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1956 Photograph of my Grandfather (in Suit) with my Father's Cousin- Actresses #Nargis (mother of @duttsanjay)! Also seen is Actor Om Prakash & others, probably on sets of the Movie 'Mother India'. @Peachtreespeaks @jkd18 @iamrana @ranjona @swativashishtha @DilliDurAst

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

Ladies Playing #Chaupar (forerunner of #Chess) c1800 AD #Pahari painting in #Basohli #Jammu style from #Chamba #HimachalPradesh now at @britishmuseum On #InternationalChessDay (20th July) @Arthistorian18 @DalrympleWill @ranjona @swativashishtha

This c100 AD 'Bimaran Casket' from #Afghanistan now on view at the ongoing @britishmuseum 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

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

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 @britishmuseum Supported by @ril_foundation @RIL_Updates #TheGoldenRoad

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

We saw the recent #IndiaPakistanConflict was intense during the nights So, this c1750 #Mughal painting from #Awadh on upcoming @bonhams1793 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'

A rare c8th century post #GuptaEmpire sandstone figure of #Buddha from #Sanchi sold by @ChristiesInc 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

'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 @SDMA #HappyMothersDay to all the Mothers @Arthistorian18 @DalrympleWill @ranjona @iamrana

'Troops Attacking a Besieged City with a Hero Assaulting a Breach in the Walls' c1820 CE painting from #Delhi will be on @bonhams1793 auction on 25th May 2025 #IndoPakWar #SayNoToWar #IndianArmy #PakistanArmy

'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 @Sothebys sale, April 30

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 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

The @Sothebys 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'

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 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_and_A London #GoodFriday

The Palace of Rohtas Garh #Bihar, signed by William Daniell Sold by @Sothebys on 27th October 2021 from the Carlton Rochell collection of #CompanyPainting s for £ 302,400 On #WorldHeritageDay @Arthistorian18 @DalrympleWill @iamrana @ranjona @swativashishtha

Lord Shiva with Parvati, #Ganesh, Kartikeya and Nandi c1745 CE #Pahari painting from #Guler #HimachalPradesh now at @V_and_A Probably from the family workshop of #Nainsukh & #Manaku (?) @Arthistorian18 @DalrympleWill

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

Fear me not, I am here! c1725 CE #Pahari painting from #HimachalPradesh or #Jammu sold by @Sothebys on 28th Sept. 2024 #HanumanJanmotsav #HanumanJayanti2025 (Birth Anniversary of Lord #Hanuman) @ranjona @Arthistorian18 @DalrympleWill @swativashishtha @punarutthana @dpanikkar