Mahabalipuram extract from cine film taken in 1962

Extract from a cine film taken in 1962.  This shows my father and I looking at the rock carvings at Mahabalipuram in Madras.  Not sure I have managed to upload a movie before.  Please note there is no sound.

I recently visited India and tried to take some photos in the same locations I will be posting these in the next few weeks.  Some 52 years apart a lot of time and very much busier as well.

Elephant Kerosene Delivery cart

This is a great photo of my sister in Calcutta around 1962 standing next to a delivery cart being pulled by a buffalo which is pulling a tank of kerosene which appears to be banded 'Elephant Kerosene'.  Across the road in the background is the building site of 'Tivoli Court' complete with bamboo scaffolding.

Calcutta Swimming Club 1962

A photo taken around 1962 showing the outside pool at the swimming club.  You can also see the high diving boards and the round floating raft, water polo goal and the platform for sunbathing.

From memory it was probably a 50 meter (or was it yards in those days) pool you only had to swim around 56 lengths to get your mile certificate.  Hmmm! that does not work out anyway it was a very big pool.

G D Paulraj - Carts passing

This painting is currently shown on the Art Discarded blogsite it is quite a nice painting by Paul Raj.  Slightly unusual in that we have two cart convoys going in opposite directions.  The trees on the right hand side are enormous.

It seems this painting dates from 1962 and was probably purchased in Kodaikanal.

The Shell Stall

A few posts ago I added a photo of a shell I bought in 1962.  Today I have found a cine film of the visit and I have captured a still of the shell stall.

I am standing with my mother looking at the shells for sale.

G D Paulraj - Mahabalipuram

This is a great scene by Paul Raj sent to my by my friend Kashinath who is a great artist as well.  The scene of the temples at Mahabalipuram in Southern India.  I have found shell I purchased back in 1962 when I was a young boy, the shell has the name and date carved on it.

I think you can see one of the seven pagodas in the back ground down on the beach.  I have an old cine film taken in 1962.  I will try and convert it and see if I can add it too the blog.  A photo of the shell follows.