Curator V
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Worker operates crane at a Heavy Electrical Plant, built with Soviet support in Haridwar, India (1977)
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited’s Hardiwar plant, was considered a backbone of India’s power sector, for it’s work in the production of turbines and generators. It was established in the late 60s, with technical support from the USSR, as was the case with a large portion of India’s nascent industrial sector. “This plant manufactures equipment as… [Continue Reading]
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Indira Gandhi, against the Himalayas, after signing the Shimla Agreement in Himachal Pradesh, India (1972)
There is always something to be said about the duality of the Indian State. Indira Gandhi, in this image in particular, is the perfect personification of this duality. The Indian State at it’s best is a supremely competent force of nature that bends the laws of man and god, to accomplish it’s agenda in a… [Continue Reading]
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Cars parked on Sansad Marg, New Delhi, burning during the riots after the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi (1984)
The death of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, and the riots that followed, were an extremely turbulent and violent time for the city of New Delhi. This photo is an extremely vivid display of the destruction the riot caused, and yet only manages to capture a fraction of the pain and suffering felt on that… [Continue Reading]
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Indian troops securing areas in Kashmir at the end of Operation Grand Slam (1965)
This photo, with very little additional context provided, is likely a section of Indian infantry men, securing areas in Kashmir. Based on the date of this image, this is at the end of Operation Grand Slam, at the point when Pakistani troops began to retreat back into Pakistani Punjab to defend from the Indian advance… [Continue Reading]
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Muslim League protestors wave black flags at members of the first Cabinet of the Interim Government of India (1946)
Before transitioning into a Dominion, India had an official Interim government formed from the Constituent Assembly. The Muslim League, who shared power at a central level with the Indian National Congress, opted to sit out of the government in protest as three of the five cabinet posts reserved for Muslims were given to non-Muslim League… [Continue Reading]
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Irish Soldiers carry a victim of the Air India Flight 182 Bombing after the plane went down off the coast of Ireland (1985)
This image shows the horrific aftermath of the bombing of AI Flight 182, an event which led to the death of all 329 occupants. The search and rescue operation undertaken after loosing contact with the plane contained multiple Irish civil and military services, as well as the USAF and the British RAF. The scene of… [Continue Reading]
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A woman stands in front of sculptures in the Elephanta Caves (Unknown)
“Terrifyingly beautiful” is how Jay Vardhan Singh described these images. This description is extremely appropriate. These photos are undoubtedly stunning, but also eerie in the way that they make you feel something. Perhaps it has more to do with the contrast between a relatively small “modern” human and the ancient, divine and overbearing sculptures behind… [Continue Reading]
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Police officer fires warning shots to disperse violent protesters after former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is arrested and expelled from Parliament (1978)
After the emergency ended, Indira Gandhi was arrested twice, on different charges. The first time was in 1977, for corruption involving a contract between the ONGC and a French oil company, a case which was dismissed a day later. In 1978, the Parliament voted to expel and imprison Indira Gandhi for breach of privilege and… [Continue Reading]
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Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri conducts an aerial inspection of flooded Najafgarh in New Delhi (1964)
In this photo, we see then Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, two months into his term, inspecting the extensive flooding near Delhi. In 1964, many suburbs of New Delhi were flooded after a heavy monsoon season. The cause of this flood was an overflowing Sahibi River which could not be contained and caused similar and… [Continue Reading]
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Camel mounted soldiers of the 1st Battalion, Sikh Regiment on patrol in Gurgaon, India (1947)
A newly independent Indian army continues it’s regular operations and is seen here leaving for patrol in the newly formed state of Punjab. This image, likely taken in modern-day Gurgaon where the first battalion was deployed for internal security duties, was taken just a few weeks before the battalion was airlifted to Srinagar to participate… [Continue Reading]
