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Attempting to draw a portrait of the city, Akshay Singh Maksudpur - a cinematographer and historian collaborates with the portraitist and painter Mahesh Soundatte from Ichalkaranji to produce an album on the city of Patna. Drawing from the Patna Kalam company paintings, landscapes of William and Thomas Daniell,  the urban studies of the artist Charles D'Oyly - they juxtapose the erasure of history overgrown by the urban sprawl of the city against historic depictions of the same vista from past portrayal to document the fall of Patna into colonial hands.  'Veerane Pe Kya Guzari....' - a phrase from a poem by Raja Ram Narain, the Subahdar of Bihar in 18th century where he laments on the 'Defeat at Plassey', 1757 of the Nawab of Bengal by the East India Company. It translates to 'How does this desolate land fair?'  A poetic forewarning of how the British reduced Bihar to multigenerational abject, famines and a culture of violence for about three centuries after -- which is still mirrored in its present. taken in Colaba by @radhika863
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Weekend well spent celebrating @akshaysingh1 batch silver jubilee and Fateh’s tithi birthday! taken in The Doon School by @radhika863
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Mumbai mornings 🌼 by @radhika863
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Reposted from @familyfablesco It was as if flying was an extension of his personality; the vast blue sky, a second home. Gp Capt Himmat Singh Ravubha Gohel’s momentous life story has been closely captured by @familyfablesco in his personal memoir, ‘Flights of Valour’. In 20th century India, when warfare was recurrent and the need for passionate, unswerving officers ripe, Gp Capt Gohel flew when few others did! In his 30-year service, first with the Royal Indian Air Force and then the Indian Air Force, his career catapulted to national importance and sealed his place in the annals of Indian aviation. His active participation in crucial operations that now feature as landmarks in Indian history involved him flying over twenty varieties of aircraft, maneuver danger, and achieve a professional arc known to very few. From flying with the British Commonwealth Occupation Forces across Japan and Burma during World War II, and airlifting troops and casualties in the midst of 1947-48 Kashmir Ops, to leading the nation’s first Republic Day flypast, flying the most eminent dignitaries of the time, and leading a record five flying units as the Commanding Officer— Gp Capt Gohel’s life was by no means an ordinary one. An alumna of the esteemed Defence Services Staff College, Gp Capt Gohel inherited his passion to serve the country from his grandfather, Sowar Bariyabha and father, Major Ravubha Sinhji Gohel— both remembered for their unrivalled gallantry displayed in the First World War— and further passed it to his son and grandson down the family line. Gp Capt Gohel's kin and kith fervently remember him as a loving son, brother, husband, father and grandfather. Months of sifting through archival documents like Gp Capt Gohel's detailed logbooks, handwritten notes and photo-banks, and conducting extensive technical research under the guidance of some leading aviation historians have culminated into this book. 'Flights of Valour' reveals not only the evolution of India’s defence preparedness and capabilities but also the heroism and sagacity brimming in many motivated defence officers, such as Gp Capt Gohel. #memoriestomemoirs #bookclubofinstagram #FindingYourRoots #ances by @radhika863
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Summer splash 💦 by @radhika863
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First week of formal education!! Four generations apart and the same school, albeit different branches and cities. A lucky coincidence and privilege to be able to go to the same institution as his paternal great grandmother. May you imbibe the good and continue to realise the importance of education. Here's wishing this journey is joyful and a rich fulfilling experience. Left: Chandravati Singh, Besant School, Vasanta, Benaras - 1939 Right: Fateh Singh, Besant Montessori, Mumbai - 2021 taken in Besant Montessori School by @radhika863
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My budding birder 💚 by @radhika863
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It was 1950— the year India celebrated its first Republic Day. The first President of Independent India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, unfurled the tricolour to the resonating sound of the National Anthem. Citizens of India sat enthralled as the many contingents of the Indian armed forces marched past in their finery and official decoration. It was a stunning celebration. No expense was spared, no detail overlooked, but the best was yet to come. The parade on the ground had to meet its aerial match. Heads turned, necks were arched as overhead— flying at 500 metres—was not the Royal Indian Air Force but the newly-formed Indian Air Force. Nine heavy bombers of No. 5 Squadron, the B-24 Liberators of World War II fame, thundered in the sky. The aircraft were not brand new; they were made up of different components from different origins. Aviation historian KS Nair would later disclose how they were reconditioned from abandoned World War hulks. The electric connections were unreliable and the fit wasn’t perfect. The challenge was exacerbated by the late delivery of the aircraft: the pilots had received them only four days before the Republic Day! And in those four days, they had to practice and perfect their flying formations. Nerves were on edge. But all fears were allayed as soon as the aircraft entered a stunning box formation. Leading the flypast in a Liberator HE789 was Wg Cdr Himmat Sinhji Ravubha Gohel. After nine years of combat and instructional flying, Gohel was handpicked to lead the IAF flypast on India’s first Republic Day. He was only 29—and at the peak of his aerial glory. But this astonishing achievement had not come easy. Gohel had more than 2,300 hours, or more than 90 days, of flying experience. What surveyor Sam O White said for pioneer aviator Noel Wien might as well have been true for Gohel: “it was like the wings were attached to his own shoulders.” Gohel’s career is a rare example of single-mindedness, of spirited pursuit and undeterred devotion to aviation. His career withstood epochs and blossomed through historical shake ups to show that where there are opportunities, there are no limits; not even the proverbial sky.” (continued in comments) by @radhika863
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Myriad moods of 2020 by @radhika863
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October 🌼🍂 by @radhika863
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Muharram for a couple of years in the recent past fell on the day after Dusshera, the biggest festival in many parts of Eastern India. This is the Tazia that goes all around my husband's ancestral village in a remote part of Bihar. It is observed with as much enthusiasm and sincerity as any other festival would. Here is the interesting bit, the people taking part are not all Muslims. Since the number of people who can perform the lathi fight are few, an integral part of the ritual, local Hindus of the village who have the skill take part in this procession in it's entirety. There is no way of telling this, through clothes, skill, skin, behaviour or belief. This is the procession in front of the Kaalisthan in our house, one of the prominent Kaali temples of the region, where the gates of the temple are left open specifically to witness this ritual. In the horror and hate that surrounds us today, experiences such as these are the gasps of breath to survive on. taken in Rajmandir Palace at Maksudpur Garh by @radhika863
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2 months to 2!! by @radhika863
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