Gorgeous, evocative pictures by Dutch photographer Cas Oorthuys
Photographs by Michael Rougier, a photographer as celebrated for his compassion as for the excellence of his pictures.
দীর্ঘ নয় মাসের বেশি সময় পাকিস্তানি হানাদার বাহিনীর কারাগারে বন্দি থাকার পরে দেশে ফেরার দিন কেমন লেগেছিল বঙ্গবন্ধুর? লন্ডনে প্রথম সংবাদ সম্মেলনে, ফেরার পথে...
হজ ইসলামের চতুর্থ স্তম্ভ। হাজার বছর ধরে বিশ্বের সামর্থ্যবান মুসলমানরা হজ পালন করে আসছেন। তবে সব সময়ই সবকিছু একই রকম থাকেনি। দিনে দিনে হজ পালনের স্থানগুলোতে পরিবর্তন এসেছে। পরিবর্তন এসেছে স্থাপনাগুলোতেও। দেখে নিন ১৯৫৩ সালে হজ পালন কীভাবে হতো। যদিও মাত্র ৬২ বছরের ব্যাপার, তবু পরিবর্তন কিন্তু কম হয়নি। বছর বছর হজ করতে যাওয়া মানুষের সংখ্যা বেড়ে চলায় অনেক কিছুতেই আনতে হয়েছে ব্যাপক পরিবর্তন। ছবিগুলো ন্যাশনাল জিওগ্রাফিক ম্যাগাজিনের একটি পুরনো সংখ্যায় প্রকাশিত হয়েছিল। অনেক হজযাত্রী মক্কা যেতেন ফেরিতে বা জাহাজে করে। ওই সময় বাণিজ্যিক বিমান পরিবহন ছিল শুরুর পর্যায়ে, আজকের দিনের মতো সব জায়গায় তা সহজলভ্য ছি
— Written by Yang Zhonghui (translated by Sue Wang) In 1929, Xu Guangping gave birth to the only son of Lu Xun in Shanghai and he was named Haiying which meant “a baby born in Shanghai.” For Haiying’s education, Lu Xun let him develop freely as he had written in his earlier essay
Concentrate your effort
হজ ইসলামের চতুর্থ স্তম্ভ। হাজার বছর ধরে বিশ্বের সামর্থ্যবান মুসলমানরা হজ পালন করে আসছেন। তবে সব সময়ই সবকিছু একই রকম থাকেনি। দিনে দিনে হজ পালনের স্থানগুলোতে পরিবর্তন এসেছে। পরিবর্তন এসেছে স্থাপনাগুলোতেও। দেখে নিন ১৯৫৩ সালে হজ পালন কীভাবে হতো। যদিও মাত্র ৬২ বছরের ব্যাপার, তবু পরিবর্তন কিন্তু কম হয়নি। বছর বছর হজ করতে যাওয়া মানুষের সংখ্যা বেড়ে চলায় অনেক কিছুতেই আনতে হয়েছে ব্যাপক পরিবর্তন। ছবিগুলো ন্যাশনাল জিওগ্রাফিক ম্যাগাজিনের একটি পুরনো সংখ্যায় প্রকাশিত হয়েছিল। অনেক হজযাত্রী মক্কা যেতেন ফেরিতে বা জাহাজে করে। ওই সময় বাণিজ্যিক বিমান পরিবহন ছিল শুরুর পর্যায়ে, আজকের দিনের মতো সব জায়গায় তা সহজলভ্য ছি
You are an eternal spiritual being qualitatively one with God. Your factual constitutional position is that you are full of knowledge and fu...
Have a look at Toronto in the 'Good Old Times' An old model of PCC streetcar on Queen Street East (1954) Click individual photos to enlarge and enter the Lightbox Gallery. Toronto and its History: How much do you know
Highlight of Yemenite Cultural Heritage… by Aviva Klein-Franke First published in: San’a‘ – History and Cultural Heritage, Volume 2, 2005 Historically, it was the ancient frankincense trade that brought fame to southern Arabia. There were also other components of Yemenite culture that contributed to the wealth of Yemen: architecture, mining of precious metals, production of […]
The stunning photographs show figurehead, Mrs Pankhurst being dragged away by a policeman as crowds of suffragettes gathered outside the gates of Buckingham Palace in 1914 to demand the King for votes for women. Another picture shows Emmeline addressing a large male gathering of smartly dressed bankers on Wall Street. Other fascinating pictures show women wearing placards on London streets and walking through their neighborhoods in protest to a host of male onlookers. The images have been brought to life by electrician, Royston Leonard from Cardiff, Wales. To colourize the images, Royston used a computer programme called Paint Shop Pro which took him 60-hours to complete. “These pictures show the fight to be heard and seen by a government that wanted women to remain invisible,” said Leonard. “The women were campaigning for the vote and a voice and the fight to have both. They showed people on the streets that they wanted to vote. The most difficult thing was getting the pictures and colours to look correct.” Leonard started out doing colorisation for his family and friends but now he contribute to three Facebook pages. (Images: Royston Leonard / mediadrumworld/WENN, via Media Drum World)
Bunnies pose on the roof of the Playboy Club, London, 1976
Fascinating pictures shed light on the life of Maharaja Ram Singh II, who ruled in the famous pink city of Jaipur between 1835 and 1880.
Maharaja Ram Singh II of Jaipur took to photography and absolutely loved taking pictures in his free time, thus the name ‘Photographer Prince'! This was back when photography was a new art, and he clicked these amazing frames between 1857-1865. His most famous subjects were his 4 wives, who constitute most of his collection that was found in the City Palace of Jaipur. He liked to capture within the photographs, the culture and costumes of his people. The king was known to be seriously interested in clicking everything that caught his eye and spending hours in the laboratory, developing the pictures! His wives, visiting dignitaries, important visitors, others members of the harem, even fakirs ... he trained his lens on everyone, taking the most stunning portraits of them. As is quite clear, thanks to his choice of his art, the king was quite modern in his way of thinking. Under his reign, the city of Jaipur saw numerous changes like schools, museums, water works, gas works and other new developments. Thanks to his photographs we get a glimpse of his Royal world, which is absolutely fascinating. Have a look at this forgotten, past world.
In 1928 the Thames flooded much of central London, with fatal consequences. It was the last time the heart of the UK's capital has been under water. How did the city cope and what has changed?
Fascinating pictures shed light on the life of Maharaja Ram Singh II, who ruled in the famous pink city of Jaipur between 1835 and 1880.
You can even learn to “mermaid” yourself, if the fancy takes you
The United States is not only a country of immigrants, but its composition is dramatically changing.
Fascinating pictures shed light on the life of Maharaja Ram Singh II, who ruled in the famous pink city of Jaipur between 1835 and 1880.
Fascinating pictures shed light on the life of Maharaja Ram Singh II, who ruled in the famous pink city of Jaipur between 1835 and 1880.
Fascinating pictures shed light on the life of Maharaja Ram Singh II, who ruled in the famous pink city of Jaipur between 1835 and 1880.
Notes on the moral foundations of becoming a great leader and a great human, bittersweet in history’s hindsight.
Freedom Summer (June-August, 1964) was a nonviolent effort by civil rights activists to integrate Mississippi’s segregated political system. It began late in 1963 when the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) decided to recruit several hundred northern college students, … Read MoreFreedom Summer (1964)
As the country comes together to remember Father of the Nation Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi on his 144th birth anniversary, we take a look at some archival photographs of the life and times of the man who made the biggest contribution in shaping India's future.
Because, Easter. And because, it was a more innocent time, before Internet porn ruined everything.
The collection includes roughly 1,000 images taken by world renowned photographers and was amassed by an individual with an interest in the area. Showcasing monuments such as Mount Zion, the Western…
The U.S. is headed for a potentially dangerous new social rift, this time between millennials and baby boomers, each wrestling for diminishing jobs and shrinking government assistance, according to a new paper.
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