecting Old Pictures on this blog lately and today I am back with another sequel of them. Taj Mahal was constructed in 1653 which makes it a very Old monument hence I searched for its some very Old Pictures and after doing some search here I am exhibiting them in front of you. 


So here it goes......

Taj Mahal 1890's

Taj Mahal 1874

Taj Mahal 1903

Taj Mahal 1909

1940's pic where Adventurous Soldiers 250ft above Taj Mahal
dome are marking their Initials Left - Corporal Anthony J. Sscopelliti  Right  Private  First Class John C. Byron Jr

Taj Mahal seen from top

Rear View of Taj Mahal

Hand Crafted Paintings in Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal 1890's

Hope you liked all the pictures. To See the other collection of some rare pictures that I had previously posted on this blog please follow the links given below.

Rare Pictures - Before Independence !

Indian Black And White Pictures !

Sachin Tendulkar - Old Pictures !

Sources to the Above Post :

Old Indian Photos

World Photo Collection

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A Day out in Connaught Place

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While the last post of mine was dedicated to some Historical Place today I am here narrating you about my day off with my family yesterday at one of my fav place in Delhi, Connaught Place or Rajiv Chowk now is one place in Delhi that I visit very often,  as I travel to my work I change my DelhiMetro here from Yellow line to Blue line in morning and vice-versa in evening. Most of the times on Friday evenings I with @i4mit while returning from Office venture out there, we watch crowd, eat something, do some shopping and return.


Yesterday I had taken an off from my Office as my Sis and Brother in law were there in town and they wanted to do some shopping from CP and from neighbouring Janpath Market, so me with my Mom and didi Jijaji left home at 2 pm, first visited Teen Murti Bhawan - residence of late PM Jawahar Lal Nehru - about that visit I would have to write a separate post so let me return to Connaught Place.


After having little difficulty to park our Car in the inner circle parking we hit out at Shopping[ I am not a shopaholic was just accompanying my dear ones I just like to observe things]. CP was recently renovated on the brink of Commonwealth Games so it looked a little better than it was back few years back.


My Sis lives in Gujarat and her first stop was at this Gujarati stall, although they didn't purchased anything from here but wasted quite a bit of time.

The next stop was a Book stall having latest Books covering each genre, I am always fascinated by Books[not academic] so this place was of my liking but I didn't pick any of them although Sis took 3 Chetan Bhagat kinda Novels, don't remember their names but on all three Best Seller was written[ I doubt that they actually were].

 

And there was recently launched Shoaib Akhtar's autobiography too, you can figure it out.

 

As Jijaji Paid for the Books in return for the Chillar see what he got, that's rare when you get three of those.

 

Then there was this Posterwala stall but they were very expensive just took one pic of it.

 

Now we moved towards SreeLeather Shop an Iconic shop for Cheap and durable Leather products primarily for Shoes, this shop happens to be in the Regal Cinema Compound.

 

 

 Except me everyone got Shoes and Sandals for themselves while I captured some pics for you.

 

 

As we moved out had some tasty Bhelpuri.

 

As we were crossing road captured this lovely view of kabutar's[Pigeon's] having feast on dana's

 

LIC building at CP has always amazed me with its beautiful architecture , the red stone , the trusses that connects main building to the outer Pillar its just a super architecture.

 

Then there was this Pen shop with varieties of Pens just besides Pind Baloochi Restaurant .

 

Now we moved towards Janpath market, I don't have a liking for it but Ladies I guess like it as lots of new stuff for them is available there, I just passed my time and clicked some pics.

 

Remember Ravish ki report on NDTV ? So have a look at this pic that is from Ravish ki report and the one that I clicked

 

Just got to see this Colorful shop in Janpath market with lamps and stuff.

 

As we moved in Janpath market saw a Shakergandh[Sweet Potato]  thela could not resist to munch on it with a tangy Kamrak[kinda tangy fruit]

 

In the mean time ladies has finished with their shopping so we decided to to move out and return also we were tired a bit now.

We came back to our Car and returned home, to all those who didn't have much idea about Connaught Place can just Google it or can follow this link. I now take an exit from here and leave you with some other pics that i clicked.

 

 

Oh I am back forgot to mention one thing, there was one street shop where every wrist watch was of hundred Rupees only that's just two US dollars isn't it very cheap and all of the watch their were of latest trend.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Rare Pictures - Before Independence !

Tweet Well I have this in mind from many days to post these Pictures but as this is not my Original work i was hesitating in posting them. One day i was searching on the net for some Old Pictures and specially which were clicked before Independence, i searched lot but was not successful and then i landed on a website which were having some nice Old Pictures. But there was no explanation given on the time they were shot and which place they belonged to , so i searched again and after some struggle got little explanation about them and posted on the Original Post so that the readers there could be benefited. As these Pictures are not Copyrighted hence i am posting on my blog also.

Train Inspection , 1885

Ambulances, Chennai,1940

Bank Of Madras , 1935

Car Show, Madras , 1913

Port Blair , 1917(Kalapani Jail or Cellular Jail)

Karachi , 1917

Departmental Store , 1883

Ford Automobiles , 1917

Hoogly( Calcutta ) , 1915

Madras Market(Kothaval Chavadi) , 1939

Lahore , 1864

Madras Library , 1913

Marina Beach , Madras , 1913

Bombay , 1894

VT Station , Bombay , 1894

Mylapore , Madras , 1939

Ooty , 1905

Sorry no Explanation, looks like some Engines !

Karachi Theatre , 1917

No Explanation , What can you say about him ?

No Explanation again, some random Home !

So , now as you had gone through these Pictures , how did u liked them ? If you are known to some better explanations to these pictures feel free to share them here. I don't know how many of these monuments shown here are in existence if you have any knowledge about them of them being still existing please do tell in the comment section.

P.S. - To go through the Original post do visit here

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