BBC News published a collection by 19th Century photographer Raja Deen Dyal (first picture below). In Punjabi, his name is: ਲਾਲਾ ਦੀਨ ਦਯਾਲ.
His career began in the 1870’s as a court photographer. Today, the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts in New Delhi holds nearly 3,000 of his plates.
Among the photos we catch a glimpse of some of the big players in collonial India in the 19th century.
Characters pictured include the Indian King Nizam Mabub Ali Khan, the Grand Duke Alexander of Russia, and the Prime minister of Hyderabad.
