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The culture I have learned on IFG...

Post by timmy » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:16 am

Gentlemen:

Recently, I was visiting my brother, and he showed me this picture:

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He asked me, "Who do you see in this picture?"

Because of what I have learned here, I was able to immediately reply, "That's Gayatri Devi, Maharani of Jaipur!"

Exasperated, he said, "Who's in the picture with her?"

I answered, "Her husband, the Maharaja of Jaipur."

Thank you, gentlemen. By this, you can see that you have been educating me, and that I have profited!
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Post by miroflex » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:33 am

Thank you very much for posting a very interesting picture of a shikar scene.

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Post by Bespoke » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:55 am

The Queenie wont be too happy about that....The way those two women are standing is priceless!! both look insecure in each others company!!!

Nice one Timmy! :cheers:
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Post by xl_target » Tue Jul 17, 2012 11:06 am

Great Photo and story, Tim!
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Post by timmy » Tue Jul 17, 2012 11:34 am

Thanks! I must admit, after reading that thread started by Navi (http://indiansforguns.com/viewtopic.php ... vi#p165037), Gayatri Devi really intrigued me, so I read a little bit about her. She seems to have been a most impressive woman, not only from her Vogue cover looks, but even more because of her accomplishments.

http://www.economist.com/node/14257294
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Post by brihacharan » Tue Jul 17, 2012 11:40 am

timmy wrote: Gentlemen:
Recently, I was visiting my brother, and he showed me this picture:
[ Image ]
He asked me, "Who do you see in this picture?"
Because of what I have learned here, I was able to immediately reply, "That's Gayatri Devi, Maharani of Jaipur!"
Exasperated, he said, "Who's in the picture with her?"
I answered, "Her husband, the Maharaja of Jaipur."
Thank you, gentlemen. By this, you can see that you have been educating me, and that I have profited!
Timmy,
> Was your omission to identify the lady standing next to Maharani Gayatri Devi & the gentleman on the extreme left a "faux pas" or .......... :roll:
> They are Princess Elizabeth the heir apparent to the British Throne & her husband the Duke of Edinburgh :)
> My heart went out to the poor tiger lying at their feet. The poor fellow must have been chased by drum beating trackers - cornered in his lair - shot from atop the howdah on an elephant - bravo :oops:
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Post by Rajat » Tue Jul 17, 2012 12:03 pm

brihacharan wrote: > My heart went out to the poor tiger lying at their feet. The poor fellow must have been chased by drum beating trackers - cornered in his lair - shot from atop the howdah on an elephant - bravo :oops:
Briha
All the royalty in the picture makes one almost forget the true king lying at their feet.


Makes one think, Isnt it?
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Post by BowMan » Tue Jul 17, 2012 2:26 pm

The Kid should be told to take is foot off where he has placed it.

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Post by prashantsingh » Tue Jul 17, 2012 2:35 pm

brihacharan wrote:
Timmy,
> Was your omission to identify the lady standing next to Maharani Gayatri Devi & the gentleman on the extreme left a "faux pas" or .......... :roll:
> They are Princess Elizabeth the heir apparent to the British Throne & her husband the Duke of Edinburgh :)
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Exactly what I was thinking.
Expect one to identify the Queen of England first.
Timmy you must have been an Indian in one of your previous births. :D :D
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Post by fantumfan2003 » Tue Jul 17, 2012 2:50 pm

It sure does.....

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Rajat wrote:
brihacharan wrote: > My heart went out to the poor tiger lying at their feet. The poor fellow must have been chased by drum beating trackers - cornered in his lair - shot from atop the howdah on an elephant - bravo :oops:
Briha
All the royalty in the picture makes one almost forget the true king lying at their feet.


Makes one think, Isnt it?
As an example of overcoming adversity, Karoly Takacs has few peers. He was part of Hungary’s world champion pistol-shooting team in 1938, when an army grenade exploded, crippling his right hand. Ten years later, having taught himself to shoot with his left, he won two gold medals in the rapid-fire class.

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Post by fantumfan2003 » Tue Jul 17, 2012 2:52 pm

ROTFL

But seriously, Maharani Gayatri Devi's list of achievements from an Indian's perspective out-match and out-class those of QE.....

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brihacharan wrote:
Timmy,
> Was your omission to identify the lady standing next to Maharani Gayatri Devi & the gentleman on the extreme left a "faux pas" or .......... :roll:
> They are Princess Elizabeth the heir apparent to the British Throne & her husband the Duke of Edinburgh :)
Briha
Exactly what I was thinking.
Expect one to identify the Queen of England first.
Timmy you must have been an Indian in one of your previous births. :D :D
As an example of overcoming adversity, Karoly Takacs has few peers. He was part of Hungary’s world champion pistol-shooting team in 1938, when an army grenade exploded, crippling his right hand. Ten years later, having taught himself to shoot with his left, he won two gold medals in the rapid-fire class.

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Post by rraju2805 » Tue Jul 17, 2012 3:15 pm

Nice collection..

We are very proud of her , as she is bengali , the princess of our Coachbehar..
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Post by winnie_the_pooh » Tue Jul 17, 2012 4:31 pm

Timmy is just pointing out that he was able to identify people other than the queen and her husband .

As for feeling sorry for the tiger,I am sure had not the hunters killed all those tigers we would have seen them walking on the streets along with all the stray dogs,cows.....Why on the streets? Because there are no forests in India that can even support the number of tigers we had in 1947.

It is the fellow with the axe,the fellow in the Gandhi topi,the 'poor refugee from Tibet' and his occupier who have done more to bring the tiger to it's present state than the fellow with a rifle.
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Post by BowMan » Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:32 pm

winnie_the_pooh wrote: It is the fellow with the axe,the fellow in the Gandhi topi,the 'poor refugee from Tibet' and his occupier who have done more to bring the tiger to it's present state than the fellow with a rifle.
For a change I agree with you completely Winnie :wink:
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Post by BowMan » Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:40 pm

I just noticed. The Gentleman on the extreme left is Prince Phillip for sure. It appears that this is circa 1961.

I found an interesting old newspaper article regarding this.
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