Fear me not, I am here! c1725 CE #Pahari painting from #HimachalPradesh or #Jammu sold by Sotheby's on 28th Sept. 2024 #HanumanJanmotsav #HanumanJayanti2025 (Birth Anniversary of Lord #Hanuman) ranjona banerji 🇮🇳 Art Historian* 🇮🇳 William Dalrymple Swati Vashishtha भारत पुनरुत्थान - श्रीराम श्रीकृष्ण #शिवशक्ती Don't Panik

A Sunday! And, that time of the week to relax and be with the family This c1800 CE #Pahari painting from #Kangra #HimachalPradesh of a 'Man Playing Piggy-back with his Child as his Amused Wife Looks Away' is now in the James Ivory collection A lovely representation of a family

Lord Shiva with Parvati, #Ganesh, Kartikeya and Nandi c1745 CE #Pahari painting from #Guler #HimachalPradesh now at V&A Probably from the family workshop of #Nainsukh & #Manaku (?) Art Historian* 🇮🇳 William Dalrymple

The Palace of Rohtas Garh #Bihar, signed by William Daniell Sold by Sotheby's on 27th October 2021 from the Carlton Rochell collection of #CompanyPainting s for £ 302,400 On #WorldHeritageDay Art Historian* 🇮🇳 William Dalrymple Rana Safvi رعنا राना ranjona banerji 🇮🇳 Swati Vashishtha

The Crucifixion of #JesusChrist This c1590 CE painting from the 'Small Clive Album' associated with Robert Clive, the 1st Baron of Plassey (1725-1774) was made for the #Mughal ruler #Jahangir while he was still a Prince living at #Lahore Now at V&A London #GoodFriday

The tale of two domes! On #WorldHeritageDay The ruins of the #JamaMasjid at #FerozShahKotla The 'Kotla' or Fortress was built by Feroz #Tughlak in 1354 as his version of #Delhi called Firozabad The inscription on the Ashokan Pillar installed here was translated by James Prinsep

The Sotheby's sale of 30 April 2025 presents a rare opportunity to acquire a c1760 painting with exceptional provenance & exhibition history attributed to the celebrated #Pahari artist #Nainsukh of #Guler #HimachalPradesh Estimate £40,000-60,000 'Raghunath Pathania, a Holy Man'

A rare 1947 photo of my grandfather Rai Bahadur Bakshi Badri Nath Chhibber (C.I.D.)representing #India & his counterpart from #Pakistan marking the boundary & the spot for the #AttariWagahBorder in #Punjab which has been closed now following the #PahalgamAttack #Pahalgam

Prince Khusrau watches a cockfight just as the world watches (and tries to offer an olive branch) as India and Pakistan sweat it out over the #PahalgamAttack c1750 CE #Mughal painting now at the Berlin Museum

'A Spiritual Concert' attributed to #Hunhar This c1650 CE #Mughal painting depicts a #Sufi 'Sama' with one of the participants resembling Hazrat Shaykh Sa'di From the Ardeshir Album assembled by Peshwa Nana Phadnavis during the rule of Muhammad Shah On Sotheby's sale, April 30

'Troops Attacking a Besieged City with a Hero Assaulting a Breach in the Walls' c1820 CE painting from #Delhi will be on Bonhams auction on 25th May 2025 #IndoPakWar #SayNoToWar #IndianArmy #PakistanArmy

'A Woman in Red with a Child who Holds a Bow' On #MothersDay2025 c1820 CE #Pahari painting from #Mandi #HimachalPradesh by artist Chajju from the #EdwinBinney collection now at San Diego Museum of Art #HappyMothersDay to all the Mothers Art Historian* 🇮🇳 William Dalrymple ranjona banerji 🇮🇳 Rana Safvi رعنا राना

A rare c8th century post #GuptaEmpire sandstone figure of #Buddha from #Sanchi sold by Christie's on March 26th He holds a Palm Leaf in his left hand this rare as normal statues from #Gandhara region & Gupta period show Him holding the folds His Robes #buddhapurnima2025

We saw the recent #IndiaPakistanConflict was intense during the nights So, this c1750 #Mughal painting from #Awadh on upcoming Bonhams sale of 22nd May 'A Prince Defends a Maiden & a Group of Sadhus from a group of Hunters, perhaps Bhils, who approach a Hermitage at Night'

As heavy rains lash #Delhi the streets have turned into rivers forcing me to convert a car ride into a boat ride! Here I am in this c1790 #Pahari #Ragamala painting by a master of 1st generation after #Nainsukh & #Manaku of #Guler #HimachalPradesh now at Rietberg Museum, Zurich

c11th century Volcanic Stone sculpture of #Ganesha from #Java #Indonesia now on display at the "Ancient India: Living Traditions" ongoing exhibition (22nd May-19th October 2025) at British Museum Supported by Reliance Foundation Reliance Industries Limited #TheGoldenRoad

#IncredibleChamba #ChaloChamba Hydrangeas in full bloom at Forest Rest House at #KalaTop #Dalhousie #HimachalPradesh #RainySeason #Flowers #MonsoonMagic #Monsoon2025 #Chamba #HPTourism #IncredibleIndia

This c100 AD 'Bimaran Casket' from #Afghanistan now on view at the ongoing British Museum exhibition 'Ancient India: Living Traditions' might represent the earliest datable image of #Buddha as a man, as earlier objects represented Him symbolically as a Footprint or a Tree

Ladies Playing #Chaupar (forerunner of #Chess) c1800 AD #Pahari painting in #Basohli #Jammu style from #Chamba #HimachalPradesh now at British Museum On #InternationalChessDay (20th July) Art Historian* 🇮🇳 William Dalrymple ranjona banerji 🇮🇳 Swati Vashishtha

c1790 ad #Pahari painting from #Kangra #HimachalPradesh from the workshop of #Nainsukh of #Guler depicts the Musical Mode 'Natanarayan #Raga' Now at Rietberg Museum, this was last displayed in their 2024 exhibition "#Ragamala : Images for all Seasons" #shivratri2025 Lord #Shiva