As I’ve said below, Karnataka is celebrating its 50th year of creation (there was a reorganisation of most Indian states in 1956). Possibly from almost back then, a few photographs of Bangalore, courtesy the Navadarshanam Trust, via Ammu Joseph:
First, the Town Hall
Next, MG Road (South Parade)
And finally, the bane of many of our present lives: Hosur Road, Bangalore (Silkboard, can you believe this???)!!! [Update: I think it was called 'Cemetry Road' back then, at least so it says on this finally enlarged photograph; will check with those who remember]
tabula rasa | 01-Nov-06 at 4:41 pm | Permalink
hey, can’t you make the photos go bigger when clicked on?
- guess who :-D
anasuya | 01-Nov-06 at 6:43 pm | Permalink
Hey Tabula Rasam - :) - I know, I know, I’m desperately trying to work out what’s going on with my lovely photees. Will get some technical help on it soon, though if tech help is too jet lagged, the pics may be as blurry as when I first tried to enlarge them. sigh.
Anyhow Dear Sir, the matter has been brought to our attention and we are doing our best to fix it. Sincerely etc. Watch this space.
silkboard | 02-Nov-06 at 3:42 am | Permalink
Oh wow! Hosur road pic is worth framing and saving. I can see the images slightly larger by removing the trailing “thumbnail” in their names. like:
http://blogs.sanmathi.org/anasuya/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/Bangalore,%20Hosur%20Rd.jpg
anasuya | 02-Nov-06 at 12:46 pm | Permalink
Silkboard, thumba dhanyavadagalu! Many thanks for the online tech advice… good thing too, considering Ashwin is still blurry and bleary post his Vegas experience. :) I’m not much better, considering I was back home only two days ago after a New Jersey experience, but that’s another post.
Sanket | 05-Nov-06 at 6:27 pm | Permalink
Good ones. The last one (Hosur Road) pic is doing its round these days.
Arun Padaki | 05-Dec-06 at 8:59 am | Permalink
Really nice photographs. Had seen them sometime back somewhere else.
Praveen | 08-Dec-06 at 7:58 am | Permalink
These are really great photos.
Can I use these photos in wikipedia??
Praveen
anasuya | 13-Dec-06 at 11:04 am | Permalink
Hi Praveen, sorry for the delayed response. I’m not sure that I’m the person to ask for permission, really, since I received the photographs, as I said in the post, courtesy Navadarshanam Trust and via a friend. Could you check with Navadarshanam, and I’ll do my best to track down the originals too?
Anita Rao | 13-Mar-07 at 9:23 am | Permalink
Thanks Anasuya for giving us a glimpse of our good old Bangalore.I just love my city..with all its hustle and bustle n what not!I’m now living in ‘Wonderful Copenhagen’..from 4 years with my family..but the yearning to return back to Namma Bengalooru is ever present! The M.G.Road and Hosur road pictures are too good..i couldn’t believe my eyes! Please share any other pics that u may have..would love to see n share them!
anasuya | 13-Mar-07 at 9:59 am | Permalink
Hi Anita, glad you enjoyed the pics! And great to know you keep in touch with Bengaluru all the way from Copenhagen. You may want to have a look at another post I wrote, which gives details of more such pictures, from the turn of the last century. http://blogs.sanmathi.org/anasuya/2007/01/22/life-and-times-of-bangalore/
venkat p subbu iyer | 10-Nov-07 at 11:15 am | Permalink
namaskaram
respected sir/madam,
please mail me the ancient HOSUR pictures if available. and please tell me the sourece of your pictures. and friends do you know the details of ” KAMESHWARI GOD” if you kanow about the god please mail me.
waiting for your mails and reply
venkat p subbu iyer
anasuya | 10-Nov-07 at 3:35 pm | Permalink
Dear Mr Iyer,
These are the only photographs I have, I am afraid, and as I said in my post, I got them via a friend, who got them from the Navadarshanam Trust; I have no idea if they are the original source.
However, you might want to contact Jackfruit Research and Design/Art Teaching Research (ART), based in Bangalore, and see if they have more information and photographs for you. Please email them at
fruit@jackfruitresearchdesign.com
arthistindia@yahoo.co.in
All the best,
anasuya
vaishnavi | 03-Dec-08 at 6:55 am | Permalink
wow… silk board looks like a miracle…. cool pics… even m.g.road… wish i could go back in time to see those buildings standing….