Decked out in their finery, the Maharajas of Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Porbandar, Junagadh a tycoon, a prince of Palanpur and many other leaders from other parts of the country, will be visible to the nest. The Institute will host an exhibition of a collection of unpublished photographs of the Indian princes in the 20th century.

After saving all he could, KL Sayed bought his first camera at an early age. Born in 1880, Sayed Hakim was the son of the royal family in Palanpur. With his passion and hard work, soon became the official photographer at Palanpur and gained the ability to capture photos of the then Maharaja. One of these photographs form part of the exhibition “A journey through time of the maharajas.

The exhibition presents a collection of 28 portraits of princes belonging to the organization in Bangalore Tasveer. Funded by Vacheron Constantin, Swiss watches, the exhibition was held from 13-23 NID 12

“The exhibition will give citizens the opportunity to see rare portraits of Indian princes. Organized a series of photography exhibitions throughout the year for the nest. This exhibition is part of the series. However, I think is very special because it not only provides rare curiosities, but also reflects the history of photography in the country, “said the coordinator of Photography Design at NID Deepak John Mathew.

Photography found its way into the Indian subcontinent in a few months after the invention of paper negative Fox Talbot in England in 1839. It ‘was then carried out the army, and a few rich people as a hobby. This is a practice of capturing Royal portraits by the artist brushes began to move slowly towards the picture. “Every picture with an interesting history. Picture immediately takes the viewer back in time,” said Mathew.

Creative Director Tasveer, Kaajjal Gupta said: “It took years to get a lot of problems with this collection of rare photographs.”