Old Punjab Photos

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Old Photos of Punjab   of different people from different backgrounds and various different lifestyles 

Man and wife, Ferozpur 1941

 

Hindu man Shahbad 1860s

 

1910s

 

1910

 

Sikh and Hindu refugees 1947

 

bhakra dam under construction 1960s

 

Sulej river 1860s

 

1903

 

Lahore 1945

 

Lahore 1910

 

 

 

mandir, lahore 1930s

 

 

1899

 

1950s

 

 

udasi sikhs

 

 

 

 

1910

 

Amritsar 1901

 

Amritsar

 

1946  Lahore fabric stall

 

Shopkeeper using balance scale to weigh portion of food for a customer in his food stall at market  lahore 1946

 

 

lahore 1946  shop keepers

 

Lahore 1946  food stall

 

Street scenes lahore 1946

 

Prostitute  lahore 1946

 

Punjabi man with his dancing bear

 

Jogi  Lahore 1860s

 

lahore 1860s

 

Sidhu Jatt Sikh  Lahore  1860s

 

Sarswati Brahmin  lahore 1860s

 

 mazbhee Sikh  lahore 1860s

 

 

Sodhi Sikhs

 

Hindu lahore

 

 

arora hindu  lahore

 

 

Fakir in amritsar 1926

amritsar 1890

 

book sellers amrtisar

 

aghori hindus  lahore

 

pandit outside mandir    lahore

 

shop

 

Money lender of the  of bania caste, vaisya 

 

the moneylenders wife and daughter making roti

 moneylender weighing grain for lady customer 

 

with a sikh customer 

 

receiving payback from a loan

 

granthi at harmandir sahib 1902

 

Sikh/Hindu girls that were kidnapped during the partition were sent to Delhi from Pakistan, 1958

 

lahore museum 

 

teacher year 4 students 

 

granthi singh  lahore

 

1946   lahore

 

 

  

 

 

Amritsar GT road 1903

 

guru ka bagh morcha 1922    police arresting singhs

 akal bunga 1906

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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You love your old fffotooooooooo

[jaswindersingh55 15]

thank you so much most appreciated thank you so much 

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The Singh getting his leg  inspected has naturally got a 6 pack and strong arms   despite there being no gyms and stuff like that back then.

most people back then had slim and well toned bodies. its because they ate healthy as well  none of that processed stuff.  In fact even today a lot of the guys in their 20s in the pinds naturally have toned bodies, 6 pack         but after 30 the pot belly starts growing! most guys in punjab in their 30s have a belly!

crisp, chocolate, fizzy drinks, sweets, takeaways  etc should be avoided!

 

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16 hours ago, puzzled said:

The Singh getting his leg  inspected has naturally got a 6 pack and strong arms   despite there being no gyms and stuff like that back then.

most people back then had slim and well toned bodies. its because they ate healthy as well  none of that processed stuff.  In fact even today a lot of the guys in their 20s in the pinds naturally have toned bodies, 6 pack         but after 30 the pot belly starts growing! most guys in punjab in their 30s have a belly!

crisp, chocolate, fizzy drinks, sweets, takeaways  etc should be avoided!

 

That's true, although a lot of the Akali rank and file were former soldiers who would have been naturally fit. They had fought in the first world war and also introduced military style drills and arranged the volunteers into military style columns. This caused so much concern that M K Gandhi wrote that such tactics were 'terrorising' the rest of the Punjab population! 

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8 hours ago, proactive said:

That's true, although a lot of the Akali rank and file were former soldiers who would have been naturally fit. They had fought in the first world war and also introduced military style drills and arranged the volunteers into military style columns. This caused so much concern that M K Gandhi wrote that such tactics were 'terrorising' the rest of the Punjab population! 

Amazing. The Akalis were really disciplined. They would get beaten but not even react to the pain. Nearly 500 Sikhs gave shaheedi during this movement. I wish there was a Punjabi movie made on the Akali  movement which would show all of this but just hope they don't add the token Hindu and Muslim character like they did for that Kartar Singh Jhabbar movie in order to show even they played a part in a Sikh movement which we all know is bs. 

[Jonny101 4,496]

Really appreciate and enjoyed this puzzled ji. Thank for sharing this.

[Premi5 3,297]

On 5/24/2020 at 4:32 PM, puzzled said:

Old Photos of Punjab   of different people from different backgrounds and various different lifestyles 

Man and wife, Ferozpur 1941

 

Hindu man Shahbad 1860s

 

1910s

 

1910

 

Sikh and Hindu refugees 1947

 

bhakra dam under construction 1960s

 

Sulej river 1860s

 

1903

 

Lahore 1945

 

Lahore 1910

 

 

 

mandir, lahore 1930s

 

 

1899

 

1950s

 

 

udasi sikhs

 

 

 

 

1910

 

Amritsar 1901

 

Amritsar

 

1946  Lahore fabric stall

 

Shopkeeper using balance scale to weigh portion of food for a customer in his food stall at market  lahore 1946

 

 

lahore 1946  shop keepers

 

Lahore 1946  food stall

 

Street scenes lahore 1946

 

Prostitute  lahore 1946

 

Punjabi man with his dancing bear

 

Jogi  Lahore 1860s

 

lahore 1860s

 

Sidhu Jatt Sikh  Lahore  1860s

 

Sarswati Brahmin  lahore 1860s

 

 mazbhee Sikh  lahore 1860s

 

 

Sodhi Sikhs

 

Hindu lahore

 

 

arora hindu  lahore

 

 

Fakir in amritsar 1926

amritsar 1890

 

book sellers amrtisar

 

aghori hindus  lahore

 

pandit outside mandir    lahore

 

shop

 

Money lender of the  of bania caste, vaisya 

 

the moneylenders wife and daughter making roti

 moneylender weighing grain for lady customer 

 

with a sikh customer 

 

receiving payback from a loan

 

granthi at harmandir sahib 1902

 

Sikh/Hindu girls that were kidnapped during the partition were sent to Delhi from Pakistan, 1958

 

lahore museum 

 

teacher year 4 students 

 

granthi singh  lahore

 

1946   lahore

 

 

  

 

 

Amritsar GT road 1903

 

guru ka bagh morcha 1922    police arresting singhs

 akal bunga 1906

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Where did you get these photos ? 

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40 minutes ago, Premi5 said:

Where did you get these photos ? 

just from google image search, life magazine 

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Sikh woman 1870s

The description with the photo is:

"Just about the only place where Sikh women were visible to European eyes was the metropolitan city of Amritsar. Descriptions abound of the dress of Sikh women as being of the classic Punjabi kind – bright, colourful and garnished with plenty of jewellery. This traditional ensemble is evident in this full-length study of a Sikh lady. The chunni headscarf was worn at all times over the head as it was considered indecent to appear in public without it. This was worn with a loose kurta or long dress and an ample pair of churidar pyjama trousers tight at the ankles (although some women preferred to wear a petticoat instead). Punjabi women were particularly fond of jewellery, and a variety of ornaments made by highly skilled craftsmen were often worn from head to toe. Our subject wears bale earrings, a mala necklace and stacks of chure bangles that cover her forearms"

 

 

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Amritsar 1905

 

Banyan tree's    Banyan trees look so ancient    iv seen one near our pind  

 

 

Nankana Sahib 1922

 

 

Panja Sahib 1932

 

Original Qila at Anandpur sahib

 

 

Qila Anandgarh Sahib,  does that mean that the big red building Qila Anandgarh is not the original Qila? that u see at Anandpur Sahib?

 

1945     Shes beautiful!! 

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On 6/4/2020 at 6:56 PM, puzzled said:

Qila Anandgarh Sahib,  does that mean that the big red building Qila Anandgarh is not the original Qila? that u see at Anandpur Sahib?

 

Unfortunately the forts are new. The bricks are added to give an aged look.

Qila Lohgarh for example is completely new - it was destroyed by floods. 

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On 6/12/2020 at 9:58 PM, akaalsahaiji said:

Unfortunately the forts are new. The bricks are added to give an aged look.

Qila Lohgarh for example is completely new - it was destroyed by floods. 

Well that's a shame, I though qila anandgarh was the original fort. It looks silly how they've painted it red and carved in khandas! 

As if medieval forts were painted red and had khandas carved in  lol 

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Harmandir Sahib. Seems like the rules regarding head covering weren't enforced as how they are today. Looks like the Sadhu is possibly an Udasi? 

[Premi5 3,297]

A photo album/museum book type of thing with photos from each year or decade from the first known photos in Punjab focussing on Sikhs, would be great