Dilkusha Kothi #Lucknow by William Simpson 1866 #Awadh #BritishRaj

Langar at the camp of Bir Singh Tiwana Naurangabad, Punjab, c. 1850.

Amrita Sher-Gil en su estudio: Umrao, su padre, fue gran amigo del Raja Daljit Singh [primo de Jagatjit Singh de Kapurthala y esposo de Anita Delgado-Prem Kaur] Julio Romero De Torres 2.0 ; Hemant ; Reinadk89. 🇺🇦🇪🇺🇪🇸🇩🇰🇵🇾 ; Pepa García ; Lorena Gómez Méndez ; Roger Bastida ; Pilar Rubio Remiro; Montserrat Sala Egea

Udham Singh son of Raja Gulab Singh of #Jammu . Town of #Udhampur is named after him. 19th cen frm Wereldmuseum Rotterdam #Art #History #Punjab #Sikh William Dalrymple Punjabi Rooh Sharad Mohan شرد ਸ਼ਰਦ शरद শরদ Nilosree نیلوسری নীলশ্রী she|her ✒️💭🫖 ☕️ 🍰🍉 Jat Kshatriya Culture Dogra Akkhar 𑠖𑠵𑠌𑠤𑠬 𑠀𑠊𑠹𑠋𑠤 ਜੋਧਸਿੰਘ ਸ੍ਰੀਖੜਗਕੇਤੁ Ramblings of a Sikh RS

May 8 on the occasion of Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti. 
“I run as a musk-deer runs in the shadow of the forest mad with his own perfume.
I try to clasp it firmly, it eludes me and leads me astray. I seek what I cannot get, I get what I do not seek.”
Sharad Mohan شرد ਸ਼ਰਦ शरद শরদ Punjabi Rooh

Lord #Krishna sitting on a platform playing the flute under a flowering Kadamba tree, Radha offering him Paan. Around 1800 #Pahari from Salar Jung Museum #Art #History William Dalrymple Don't Panik Sharad Mohan شرد ਸ਼ਰਦ शरद শরদ Nilosree نیلوسری নীলশ্রী she|her ✒️💭🫖 ☕️ 🍰🍉 Punjabi Rooh Swati Vashishtha Art Historian* 🇮🇳 Amit Guha

नजरिया की मारी मारी..
नजरिया की मारी....हाय राम।

Gujari Ragini, Malwa School of Painting, ca. 1600s

Ragini Gujari, wife of Raga Deepak, deals with torment of love in separation, pining for her absent lover, erotically in the traditional form! The Indian tradition of depicting..

Unidentified #Pahari Raja sitting with Nobleman opposite. Resemblance with Raja Balwant Singh depicted in tagged tweet. 18th cen pic frm Allahabad Museum #Art #History #Jasrota William Dalrymple Don't Panik Punjabi Rooh Sharad Mohan شرد ਸ਼ਰਦ शरद শরদ Nilosree نیلوسری নীলশ্রী she|her ✒️💭🫖 ☕️ 🍰🍉 Swati Vashishtha Amit Guha

হত্যাপুরী | Hatya Puri
City of Murder
Serialised in Sandesh magazine, 1979

Durgati Sen's manuscript collection includes an Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita and a Jaina Kalpasutra.

Leaves from a Prajnaparamita manuscript
Gouache and ink on palm leaf, ca 1112, Pala period
V&A

MY GOSH!! Completely Mesmerised by the narration of Emperor Harsha's Ratnavali!!

Such GOD LEVEL TWISTS & TURNS Man!

How masterfully his majesty, took the ancient story of Prince Udayana written by Shudrak & crafted this Indrajaal(the final act, 😉)!!

Next, Priyadarshika!! also

A Monkey (guard ?) catches a thieving Cat, a broken pot of spilled milk. 19th cen #Deccan from Salar Jung Museum #Art #History William Dalrymple Sharad Mohan شرد ਸ਼ਰਦ शरद শরদ Nilosree نیلوسری নীলশ্রী she|her ✒️💭🫖 ☕️ 🍰🍉 Punjabi Rooh Swati Vashishtha Amit Guha The Heritage Lab 🏛

'The fragrant Kadamba of monsoon,
For my part, I bring you My rainy tunes.' ~ Tagore

The Kadamb Tree, not only favourite of Sri Krishna but a favourite among other Gods. In fact, Devi Durga is said to reside in a kadamba forest, for she is lovingly called Kadamba Vana Vāsinī.

Lords #Brahma & #Vishnu , Nobles, common populace, Horses, Cows, Elephant in boat like objects. Praying or clapping. What is depicted ? 19th cen #Pahari #Kangra frm National Museum #Art #History William Dalrymple Punjabi Rooh Sharad Mohan شرد ਸ਼ਰਦ शरद শরদ Nilosree نیلوسری নীলশ্রী she|her ✒️💭🫖 ☕️ 🍰🍉 Swati Vashishtha Amit Guha

In #Punjab , slip-on shoes for men are called #Gurgaabi ( #Persian ?) I don’t know what the ones for women are called. What are they called in your region ? #Languages #Etymology Punjabi Rooh Sharad Mohan شرد ਸ਼ਰਦ शरद শরদ Nilosree نیلوسری নীলশ্রী she|her ✒️💭🫖 ☕️ 🍰🍉 Abhishek Avtans अभिषेक अवतंस 🌐 Iqtibas اقتباس smg Jamal Jafri Rana Safvi رعنا राना

A matronly woman from #Punjab , perhaps the hill states. Late 19th or early 20th cen by Pestonji Bomanji who was trained at Sir J.J School of Art. pic frm National Gallery of Modern Art New Delhi #Art #History Punjabi Rooh William Dalrymple RS Ramblings of a Sikh Sharad Mohan شرد ਸ਼ਰਦ शरद শরদ Nilosree نیلوسری নীলশ্রী she|her ✒️💭🫖 ☕️ 🍰🍉 JK

was looking for a #botanical drawing of pointed gourd, as always ended up elsewhere🤭
A gorgeous Bauhinia acuminata,Dwarf white bauhinia, White orchid-tree from a forgotten book pub 1878 by Thacker &Co., Bombay'Familiar Indian Flowers'Lena Lowis' William Dalrymple ranjona banerji 🇮🇳 #history

জাহাঙ্গীরের স্বর্ণমুদ্রা | Jahangirer Swarnamudra
The gold coins of Jahangir
Published in Sandesh magazine in 1983

Gold coin of Jahangir, minted in Agra, dated 1611 CE Bust of Jahangir / Lion and setting sun
British Museum

Such a beautiful Vamana Deva sculpture from Bengal.
Pala dynasty, 11th Century.

Sadly, you & I can never see it as it was auctioned for a whopping ₹14 Lacs to a private collector.

Captain Sunder Singh Batth ,of Jind State Imperial Service Infantry.

He was from 23 CHak 2L, Tehsil- Okara, Distt- Mintgumri, Punjab.

Punjabi Rooh

Una gran artista, hermosa y sensible. Murió a la edad de 28 años.
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