Netaji’s love for air travel
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose preferred flying to other modes of transport when in a hurry, even chartering a plane if required
Taj Mahal from above
An aerial view of the Taj Mahal was one of the major attractions of the Imperial Airways– Empire Air Routes (England-India-Malaya-Australia)
The Soviet land, 1955
Jawaharlal Nehru had spent 16 days in the USSR, covering some 13,000km, on his first official tour to the country as the prime minister of India
Chola temples of Tamil Nadu
Brihadisvara temple and Airavatesvara temple are now part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
World Heritage Site: Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park in Gujarat
Visit Panchmahal district in Gujarat to experience the rich heritage of Champaner and Pavagadh.
World Heritage Site: Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
The iconic and historic railway station, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai, is a Unesco World Heritage Site.
Eid in Hyderabad, 1938
Read to know how Eid was celebrated in the last decade of the Nizam–s time in Hyderabad.
Ellora, 1876
Engraving of the Kailas temple in Ellora, as printed in The Illustrated London News in 1876.
Frozen in time: The Kalka-Shimla Toy Train
The historic Kalka-Shimla Toy Train which connected the Indian plains to the summer capital Shimla, made its maiden journey in 1903 with Lord Curzon himself on board
Imperial Airways
Imperialists. We owe them so much: cricket, parliamentary democracy, long haul air travel
Paris, 1783
Artist Louis-Alexander Bouteloup recorded the spectacle that surrounded the hydrogen balloon lift-off in Paris.