India before independence

Historical Rare Vintage Old Photographs and Videos of Indian Sub-Continent. (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan)

Retrospective - A New Republic, circa 1950

The Hooghly riverfront of Calcutta was a thriving industrial belt till the mid of the 1960s. Howrah was the throbbing center of industrialization in the northeast before and after independence. Calcutta was the second best port city, next to Singapore, in Asia.

Map of India (Before Independence)

Before we get to Swami Vivekanada's quotes, lets learn a little about him. Swami Vivekananda is one of India's most inspiring human beings. He wrote

India Old Pic

The Better India on Instagram: "India is celebrating its 75 years today. ⁠ ⁠ Before celebrating Independence Day let us all recall the glory of our national flag. The changes our Indian flag saw before the year 1947.⁠ ⁠ The national flag which we see today, saw changes a couple of times before it started representing India to the rest of the world. Here's how it transitioned over the years.⁠ ⁠ #KnowYourIndia #Knowyourflag #Indiaat75 #IndependenceDay #Indianflag #Tricolor #TheBetterIndia"

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