Cliff Hangar, 1903

The historic Jungfraubahn mountain railway completes a century of offering spectacular views to its passengers


Durbar train, 1911

Memories of the Coronation Durbar of King George V, the supreme sovereign of the British Empire


Gangotri, C. 1800

J.B. Fraser captures the picturesque scenery in the Himalaya mountains in his painting of the Gangotri temple


Kashmir houseboat, 1910

British India started converting doonga boats to the floating comfort palaces — Kashmir’s houseboats


Taj Express, 1964

The introduction of this train was a turning point in the history of Indian tourism


Spy games, 1879

Sarat Chandra Das, headmaster of the Bhutia Boarding School, immersed himself in Tibetan studies