historians india 1903 1908

Celebrated Man Singh palace, Gwalior, India. (Covered with curvings

and enameled tiles) 1908

Bullocks are Bullocks are usually fitted usually fitted with shoe to with shoe to it's foot to it's foot to

avoid avoid damage while damage while

working for working for its master. its master.

The picture is The picture is about that. about that.

Blacksmith is Blacksmith is shoeing it. shoeing it.

19081908

Palm Palm Yard, Yard,

Botanical Botanical Gardens, Gardens, Calcutta Calcutta 19081908

Cottages of India's Summer Resorts, Lowrie's Hotel,

Jakhu Hill, Shimla 1908

A parsi A parsi SchoolmasterSchoolmaster

and his and his class of class of Boys. - Boys. -

Island of Island of Uran, Uran, N.W. N.W.

toward, toward, Bombay, Bombay,

India 1908India 1908

Akbar's Akbar's Tomb, Tomb,

Sikandarah, Sikandarah, India; India;

(Kohinoor (Kohinoor was once was once

set in pillar set in pillar beyond beyond kneeling kneeling

man) 1908man) 1908

A poor A poor cripple's cripple's Ox-Cart, Ox-Cart, Calcutta, Calcutta,

India India 1908 1908 

A A colonnade colonnade

in the in the Temple of Temple of Dilwarra, Dilwarra,

India India 19081908

    A land of A land of romance -romance -

State barge State barge of H.H. the of H.H. the Maharaja Maharaja

awaiting H.H. awaiting H.H. Lady Curgon Lady Curgon at Museum, at Museum,

KashmirKashmir

    A A  busy  busy

street in street in Delhi, Delhi, India. India. 19081908

    Beautiful Beautiful country country around around

Dilwarra Dilwarra Temples, Temples,

India India 19081908

    A A Rickshaw Rickshaw

of the of the wealthy -At wealthy -At entrance entrance to Christ to Christ Church - Church - Simla, Simla,

India. 1908India. 1908

  Bringing Bringing food to food to

the sacred the sacred monkeys, monkeys,

near near JeyporeJeypore(Orissa), (Orissa),

India. India. 19081908

  An athlete An athlete native native diving diving

from top of from top of 50ft. tower 50ft. tower

to tank to tank below. below.

Fatehpur Fatehpur Sikri, India Sikri, India

19031903

  A Hindu A Hindu cemeterycemetery

, India. , India. 19081908

  Buddhist Buddhist beggar with beggar with his praying his praying

machine; It's machine; It's whirling whirling

offers prayer offers prayer written written inside; inside;

Darjeeling, Darjeeling, India 1903India 1903

Corridor in Corridor in Cloisters of Cloisters of the Tomb the Tomb of Akbar, of Akbar,

Sikandarah, Sikandarah, India. 1908India. 1908

An An irrigating irrigating

canal near canal near Fatehpur Fatehpur

Sikri, India Sikri, India 19081908

An An irrigating irrigating

canal near canal near Fatehpur Fatehpur

Sikri, India Sikri, India 19081908

Crossing Crossing Jhelum River Jhelum River by a bridge by a bridge

of three of three ropes, Garhi ropes, Garhi on Murree on Murree

route, India route, India to Cashmere. to Cashmere.

19031903

“The educated classes of India may find fault with their exclusion from full political rights ... But it was by force that India was won, and it is for force India must be governed.” – London Times, Feb. 1, 1886.

In 1900, India was part of the British Empire; but by the end of 1947, India had achieved independence. Mahatma Gandhi was one of the pivotal figures, if not the main figure, in India’s history in the Twentieth Century.