Rare paper currency - One thousand rupees of Nizam of Hyderabad: Ek hazaar rupya sikka Usmania, written in five languages. Released on 1341 AH, 1922 AD.

Accountants in Maharashtra Photo Shepherd and Robertson Albumen India - 1860

A view of Agra Fort from Jama Masjid of Agra (India) 1908

Benares ghat, temples and two imposing minarets of Alamgiri mosque.

CRICKET in INDIA: A rare early photograph of match in progress Kohat Camp. c 1862-65 #Cricket

All India Muslim League Demonstration in London in 1946, before the partition of the subcontinent.

Postman of the British Empire: Mail carrier and guard. Oudeypore (Udaipur) India.

The Jumma Musjid, Agra “A grand building of redstone and marble; though built by Shah Jahan in 1644, it approaches more nearly to the earlier vigorous style of his predecessors.” Painting by A. Murray 1891.

The Builder of Jaipur Sawai Jai Singh II received his title ‘Sawai’ - (one and a quarter); ‘ ‘extraordinary’ from Emperor Aurangzeb at the age of 11. Such was the trust and relationship between the Mughal and Hindu rulers of India.

The Maratha Sultanate Half way between Pune and the Ajanta caves lies one of the great forgotten centres of Marathi culture.

Here I am sharing a short video composed of a few rare images of the iconic Sunehri Masjid of Chandani Chawk–Shahjahanabad (Delhi) from my personal collection. The last few images taken during my recent trip to India in 2024. #Delhi #Mosque #Mughal #photography

This was my speech at the March Against Genocide in London yesterday.