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Mar 31, 2018

Woman Spinning Cotton - c1900's

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Dec 10, 2017

Schoolboys at the Golden Temple at Amritsar in the Punjab - c. 1903

Photographer: James Ricalton
Source: British Library

Nov 20, 2017

Singhalese Girls, Ceylon (Sri Lanka) ca. 1905

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Nov 17, 2017

Women are working on Darjeeling highway - 1900's

Apr 8, 2017

Ranchi Kherrias (Kharia) - Chota Nagpur 1903

From the book: Chota Nagpore, A Little-Known Province of the Empire 1910 (Read Online)

The Kharia are a tribal (adivasi) people living in Jharkhand and Odisha states, India. In the late 20th century, the population of Kharia people were around 300,000.

The Kharia comprise three tribes, the Dudh Kharia, Dhelki Kharia, and Hill Kharia. The first two speak who speak an Austroasiatic language, Kharia, but the Hill Kharia have switched to an Indo-Aryan language, Kharia Thar. There has not been any language development efforts made for Kharia Tar.

The Hill Kharia live in different states of India. In Odisha, the Hill Kharia are mainly found in Jashipur and Karanjia Blocks of Mayurbhanj district. A few villages are also found in Morada block. In Jharkhand, they are concentrated in East Singhbhum, Gumla, Simdega districts. Though widely found in this district, Musabani, Dumaria and Chakulia Blocks are the blocks where they live in large numbers. And in West Bengal, they are in West Midnapur, Bankura and Purulia districts. The majority are in Purulia.

The Hill Kharia are also called Pahari (meaning “Hill”) Kharia, Savara/Sabar, Kheria, Erenga, or Pahar. Outsiders call them Kharia but they call themselves as Sabar. They are called “Pahari (Hill) Kharia” because they live in the midst of forest and depend upon forest produces.

There are several gotras (clans) among the Hill Kharia such as Golgo, Bhunia, Sandi, Gidi, Dehuri, Pichria, Nago, Tolong, Suya, Dhar, Tesa, Kotal, Kharmoi, Digar, Laha, Saddar, Sikari, Rai, Khan, Dolai, Sal, Alkosi and Khiladi. Golgo seems to be dominant one because in every village that clan is spelt out first whenever their clans were asked.
Know more about Kharia People in Wikipedia

Sep 11, 2016

Richly dressed elephant from Khairpur, in the great Durbar Camp - Delhi 1903

Source: Library of Congress (loc.gov)

Postcard of Kangchenjunga - Darjeeling 1907

Kangchenjunga (Nepali:कञ्चनजङ्घा Kanchanjaŋghā), (Limbu Language: Sewalungma (सेवालुन्ग्मा) ), is the third highest mountain in the world (after Mount Everest and K2), with an elevation of 8,586 metres (28,169 ft). Kangchenjunga translated means "The Five Treasures of Snows", as it contains five peaks, four of them over 8,450 metres. The treasures represent the five repositories of God, which are gold, silver, gems, grain, and holy books. Kangchenjunga is called Sewalungma in the local Limbu language, translates as 'Mountain that we offer Greetings to'. Kanchenjunga or Sewalungma is considered sacred in the Kirant religion.(Wikipedia)

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