The old coat of arms of British West India. Engraving by Alwin Zschiesche published on "Illustrierts Briefmarken Album" Leipzig Germany 1885.,站酷海洛,一站式正版视觉内容平台,站酷旗下品牌.授权内容包含正版商业图片、艺术插画、矢量、视频、音乐素材、字体等
I didn’t expect to see a baby in his mother’s arms among the congregation. India’s Armenian community – once conspicuous in commerce, though always modest in number – has been fading away for many decades. In Chennai, they are barely clinging on. The city’s serene 18th-century Arme...
“Oh no, we must hit with all our strength. When I saw my friend’s private papers carried in just now in the arms of a dirty policeman, I said to myself, ‘Amritrao is the man to clear up this.’”There was a lugubrious pause. The temple bell continued to jangle harshly. The ...
I like the chairs, enormous cane things with long wooden arms which Boggley says are meant for putting one’s feet on, and most comfortable. Boggley’s bedroom is next his study, but I have to take a walk before I come to mine, out of the window,–or door, I’m never sure ...
* According to government statistics, an estimated one million Dalits are manual scavengers who clear feces from public and private latrines and dispose of dead animals; unofficial estimates are much higher. * The sexual slavery of Dalit girls and women continues to receive religious sanction. Under...
A typical Kathakali Performance includes movements of hands, legs, and eyes, with each movement having a specific meaning. A traditional drum, known as Chenda is played and the play is “told” by one or two singers. Traditionally the actors have always been men, but in modern times women ...
Each year, as the air warms up, the glistening ice melts and trickles down to meet the gushing river Chandra below, on her journey towards the neighbouring district of Lahaul. There amid the snow capped mountains at Tandi, daughter of the moon – Chandra and son of planet ...
“Oh no, we must hit with all our strength. When I saw my friend’s private papers carried in just now in the arms of a dirty policeman, I said to myself, ‘Amritrao is the man to clear up this.’” There was a lugubrious26 pause. The temple bell continued to jangle harshly. ...