A Monkey (guard ?) catches a thieving Cat, a broken pot of spilled milk. 19th cen #Deccan from Salar Jung Museum #Art #History William Dalrymple Sharad Mohan شرد ਸ਼ਰਦ शरद শরদ Nilosree نیلوسری নীলশ্রী she|her ✒️💭🫖 ☕️ 🍰🍉 Punjabi Rooh Swati Vashishtha Amit Guha The Heritage Lab 🏛

'The fragrant Kadamba of monsoon,
For my part, I bring you My rainy tunes.' ~ Tagore

The Kadamb Tree, not only favourite of Sri Krishna but a favourite among other Gods. In fact, Devi Durga is said to reside in a kadamba forest, for she is lovingly called Kadamba Vana Vāsinī.

Lords #Brahma & #Vishnu , Nobles, common populace, Horses, Cows, Elephant in boat like objects. Praying or clapping. What is depicted ? 19th cen #Pahari #Kangra frm National Museum #Art #History William Dalrymple Punjabi Rooh Sharad Mohan شرد ਸ਼ਰਦ शरद শরদ Nilosree نیلوسری নীলশ্রী she|her ✒️💭🫖 ☕️ 🍰🍉 Swati Vashishtha Amit Guha

In #Punjab , slip-on shoes for men are called #Gurgaabi ( #Persian ?) I don’t know what the ones for women are called. What are they called in your region ? #Languages #Etymology Punjabi Rooh Sharad Mohan شرد ਸ਼ਰਦ शरद শরদ Nilosree نیلوسری নীলশ্রী she|her ✒️💭🫖 ☕️ 🍰🍉 Abhishek Avtans अभिषेक अवतंस 🌐 Iqtibas اقتباس smg Jamal Jafri Rana Safvi رعنا राना

A matronly woman from #Punjab , perhaps the hill states. Late 19th or early 20th cen by Pestonji Bomanji who was trained at Sir J.J School of Art. pic frm National Gallery of Modern Art New Delhi #Art #History Punjabi Rooh William Dalrymple RS Ramblings of a Sikh Sharad Mohan شرد ਸ਼ਰਦ शरद শরদ Nilosree نیلوسری নীলশ্রী she|her ✒️💭🫖 ☕️ 🍰🍉 JK

was looking for a #botanical drawing of pointed gourd, as always ended up elsewhere🤭
A gorgeous Bauhinia acuminata,Dwarf white bauhinia, White orchid-tree from a forgotten book pub 1878 by Thacker &Co., Bombay'Familiar Indian Flowers'Lena Lowis' William Dalrymple ranjona banerji 🇮🇳 #history

জাহাঙ্গীরের স্বর্ণমুদ্রা | Jahangirer Swarnamudra
The gold coins of Jahangir
Published in Sandesh magazine in 1983

Gold coin of Jahangir, minted in Agra, dated 1611 CE Bust of Jahangir / Lion and setting sun
British Museum

Such a beautiful Vamana Deva sculpture from Bengal.
Pala dynasty, 11th Century.

Sadly, you & I can never see it as it was auctioned for a whopping ₹14 Lacs to a private collector.

Captain Sunder Singh Batth ,of Jind State Imperial Service Infantry.

He was from 23 CHak 2L, Tehsil- Okara, Distt- Mintgumri, Punjab.

Punjabi Rooh

Una gran artista, hermosa y sensible. Murió a la edad de 28 años.
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; Roger Bastida ; Montserrat Sala Egea ; Juan Carlos Díaz
; Etheria Magazine ; Pilar Rubio Remiro ; a martuca: innecesaria y regional 🍁🌰🦊🍂🐺🐑

If you've watched #Heeramandi on Netflix India, there's use of the word 'Nath Utrai'.

The 'Nath Utrai' was a ceremony which involved removing the nose ring worn by the courtesans, & losing her Virginity to the highest bidder.

Pic: Prep for the Nath Utarwai ceremony. 18th cent.

Muhammad Shah 'Rangila' and Nadir Shah discussing #WealthRedistrubution of the Mughals. 1739.
😜💰😂

John Oldman Indic History

The Zamramah Gun or Bhangian di Toph in early 1900s, Lahore , India.
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Saw it this morning after yrs, cooing from the thick foliage of the neem tree next door. An Asian Koel on a flowering branch, Impey Album by Shaykh Zayn al-Din, #CompanySchool #Calcutta , dt. 1777 William Dalrymple ranjona banerji 🇮🇳 Zeb Bilal Fatima Zahra Hassan (Zahra)
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#birds #history #art #culture

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The Construction of Bara Imambada, Lucknow-1780.

It was Lucknow's 1st #MNREGA kind scheme launched by Asaf-ud-daula when the city faced famine for 10 yrs. Citizens were hired as laborers to build this palace.

Painting of Nawab Muzaffar Khan Baloch of Farrukhnagar, from James Skinner's Tazkirat al-Umara.

Farrukhnagar was the sole kingdom throughout Punjab that had a Baloch ruling class, it was located in the South Eastern Portions of Punjab or what is present day Haryana.

अघासुर वध | অঘাসুর বধ । The slaying of Aghasur
Folio from a Bhagavat Puran manuscript
ca. 1800, Central India, Malwa
Edwin Binney 3rd Collection San Diego Museum of Art

Browsing through Binney's collection is such a pleasure. So many treasures to discover.

Folio from the Bhagavat Purana
ca 1700, Central India, Malwa
Edwin Binney 3rd Collection San Diego Museum of Art

Not clear what this beautiful painting depicts. Perhaps it shows Kansa conferring with his henchmen?