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43 – The Beach Parties of Tanzania, East Africa
My parents at the Beach Disco in Dar-es-salaam, Tanzania, East Africa. December 1973 Image and text contributed by Sheetal Sudhir, Mumbai “These were the happiest days” say my mom, Sandhya (nee Parina)...
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44 – An All India Heavyweight Wrestling and Weightlifting champion
My paternal grandfather, Manjerikandy Ramchandran, Cannanore, Kerala. 1927 Image and text contributed by Sheetal Sudhir, Mumbai This picture of my grandfather Manjerikandy Ramchandran was taken when he...
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46 – A teenaged couple’s fight for freedom
My Grandmother Chameli Devi Jain and Grandfather Phool Chand Jain, Delhi. Circa 1923 Image and text contributed by Sreenivasan Jain, Journalist, New Delhi Some text is paraphrased from the Book – Civil...
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47 – When all you had was a single airline called Air India
My grandfather, T.S Sreekantiya and grandmother, S. Kamlamma with family and staff at the Arrival lounge at the Airport, Bombay, Maharashtra. 1978 Image and text contributed by Prasad Ramamurthy,...
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52 – The only photograph of a Kashmiri Pandit family, who disbanded due to...
The only photograph of a Kashmiri Pandit Extended Family. My grandmother, Tara Dhar, (second from right in the top row), my grandfather Raghunath Dhar (fourth from right in the same row) Between them...
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58 – Mary Jane shoes with a nine yards saree
My Paati and Thatha, Lokanayaki and RR Hariharan. My mother’s parents from Ravanasamudram, Thirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu. Circa 1920. Image and text contributed by Vani Subramanian, New Delhi He...
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75 – In love till their last day, they passed away within three months of...
My maternal grandparents, Kali Pada & Sukriti Chakrabertti with their daughters, son and several nephews & nieces. Calcutta, West Bengal. 1970 Image and Text contributed by Anupam Mukerji This...
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107 – She emerged from a rural home and became a lady endowed with knowledge...
My Parents, K. M. Devaki Amma & Lt. Cdr. P.P.K. Menon. Bombay. Maharashtra. 1941 Image & Text contributed by Radha Nair, Pune This photograph of my parents K. M. Devaki Amma & Lt. Cdr....
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108 – A batch of lost friends & acquaintances
Class of B.Sc (Bachelor of Science), Poornaprajna College (PPC), Udupi district. Karnataka. Circa 1969. Image & Text contributed by Nishant Rathnakar, Bangalore In 2010, while cleaning my wardrobe...
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118 – The only non-white students of the batch
My grandfather, Dr. Preetam Pal Singh (seated) with his college mates at the King Edward Medical College. Lahore (Now Pakistan) Circa 1933 Image & Text contributed by Sarah J. Kazi, London This...
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168 – From Karachi to Bombay
My mother Indra’s parents, siblings, and cousins. Karachi (now Pakistan). Circa 1930 Image and Text contributed by Roma Mehta, Taipei This is one of my favourite photographs of my mother Indra’s...
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