Thursday, July 29, 2010
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Old Indian Photos Worth Collection:Shaheed Bhagat Singh photographed secretly at Lahore during his first arrest - 1927
After a couple of years in India, the bizarre aspects of street life become commonplae to the average soldier, as evidenced by the scant notice given the passing snake-walla by the GI at right bargaining for a shine from one of he city's hundreds of bootblacks. The New American Kitchen is a popular Chinese restaurant, owned by a Portuguese, and serves up a steak of chop suey before you can say "Teek hai".
Shaheed Bhagat Singh photographed secretly at Lahore Railway Police Station, during his first arrest 29 May to 4 July 1927 - in connection with Lahore Dussehra Bomb Case (25 Oct 1926) with Gopal Singh Pannu DSP, CID Lahore.
Indian Lady in white Saree - Date Unknown
The GI tourist here ponders the purchase of a 'rare gem'---a typical camera study of life on Chowringhee during the war. Firpo's famous restaurant is in the background, and dhoti-clad Indians and a British officer in shorts lend a bit of atmosphere.
Brassware and Gurkha knives are two of the most popular souvenir purchases made by soldiers. Bargaining is the rule and only the sucker pays the fist price asked. The New Market is alive with stalls like this.
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Latest Movie Stils Naan Mahaan Alla (2010 film):Karthik Sivakumar and Kajal Aggarwal
Naan Mahaan Alla: I'm not a Mahatma/Saint is a forthcoming Indian Tamil drama-thriller film written and directed by Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu fame Suseenthiran. It stars Karthi and Kajal Aggarwal in lead and Jayaprakash and Soori among others in supporting roles. The film, featuring music scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja and cinematography handled by R. Madhi, is produced by K. E. Gnanavelraja's Studio Green and to be distributed by Durai Dayanidhi Azhagiri's Cloud Nine Movies.The film, which is not related to the same-titled 1984 Rajinikanth-starrer, is currently in its production stage and slated to release on 13 August 2010....
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