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How the Apple came to Himachal.

Himachal was not always the land of apples as it is today. In fact the land had no apple trees.

Indraprasta, home of the mighty Pandavas. Did the city actually exist?

The old fort is thought by some to be the site on which once stood the fabled city of Indraprasta

Touchdown in Autumn: The Spangle swallowtail Butterfly.

A female of the Spangle Papilio Protenor species poises like a future age plane

All in the divine scheme of things.

Sculpted with gold and silver, a Himachali deity from the village of Banjar in Himachal, India.

The gods come to town.

A procession of devotees ferry a Himachali deity on a palanquin

The 18th state.

Huddle under umbrellas a crowd gathers to celebrate Himachal day

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Wars of Humayun.

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How the Bengal army came to be an army of robust Sepoys.

Delving into the fascination of populating the Bengal army with impressive Prussian type native Sepoys.

John Murray and his photo of the infamous well of Bibighar in Cawnpore.

One of the earliest photos of the infamous well of Bibighar in Cawnpore, British India.