Jawaharlal Nehru's speech at a public meeting, Thiruvananthapuram, 1 June 1950. SWJN/S2/14B/191-203| The Nehru Blog
Jawaharlal Nehru's speech at the opening of National Fuel Research Institute, Digwadih, Dhanbad, 22 April 1950. SWJN/S2/14B/188-91| The Nehru Blog
Jawaharlal Nehru's speech at the inauguration of the Indian Council of Cultural Relations, New Delhi, 9 April 1950. SWJN/S2/14B/183-88| The Nehru Blog
Jawaharlal Nehru’s message to the nation. New Delhi, 25 January 1950Events crowd in upon us and because of their quick succession we are apt to miss their significance. Some of us give messages on every occasion exhorting people to great endeavour and even these messages become stale through repetition. | The Nehru Blog
★★★ “Whip it good.” There can’t be many Westerns of the fifties where the Yankees are the bad guys. Yet here we are. In mid-19th century California, to be precise, just after it became part of the US. The new owners enthusiastically threw the existing, Mexican inhabitants off their lands,… Continue reading| Girls With Guns
Every decade in jazz had a predominant style. New Orleans-style jazz of the early 1920’s morphed into swing (1930’s) which then begat bebop (1940’s). The 1950’s saw jazz kicked off its perch as the predominant style of pop music, as the music fragmented into more styles. The bebop got harder and less inviting to new…| J. P.'s Blog
It’s May, and that means it’s A Book A Day in May time! I’m delighted to see that Madame Bibi is back at the challenge too, and I thank her for inspiring me every year to take it up. It’s| Stuck in a Book
During my research, I come across a lot of interesting recipes. One of the categories I have accumulated a bit on is prize-winning recipes. I decided that I would start testing them and share the ones that are truly worthy of their award. So these recipes can fall into two types. First are recipes that … Continue reading Prize Winning Recipes: 1950 Apple Coffee Cake| Quaint Cooking
Step inside the untouched interior of this stunning South Carolina house, filled with mid-century modern details and lovingly restored by Sarah Nielsen. Prepare to fall in love with 1950s design and decor...| My Thrifty Life by Cassie Fairy
A Pink Squirrel is a retro cocktail made with vanilla ice cream, Crème de Cacao, and Crème de Almond, then garnished with a maraschino cherry and whipped cream. A cocktail that drinks like dessert!| An Affair from the Heart
As I was researching vintage Easter recipes, I came across some amazing Pinterest boards filled with examples of truly tasteless dishes from the 1950s and 1960s. I just had to share some of my favo…| Bite From the Past
‘Tis the season for sugar comas! Seriously, if you have to bring one treat to any party or gathering this year, the easiest thing to make is fudge. It’s foul-proof and everyone loves it…| Bite From the Past
