In pictures: A peek into history

An exhibition of rare photographs, History in the Making, is currently on in the Indian capital, Delhi. The pictures were taken by photo-journalist Kulwant Roy. (Photos: Aditya Arya archive)

Most of Roy's photos lay forgotten in boxes for a quarter of a century. In this picture, India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru addresses a press conference.

This picture shows Mahatma Gandhi on a campaign tour in the early 1940s. Gandhi always travelled in the third-class coaches, which were the cheapest and had no luxuries.

Nehru (left) plays a colourful Holi with Govind Ballabh Pant, chief minister of the United Provinces - which he later renamed Uttar Pradesh - in this undated photo.

Kashmir covered in a blanket of thick snow in the winter. This photo was taken in the early 1950s.

A shikara - the long, narrow boat - on the famous Dal Lake in Kashmir on a misty day.

Nehru went to the airport to see off the last Viceroy of India, Lord Mountbatten, in June 1948. Here, he is seen with Lord Mountbatten's daughter, Pamela.

The American first lady Jacqueline Kennedy visited India in 1962 and charmed her hosts, including prime minister Nehru.

Nehru at the Rajghat, the memorial to Mahatma Gandhi, in this undated picture. Gandhi was assassinated by a Hindu activist on 30 January 1948.

Nehru with daughter Indira (r) and grandson Rajiv (l) before leaving for a foreign tour. All three served as prime ministers of India.

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