Antiques Collections: May 2012

Thursday 24 May 2012


NUSRAT BHUTTO

Nusrat Bhutto, March 23, 1929 – October 23, 2011, was an Iranian-Pakistani who was the wife of the 9th, Prime Minister of Pakistan Zulfiquar Ali Bhutto, serving as the First Lady of Pakistan during his premiership from 1971 until 1977.


MAHARAJA BHUPINDAR SINGH

Maharaja Bhupinder Singh, 12 October 1891, 23 March 1938, was the ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Patiala from 1900 to 1938.

THIS PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN IN 1935 INSIDE THE LAHORE FORT NAULAKHA PAVILION - LATE SHEIKH MOIN ARTIST TAKEN THIS PHOTO

THIS PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN IN 1922 - LATE SHEIKH MOIN ARTIST TAKEN THIS PHOTO

Soundram Ramachandran (1905 – 1984) She was born on 1905 into an affluent family of Madurai. Her father was in transport business. Her mother actively participated in the constructive work initiated by Mahatma Gandhi. Dr. Soundram was the founder of the Gandhigram Trust. She was simple and selfless and dedicated her life for the poor and needy. She considered that her mission in life was to serve women and children of the rural areas in the fields of health, education, welfare and building up self-confidence.

Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay (April 3rd, 1903 – October 29th, 1988) was an Indian social reforms, freedom fighter, and most remembered for her contribution to Indian independence movement, for being the driving force behind the renaissance of Indian handicrafts, hand looms, and theater in post-Independence India, and for up-liftment of the sociology-economic standard of Indian women by pioneering the co-operative movement in India.