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The Indian diamond that got the highest price - Archduke Joseph diamond
Archduke Joseph diamond from Golconda, India CBS NewsKingdom of Golkonda, India. harada.ho-seki.comOf all the gem stones known to mankind, diamond is the most admired and revered one. It may be...
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Fabled Indian jewelry - 02
laintruong2014.wordpress.coIndian jewelry has fascinated people all over the world. The workmanship, catchy designs, improvised techniques and patterns and, above all, the quality of gemstones being...
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"Brett castle", Hosur (Tamil Nadu) built by Dist. Collector for his Scottish...
Front view Brett,House (castle) Hosur, Tamil Nadu en.wikipedia orgBrett,House (castle) Hosur, Tamil nadu en.wikipedia orgKenilworth Fort or Kenilworth Castle in Hosur, Krishnagiri district of Tamil...
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Pierce and Leslie Bungalow, a colonial structure with old charm, Kochi
Pierce Leslie Bungalow pt.slideshare.netPierce Leslie Bungalow Kerala TourismUnlike, the palaces and big mansions of the northern states that are highly decorative and luxurious, the ones in Kerala...
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Indo-Portuguese Museum, Bishop's House and Vasco's House, Ft. Kochi
Bishop's House and Museum Kochi. YouTubBishop's House. Kochi. /en.wikipedia.org Above image :Image of Pope Benedict XVI at the Bishop's House just outside the Indo-Portuguese Museum, Ft. Kochi, Kerala,...
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Inspiring Dutch Palace, Mattancherry, Kerala
Mattancherry Palace Kochi PinterestMattancherry Palace koch PinsDaddyWhen Kerala was under the spell of Dutch influence before the arrival of the British a few centuries ago, their brief stay had an...
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Naulakha Palace in Gondal - Why does it stand apart from other structures?
3-tier entrance gate. Naulakha Palace:Justdial Naulakha PalaceMy India Travel Among the Indian palaces and monuments you visit, some will leave a lasting impression on you that will linger in your mind...
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr : 5oth death anniversary and the ugly face of racism
"The American white relegates the black to the rank of shoeshine boy; and he concludes from this that the black is good for nothing but shining shoes." ― George Bernard...
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US politician "Bull" Connor and "Attack Dogs" against blacks in 1963...
"I am more concerned with the untouchables in England. There is a large class of working people who are treated as untouchables. We have millionaires and capitalists in England...
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Basavanna, a great 12th-century Hindu philosopher and reformer
Guru sri Basava. Lingayat ReligionBasavanna, a 12th-century Lingayat Hindu (Saivite). philosopher, statesman, and Kannada poet was a well-known social reformer and lived during the reign of the...
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Panguni Uthiram: Confluence of several colorful Hindu temple festivals
Celestial weddings. Rama Shiva, Murug. IshtaDevataAmong the Tamil months, Puratasi, Karthikai, Margazhi, Punguni and Chirai are important months commonly associated with many religious or temple...
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Maharajah Duleep Singh's Equestrian statue in Thetford, England
Maharajah Duleep Singh,Tretford, England vanderkrogt.netMaharajah Duleep Singh,Tretford, England vanderkrogt.netAbove image: Bronze statue of the Maharajah Duleep Singh, (birth: Lahore, Sikh Empire...
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Earl Charles Canning Gov. General of India who tactically handled the Sepoy...
Lord canning 18th Cen. barakpore www.flickr.comAbove image: Lord Canning, 1877, Town: Barrackpore, West Bengal. Sculptor(s): John Henry/Brock Foley. Canning in a smart manner put down the Indian...
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Nazar Baug palace (1721), Vadadora - a lost monument of the past
Nazar baug palace Vadadora.MapmyIndia MapNazar baug palace Vadadora. Vadodara - Baroda CityNazarbaug Palace or Nazar Bagh Palace, located near the Mandvi Gate was once the Royal palace of the Gaekwads...
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The Death of Colonel Moorhouse, amazing oil painting (1791)- by Robert Home
1791,Bangalore.The Death of Col. Moorhouse, Internet Archive1791.Bangalore The Death of Col. Moorhouse en.wikipedia.org Above image: Death of Col Moorhouse in the third Angelo-Mysore war in 1791...
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Tomb of Gen. Lord Charles Cornwallis in Ghazipur, India
Lord CornwallisFind A Grave Tomb of Cornwallis, Ghazipur, UP. GhazipurWala ObaidAbove Image: Tomb of Charles Cornwallis, British Adminstrator and Military Commander. Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh, India....
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Quotes for life
Quotable Quotes:US Politician Daniel Webster. Wikipedia "What do we what with this worthless are, this region of savages and wild beasts, of shifting sand and whilwind of dust, of cactus and praire...
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Equestrian statue of Lord Mayo, an outstanding British Administrator
Lord Mayo - Barrackpore ,West Bengal. www.flickr.comAbove image: This equestrian statue is in Barrackpore, West Bengal. Sculptor(s): Thomas Thornycroft (1815 – 1885) was an English sculptor and...
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Assassin Sher Ali Afridi - his victim was Viceroy Lord Mayo.
Sher Ali Afridi Murder of Lord MayHistory of PashtuMurder on the Island 1872. Sikkim ExpressThe spill-over effect of the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857 was very much there ever after the transfer of Indian...
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Oldest opium factory at Ghazipur, India that once financed the British Raj -...
Govt. Opium factory, Ghazipur India. Bihar Times When British East India company became well established in the Indian subcontinent as a proxy ruler of the British crown, they kept their eyes wide open...
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