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An unusual handcoloured woodcut depicting the #Sikh Guru Gobind Singh ji sprinkling five of his followers with amrit, Punjab, c.1870. The scene depicted took place in 1699 at Anandpur Sahib ji, a site which was founded by the 9th Guru Teg Bahadur ji. #History #Sikhism #Punjab 1/2

Royal elephant named Khushi Khan. Left late 17th/early 18th cen. Khushi Khan has decorative orange markings on his forehead, temple & ear. Right late 18th cen. & based on the earlier work. Striking contrasting tones between the pale trunk & the black body #Art #History #Rajasthan

Colored litho plates frm Her Majesty’s Army-A Descriptive Account of Various Regiments Now Comprising the Queen’s Forces, 1890 by Richards Walter. The Bombay Artillery, The 15th Sikh, The Gov Gen Body Guard & The 13th Bengal Lancers. #Art #History @JAJafri @ssharadmohhan

Prince Azim-ud-Daula, Nawab of the #Carnatic & his son Azam Jah by Thomas Hickey, 1803. The Nawab standing with his sword in his right hand & his son standing to his left, holding the edge of his father's robe with his right hand. pic courtesy National Trust #Art #History

Today is World Post day. Postal services of India began in the 18th century & were administered by EIC. Post Offices were estd. in Mumbai, Madras & Calcutta betwn 1764 & 1766. Postal service was opened to the public later. Postage rates varied with distance. #History #Postage 1/5

Maharao Ram Singh (r.1827-66) shooting a tiger from a pavilion accompanied by the British political agent Kotah who is probably Capt Charles Aeneas Burton who was killed there in 1857 along with his two sons. c.1845-50 unknown artist pic frm Bonhams #Art #History #Rajasthan #Kota

Hindu Deity by an English Artist. Tom Raw's dream of a winged Hindu deity by Charles D’Oyly, around 1828. This watercolour is part of a collection of 25 illustrations for the poem 'Tom Raw, the Griffin'. pic courtesy Christies #History #Art 1/2

Holy man at Amritsar, William Simpson 1864. The artist has inscribed it as ‘Akali Umritser Punjaub’. Seems to be in the Golden Temple complex. pic frm Wellcome #Art #History #Sikh #Punjab #Amritsar @DalrympleWill @JAJafri @ssharadmohhan @mrehanasad79 @dpanikkar @gpsgoraya

Amongst the first things taught in school were evergreen nursery rhymes which were then proudly recited at home. In later years one dissected them & laughed how the 8-10 liners were quite non-sensical but still enjoyed listening to our children recite the same. #TeachersDay

Thread. Sushruta in 600 BC described what may have been the 1st cataract surgery in India. This undated image depicts 'couching' which involved taking a curved needle & pushing the lens into the rear of the eye & out of the field of vision. #Opthalmology #VintageSurgery cont. 1/3