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Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, 1981.

Prime Minister Indira Gandhi with her younger son Sanjay Gandhi during the period of internal emergency promulgated by her.

Begum Vilayat Mahal, self proclaimed great grand daughter of last Nawab of Awadh Wajid Ali Shah with her son Prince Ali and pet dog camping at the VIP platform lounge at New Delhi Railways Station - 1980.

Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau accompanied by his son Justin Trudeau is received by Vice President M. Hidayatullah at Delhi Airport.

Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau accompanied by his son Justin Trudeau is received by Vice President M. Hidayatullah at Delhi Airport.

Rajiv Gandhi in a pensive mood at the cremation of his brother Sanjay, who died in a plane crash in New Delhi in 1980.

A blinded victim being taken to hospital in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, where poisonous MIC gas leaked from a Union Carbide plant, killing thousands of people on December 3, 1984.

A blinded victim being consoled by her relative in a hospital in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, where poisonous gas leaked from a Union Carbide plant, killing thousands of people on December 3, 1984.

Gul Shaheed police post in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, ransacked and burnt by violent mobs on August 14, 1980.

Loknayak Jaiprakash Narayan with Babu Jagjivan Ram campaigning for Janta Dal at a public rally at the Ramlila Grounds in New Delhi during the 1977 general elections.

Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi is attacked by a Sri Lankan Navy soldier during a ceremonial guard of honour ceremony in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

A rally organised by the opposition Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) in New Delhi against the General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs (GATT), popularly known as Dunkel Agreement, to be passed in the Indian Parliament shortly.

A group of kar sevak volunteers with ‘Ram’ inscribed on their heads in Ayodhya, the birthplace of the Hindu god Ram, on December 5, 1992, a day before the Babri Masjid was demolished.

A Delhi University fresher offers a flower to a senior as part of a ragging ritual on the first day of the university session in 1975.

Sikh devotees sweep the floor of the sacred tank around the Harmandir Sahib during a massive kar seva of the Golden Temple complex in 2004.

Modern residential and commercial buildings line the highway but stray cattle rule in Gurgaon, India.

Indian artillery positions firing on Pakistan-backed infiltrators occupying high altitude positions in the mountains during the the Kargil War in May 1999.

Golden statue of Tamil film star Shivaji Ganesan and a statue of Father of the Nation, Mahatama Gandhi in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

A monk performs the task of upkeep at a Buddhist temple in New Delhi. When a monk is ordained, he is said to be reborn into a new life.

A sadhu sits in meditation on the banks of the Bhagirathi River at Gangotri, Uttarakhand.

The Presidents Bodyguard (PBG) soldiers enter Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi for ceremonial duties. PBG is a cavalry regiment and is senior-most in the order of precedence of the units of the Indian Army. The primary role of the President's Bodyguard is to escort and protect the President of India. The regiment is based in Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, India.

Bharatiya Janta Party President Amit Shah, with Bollywood actor John Abraham, holds bows and arrows aimed at the demon king Ravana (not seen in photo) at a Ramlila celebration in New Delhi, India.

A child naga sadhu holds the long hair of his senior in a camp at Prayagraj during Kumbha Mela in Uttar Pradesh, India. Ordained children as naga sadhus before the age of 14 years is followed by some sects of hindu asetics. The ordination ceremony is conducted in secrecy and is witnessed by other children who are already ordained.

A child naga sadhu carrying a 'chilum' in his camp at Prayagraj during Kumbha Mela

A child naga sadhu rides on shoulders of his seniorduring a procession at Kumbha Mela

A hindu holy man blows a conch marking end of prayer session on the banks of river Ganga at Prayagraj.

Naga Sadhus rejoice after a prayer session at Kumbha Mela at Prayagraj.

Draped in fresh cotton clothes after a dip in the holy Ganga river during Gangasagar mela where the holy river Ganga merges into the Bay of Bengal in West Bengal.

Indian Border Security Force officer facing a Pakistan Border Ranger signals lowering of flags at the Attari border post with Pakistan. The daily ritual marks closing of gates at sunset.

A farmer from the southern state of Tamil Nadu in New Delhi protest holding human skulls to draw attention to the spate of farmers suicides in the state due to continued famine for many seasons

A farmer from the southern state of Tamil Nadu in New Delhi wears a garland of skulls to focus attention on farmers suicide due to famine over the last several seasons

Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi greets his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina during a ceremonial reception in the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhawan

Yoga guru Baba Ramdev stir "Khichdi" in a vessel as Minister for Food Processing Industry Harsimrat Kaur Badal, centre, with Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, left extend a helping hand at the World Food India exhibition

French Defence Minister Florence Parly inspect a tri-services guard of honour at Defence Ministry Headquarters at the South Block in New Delhi. India has signed a deal to purchase French made Rafael fighter jets.

President A.P.J.Abdul Kalam, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and BJP President L.K.Advani at the public dedication ceremony of the Akshardham Temple in New Delhi

Jain nuns pray at teh feet of Lord Gometeshwara; considered to be one of the world’s tallest free-standing monolithic statues at Shravanabelagola, Karnataka, India.

Eid congregation spils over to the hisoric Chandani Chowk from Fatehpuri mosque in Delhi

Left parties activists protesting against killings of the under privileged dalits in a Haryana village holding the right wing BJP leaders responsible for the attack

Newly elected National Students Union of India (NSUI) leaders who swept the Delhi University Students Union elections, meeting Congress President Sonia Gandhi

TNA wrestlers Indian born Sonjoy Dutta (Extreme left), Shark Boy (middle) and Simon Diamond right) during an interaction in New Delhi

School children dressed as Gandhi re-enact the Dandi March of Mahatama Gandhi on the 75th anniversary of the march in New Delhi

Actor Shabana Azami hugs an elderly person during release of Helpage India greeting cards

Intel Chairman Craig Barrett addressing a press conference in New Delhi

Giovanni Bisignani Director General , International Air transport association (IATA) along with V Thulasidas Chairman & MD Air India (on his right) and Vijay Mallya Chairman & MD Kingfisher Airlines (On his left) at a meeting on "Aviation in India: great opportunities & great Challenges" in New Delhi

Nobel laurette Amartya Sen delivering his speech on "Democracy and its critics" in New Delhi , organised by United Nation Foundation.

Sir Richard Branson, English business tycoon and investor, and founder the Virgin Group, with Vijay Mallaya, Chairman and Managing Director of Kingfisher Airlines in New Delhi

Angry women demonstrating near Parliament House in New Delhi against the price rise of Onion, and black-marketing of cooking Gas.

School children performing to welcome the Queen Baton for the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games at Red Fort in Delhi

MI - 17 helicopters of the Indian air force showing the dropping skill of soldiers in the battle field during an Air show in Hindon Air Base in Gaziabad near Delhi

MI - 17 helicopters of the Indian air force showing the dropping skill of soldiers in the battle field during an Air show in Hindon Air Base in Gaziabad near Delhi

MI - 17 helicopters of the Indian air force showing the dropping skill of soldiers in the battle field during an Air show in Hindon Air Base in Gaziabad near Delhi

A veteran Infantary Regiment officer of the Indian Army at Teen Murty memorial to mark the Infantary Day in New Delhi

Former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and finance Minister Yashwant Sinha with the Minister Mentor of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew in New Delhi

CPM leader Sitaram Yechuri with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi meets the Minister Mentor of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew in New Delhi

Kung Fu nuns – women from an age-old Buddhist Drupka sect learning martial arts expertise near Leh, Ladakh

The nuns learn martial arts to challenge gender roles in this conservative culture and teach women self-defence, as reports of rapes rise the country. Unlike other nuns, their chants and prayers are followed by jabs and thrust kicks. Between meditation sessions, they attend gender equality lessons. Even their traditional maroon robes are periodically swapped for martial arts attire, with black belts.

Energetic yells of scores of young women, clad in sweatpants and trainers are trained in stretches, lunge, jump, kick and punch to ward off any threats

Eid Namaz being offered at the ruins of Ferozshah Kotla Mosque in New Delhi,

School students attend the Indian Independence Day function dressed in the colours of the Tri-Coloured national flag at Red Fort in New Delhi

Painter M.F. Hussain with his mural bought by New York based NRI art lover and collector K. Srikanth Charugundla for a record sum. The mural entitled "Lightening" has been in the private collection of the painter for the last 25 years. The mural comrises of twelve penels of 5 feet by 10 feet.

Tulip in full bloom at Mughal Garden of Rashtrapati Bhawan.

Camel camp at Pushkar Fair, Rajasthan

Congress President Rahul Gandhi with Robert Vadra and Digvijay Singh in an animated discussion.

After maintaining social distancing for almost nine months, hundreds of BJP workers danced and celebrated Lohri to the beats of Punjabi-pop at delhi BJP office in New Delhi unmindful of the prevailing Covid protocals

Congress leader Natwar Singh with Jaya Bachchan from samajwadi Party outside Parliament House in New Delhi. Photo by Sondeep Shankar

Activists of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), perform during a drill on the occasion of Dussehra in New Delhi, India. Photo by Sondeep Shankar

A view of the Raisina Hill with colonial style North and South Blocks and the Presidential Palace Rashtrapati Bhawan housing the central government office, engulfed in fog, in New Delhi. Photo by Sondeep Shankar

Former Prime Minister V.P. Singh (second from right) talking to Shivraj Patil, Congress; Somnath Chatterjee, Communist Party (Marxist); former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, Janta Party and Shiela Dikshit (Congress, back to camera) in New Delhi, India. Photo by Sondeep Shankar

President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam shake hands with Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh as the Chief of Army General J.J. Singh looks on. Photo by Sondeep Shankar

Newly acquired Brazilian manufactured Embraer 135 Legacy aircrafts during an induction ceremony for the Indian Air Force and Border Security Force at Air Force Station, Palam in New Delhi on Tuesday, September 20, 2005. Photo bySondeep Shankar

Foreign Minister of India, Pranab Mukherjee (centre) with his counterparts from China Li Zhaoxing and Russia Sergai Lavrov in New Delhi, India. Photo by Sondeep Shankar

Saswati Sen a leading exponent of Kathak style Indian classical dance form performing with her troupe. She is a senior disciple of Pandit Birju Maharaj. Photo by Sondeep Shankar

His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said of Oman with Indian Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda in New Delhi on April 02, 1997.

A Delhi Government health worker giving Covaxin Jab to an inmate of ashelter home during the launch of a free vaccination drive for homeless at the river Yamuna embankment area in New Delhi, India on Friday June 24, 2021.

A technician doing rapid antigen testing, a quick testing process to detect Covid-19 coronavirus infected people within a short span of time at a municipal clininc in New Delh, Indiai.

A health worker takes nasal swap as part of rapid antigen testing, a quick testing process to detect Covid-19 coronavirus infected people within a short span of time at a municipal clinic in New Delh

Opposition parties took out a protest march in New Delhi, August 12, 2021 accusing the Bhartiya Janta Party led union government of not allowing them to speak in the Parliament. Leading the protest march, Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi alleged that Members of Parliament (MPs) from Opposition parties were manhandled and beaten inside Rajya Sabha (Upper House) for the first time in history of Indian Parliament. Describing the incident as "nothing short of murder of democracy".

A Sikh man dances to the beat of drums at Holla Mohalla festival at Anandpur Sahib, Punjab

Mass akhand paath continues at Takhat Sachkhand Sri Hazoor Sahib at Nanded.

An Amrit Sanchar (baptism) ceremony is underway at Takhat Sri Hazoor Sahib, Nanded.

A Sikh man carrying miniature arms in his turban

Nihang Sikhs preparing bhang at Anantpur Sahib in Punjab

A sewadar beats drum at Takhat Keshgarh Sahib, Anandpur Sahib, Punjab.

Annual Hola Mohalla celebrations at Anandpur Sahib, Punjab.

Nihang Sikhs preparing Bhang at Anantpur Sahib, Punjab

Villagers participating in bullock cart race at Killa Raipur, Punjab

A Sikh man with a falcon during a procession in New Delhi.