1989 Trip to India
Daniel Zachariah
Tim's friend from college. Daniel is originally from Hyderabad, but was living in Madras in '89.
Tim's friend from college. Daniel is originally from Hyderabad, but was living in Madras in '89.
Mary (D'Susa) Zachariah
On his way to visit a family Tim had met at church in Madras.
The Moses family.
Marina Beach, Madras
Bay of Bengal, part of the Indian Ocean. Unlike the short, rocky formations that make up the Juhu Beach in Mumbai on the west coast of India, the Marina is a sandy beach.
Triumph of Labour statue at Marina Beach
Men trying to move a boulder. The dignity of back-breaking effort.
Men trying to move a boulder. The dignity of back-breaking effort.
MGR Memorial and Eternal Flame
M.G.Ramachandran
(matinee idol - turned - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister)
M.G.Ramachandran
(matinee idol - turned - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister)
Unidentified Statue
Possibly one of the ten statues erected in 1968 for the Second World Tamil Conference, and of a Tamil scholar.
Possibly one of the ten statues erected in 1968 for the Second World Tamil Conference, and of a Tamil scholar.
Statue of Queen Victoria, Empress of India
Bay of Bengal at sunset.
Looking south down Beach Road.
PWD Building, formerly Chepauk Palace
The highly toxic Cooum River bisects Madras.
Fort St. George
The first British fortress in India, founded in 1639.
The first British fortress in India, founded in 1639.
Daniel, Mary and Tim took a road trip from Madras to Ootacamund in the Nilgiri Hills.
We drove through Bandipur National Park,
an important tiger reserve. BNP is home to Bengal tigers and thousands of elephants
We drove through miles of tea gardens and eucalyptus trees
to reach the town of Ooty.
Ooty was a weekend getaway for the Britishers during the colonial days.
Festival of Tabernacles at Ooty
Amanda and Clyde Fernandes
Chris Peter, from Bangalore
Sameer Solomon
Jessica, Sushma and Priyanthika
Sharon, daughter of Maurice and Florence Braggs, from Vasai
Deepika Azariah
Surendra and Sarita Mirale
and their children Sachin and Sony
and their children Sachin and Sony
Eugene, Daya and Robinson Yusuf and Rachel Malti, from Moradabad
Tim flew up north and stayed with the Yusuf's in their home near Nepal. Eugene was Tim's tour guide to the Taj Mahal, Red Fort and other sites.
Tim flew up north and stayed with the Yusuf's in their home near Nepal. Eugene was Tim's tour guide to the Taj Mahal, Red Fort and other sites.
Mary Bethany, daughter of Smpath Kumar, from Coimbatore
Joseph Carbuncle, from Coimbatore
Tim with the Vasans
Johnson Martins, from Goa
Cherian Eipe Kouoor, from Bhilai
Bertie Azavedo, from Goa and
S C A Rao, from Pahang, Malaysia
S C A Rao, from Pahang, Malaysia
Kelly Hine from Nedlands, Australia and
Aaron Benneian from N Abington, Massachusetts.
Aaron Benneian from N Abington, Massachusetts.
Jaget Babu, from Bombay
Tanak Singh Hada, from Aimer
Bharat Naker (from England) and Daniel Zachariah, friends
of Tim from Ambassador College. Tim and Daniel worked together at IMC a few years.
Gene Hogberg
Daniel Zachariah
William England, from New Hampshire, US
P Rachel Kalpara John, from Adoni
David Rewik (wife Lucille not shown), from Millington, NJ
Norris Hobbins (wife Gloria not shown), from Plainfield, NJ
Alfred and Bhanu Shaw, from Edgware, Middlesex, UK
Santhosh Noah
Lisa Mathew, from West Orange, NJ
Benny, Nelson, Sathian, Mattew and Anthony Jay Kumon
Mary and Daniel Zachariah
Mary and Daniel Zachariah
Hayden and Vidette Turner, from Albury, Australia
Hayden and Vidette Turner, from Albury, Australia
Mrs. Dreyman, from Illionois, and Mrs Graham, from Australia
Prince and Aruna Azariam, from Bombay
Barbara and Kelvin Graham, from Mukinbudin, W Australia
Mr. Anil and Rekha Nagar, from New Delhi
Dr. T Y BabuSriys
J Benjamin and Berney, Jude Peter, Sarah Josephine, Deborah Daisy,
Cynthia Mercy, Joanan Salome
Rao, from Malaysia and Niharika Athalye
Monica Azariah and Lisa
Maria Punitha, from Trichy
Tony Saldanha, from Bombay (wife Elizabeth not shown)
P Sikindar Parikshit family, from Adoni
Michael D'Costa, from Bombay
Tim took a trip with the Hogbergs and others on the Nilgiri Mountain Train through the Nilgiri Hills.
The Nilgiri Mountain Railway is the only rack railway in India, and uses the Abt system.
Visiting Humayun Tomb in Northern India.
Humayan's Tomb was the first garden-tomb in India, and is located in Nizamuddin East
close to the Dina-panah citadel that Humayun founded in 1533.
Humayun was the second Mughal Emperor who ruled present day Afghanistan, Pakistan, and
parts of northern India from 1530–1540 and again from 1555–1556.
The Tomb of Akbar the Great
Akbar the Great (1542 – 1605) was the third Mughal Emperor of India.
He was the son of Humayun and the grandson of Babur who founded the dynasty.
At the end of his reign in 1605 the Mughal empire covered most of Northern India.
Red Fort of Agra
The great Mughals Babur, Humayun, Akbar, Jehangir, Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb lived here, and the country was governed from here.
The great Mughals Babur, Humayun, Akbar, Jehangir, Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb lived here, and the country was governed from here.
Agra Fort contained the largest state treasury and mint.
The fort was visited by foreign ambassadors, travelers and the highest dignitaries
who participated in the making of history in India.
Tim's friend (and tour guide) Eugene Yusuf
The Iron Pillar of Delhi
Weighs more than six tons. Fashioned at the time of Chandragupta II Vikramaditya (375–413).
Weighs more than six tons. Fashioned at the time of Chandragupta II Vikramaditya (375–413).
The pillar is 98% pure wrought iron
Inscription and translation on the Iron Pillar
Translation of the inscription on the Iron Pillar
Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque
Qutb Complex - Ruins at Mehrauli, c. 1200 AD.
The complex consisted of twenty-seven ancient Jain temples which were destroyed and their material used in the construction of the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque next to the Qutb Minar.
Qutb Complex - Ruins at Mehrauli, c. 1200 AD.
The complex consisted of twenty-seven ancient Jain temples which were destroyed and their material used in the construction of the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque next to the Qutb Minar.
Qutb Minar
Qutb Minar - the most famous monument in the complex.
Qutb Minar
Tomb of Imam Zamim
Imam Zamim came to India from Turkestan during the reign of Sikander Lodi (1488 - 1517).
Imam Zamim came to India from Turkestan during the reign of Sikander Lodi (1488 - 1517).
Taj Mahal
Grand Entrance Building
The mausoleum of the Taj Mahal
The Taj was commissioned by Shaw Jahan
