# women jewellery

water carrier? Bhisti भिश्ती or भिस्ती is word for men who carried water. but for
several woman servants worked for households of gora sahebs also employed in offices too. few community worked in Indian homes of noblemen? here woman is shown in all her finery

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2022-12-02

Bhistis (Water Carriers)

Not many know the story of a Bhistis saving life of Humayun from drowning into the Ganga during the battle of Chausa, when he was running away to save himself from Sher Shah Suri in 1539.

It's an interesting story..Will add more..

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2021-09-17

Bhisti
from James Skinner's album
company school painting
this seems the one who was employed to give drinking water to passengers, often they were at stations/bus or railway? pilgrimage points too

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2020-12-03


painting
such profession extinct now.
seems to be company painting
these paintings have documented India during that period of British rule. not just Indian culture but mimicry by British too with their luxurious life of Raj.

artnet?

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2019-07-27

many of such jobs are lost in time. Still few left but not much visible. earlier they used to be very much part of our daily life. evenings & mornings used to sprinkle water on both sides of roads. later provided water for drinking at road-markets-bus stops-railwaystation

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2019-03-28