Niece of the Maharaja of Kapurthala. Indian feminist counselor of Gandhi, co-founders of the All-Indian women’s committee, author and minister.
Rajkumari Amrit Kaur. Indian feminist, counselor of Gandhi.
Category: Asia
Costume and fashion history of Asia. Manners and Customs. Collected from rare sources.
Traditional India Panka-Wallah costume. Indian servant.
Dress of a Panka-Wallah (पङ्खा वाला), Indian servant. A punkah, from Hindi Pankha ‘fan’ in Sanskrit पकशक pakśaka, refers to a large piece of cloth or other material hanging from the… Read More
Sarojini Naidu. Indian feminist and poet. The Nightingale of India.
Sarojini Naidu “The Nightingale of India” was a confidant of Mahatma Gandhi and a key figure in the independence movement and had repeated in captivity.
Young Ladies from Bombay in native costume
Group of girls from Bombay (Mumbai), c.1900.
Traditional India Coolie in 1897. Hindu girl.
Traditional Indian Coolie in 1897. Hindu girl.
Hindu priests 1897. North Indian Brahmins clothing.
Hindu priests in 1897. Traditional Hindu priest costumes. North Indian Brahmins clothing.
Hired laborer. India Man and Wife Coolies in 1900.
Hired laborer. India Coolis. Man and wife in 1900.
A Singing Girl of Kashmir c. 1910.
A female Singer from Kashmir. Indian traditional costume c. 1910.
A retainer of the Maha Rao of Kutch.
Traditional costume of Gujarat state in western India.
Indian muslim costume. A rich Mohammedan.
Traditional Indian muslim costume. A rich Mohammedan. India Mughal empire period. Oriental Scenery 1786–1794, Engraved by Thomas Daniell (1749-1840) and William Daniell (1769-1837).