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Inside a mud and straw hut

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The Thar desert found in India. Most of it is found in the state of Rajasthan (Kings Land - Land of Kings), with parts stretching into Pakistan, the Indian state of Gujurat, Punjab, and Haryana. There is a unique tradition there in the city of Bikaner - the camel festival.

Some architecture from the area:

This is an utterly beautiful place in the world and just one of so many gems India has to offer. Bikaner has a nifty history of being an oasis trade path through central Asia and Gujurat.

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Darbar of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Lahore, Pakistan( 1841-1855)

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A natch in the palace of Amir of Sindh

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A view of Benares from the river, C. Forrest, 1824.

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Grave of Asaf-ud-Daula under a canopy inside his Imambara, Lucknow, 18th century.

A contemporary view of the same place

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One of the many Jain temples built from the 12th to 15th centuries in Sindh is a nod to the thriving period of Jainism in Pakistan's history

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A hidden temple in the Karoonjhar mountains, Pakistan

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A Jain temple, presumed to be from the 15th century, at the bottom of Karoonjhar mountains in Nagarparkar, Sindh, Pakistan

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The traditional dress of Ghagra choli, Sindh, Pakistan

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Mather Brown

Lord Cornwallis Receiving the sons of Tipu as hostages, 1792

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Sadequain's contribution to the Hurrufiyah movement, reflecting the search for the indigenous combined with the flair of the contemporary, led to some of the most iconic artwork to ever come out of Pakistan

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Himalayas, James Baillie Fraser (1783-1856)

Fraser painted these on his ventures deep into the mountain range.

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Pov- you go to a convent school in Pakistan

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Here's to some that actually did manage to survive the ( at least comparative) negligence, and the process of fading to the background of a concrete jungle

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Some retro, mostly vintage - Pakistan

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It's not just that unkept historical buildings make me sad, it's the loss of the appreciation for the architectural marvel that went into them, from the planning to the execution, to the habitation, and eventual evacuation. Colonialism left its marks on the country, but I can't help but marvel at the intricacy of the old city's architecture. The Brits knew what they were doing when it came to the aesthetic appeal of their facades. To build a very new, very deserted, very far off place in the image of your own country is quite something- at least the last remnants of their vanity is a sight for sore eyes in the unbearably haphazard area of Saddar.