Wednesday 15 January 2014

Set-7 “Ancient photographs of Kashmir and It’s people”

Down the memory lane, OLD PHOTOGRAPHS OF KASHMIR AND ITS PEOPLE.



One of the rarest picture of Begaum Akbar Jehan; wife of Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah in SAREE.







4 comments:

  1. Note the ear rings the girl is adorned with. Precious child-

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    1. Numerous holes pierced on her earlobes, proves that Girls of all the ages and of all the centuries wouldn't mind to undergo the painful torture to look beautiful and adorable.

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  2. Bai ji once again marvelous finds, very hard to select which one is the best, each one is classic in its history

    As regards SWAMI HARI KAK. one Sh Nain Kaul ji,expresses that in January 2012-- . I understand he attained nirvana in the year 1903. He belonged to KAUL family of Bana-Mohalla / Habba Kadal , Srinagar.His further relentless efforts yielded perhaps it appears no result because our interest lies elsewhere


    Begum Abdullah in Saree, in thirtees, that too as a bride is superb to be hold and adore, needs search why it did happen , because she was being married to a Muslim who was leading Muslim conference, who prevailed whom

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  3. Bai ji,to drive my point tha Begum Abduillah in picture was wearing a wedding Saree,to sustainability it, here are what Nyla Ali Khan, has written in her book,Memories of my grandmother;---

    Begum Akbar Jehan Abdullah as a bride. I write with wonder and amazement about a woman, Akbar Jehan, born and raised in the lap of luxury, who made the exacting choice of marrying a young Kashmiri Muslim greenhorn, Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah. The wedding took place on 5 Jamadi-us-Sani 1352 A. H., which would translate as 1933. The marriage was solemnized by Mirwaiz Ahmadullah Hamadani.

    Nyla Ali Khan, is daughter of Suriya Matoo, youngest daughter of SMAbdullah, her father a doctor by profession, Khan she may have suffixed by marriage i feel

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