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Photos of the Mumbai - Pune Express Highway

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1. This is a snap of the MPE from one of the over bridges. MPE runs
from the outskirts of Pune to Panvel which is about 50 kms from Mumbai. It
is a six lanes road all throughout, inc! luding the ghat section.

2. Another view. The road has a fence running along the lenght on both
sides to prevent stray animals venturing on the expressway.

3. This is an approach to one of the tunnels on the expressway. One of
the tunnels on this route is almost 1.2 Kms long.

4. Again, an approach to a tunel. Check the sign boards on the road.
The MPE has a dedicated mobile emergency line displayed all over the road.
It also has emergency phone booths along the road to call for assistance.

5. This is a section between Lonavala and Khandala. Since the road
passes thru these towns, they have built an elevated section that pases
over these towns. There are exits for both towns.

6. One of the tunnels. All tunnels are well illuminated and the longer
tunnels have large exhaust fans.

7. This is a breathtaking view of the MPE against the backdrop of the
Khandala ghat. You can see a large waterfall in the bakground as the MPE
snakes its way towards Pune.

Capturing history - Rare photos from India's past

In pictures: India Then

Once again, pictures of India in early 1900s.

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The daughter of an Indian maharajah seated on a panther she shot, sometime during 1920s. This picture and the others in this series appear in a new book, 'India Then and Now', by Vir Sanghvi and Rudrangshu Mukherjee, Roli Books, India. Pictures courtesy: Roli Books.

A throwback from the Raj: A British man gets a pedicure from an e Indian servant.

The Grand Trunk Road, built by Sher Shah Suri, was the main trade route from Calcutta to Kabul. Here, transport leaves Ambala for Delhi.

A group of dancing girls. Dancing or nautch girls began performing at courts around 1830. They were known for their elaborate costumes and jewellery.

A rare aerial view of the president's palace and the parliament building in Delhi, both designed by architects Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker.

Women gather at a party in Mumbai (Bombay) in 1910, a sign that women were very much part of the social scene in many respects.

A group from Vaishnava, a sect founded by a Hindu mystic. His followers are called Gosvami-maharajahs and own several temples.

An aerial view of Jama Masjid mosque in Delhi, built between 1650 and 1658 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.

The Imperial Airways 'Hanno' Hadley Page passenger airplane carries the England to India air mail, stopping in Sharjah to refuel.

Interesting signboards

Here are few of really funny signboards. I should say people are really creative

India 100 Years Back

Here is another set of rare pics of India from last century....

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Rain in Aamchi Mumbai

Here are some of recent pics of Bombay in Rain

Mumbai Rain 2007