Amazing throwback pics.
On Thursday, the US Consulate of Mumbai shared an old picture of the first PM Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru playing Holi with former First lady Jackie Kennedy.
They wrote: “A #Holi #ThrowbackThursday pic from 1962 – PM Nehru applying color to First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. #USIndiaDosti”
A #Holi #ThrowbackThursday pic from 1962 – PM Nehru applying color to First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. #USIndiaDosti pic.twitter.com/gG50GUjusU
— US Consulate Mumbai (@USAndMumbai) March 21, 2019
In 1962, the US First Lady had undertaken a tour to India and Pakistan. Here are some more pics from the tour: (All pictures from the JFK Library)
1. Kennedy at Nehru's residence
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First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy visits with Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru (left), and United States Ambassador to India, John Kenneth Galbraith (right), at the Prime Minister’s residence, Teen Murti Bhavan. New Delhi, India.
2. First Lady Kennedy arrives at Palam Airport in New Delhi
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First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy arrives at Palam Airport in New Delhi, India. Standing in front of red carpet, L-R: Indian Ambassador to the United States, B. K. Nehru; Princess Lee Radziwill of Poland (wearing cream-colored suit), sister of Mrs. Kennedy; two unidentified people in front; Kitty Galbraith, wife of the US Ambassador to India; Indira Gandhi, daughter of the Prime Minister of India; Mrs. Kennedy; Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru; United States Ambassador to India, John Kenneth Galbraith. The First Lady’s Social Secretary, Letitia Baldrige (wearing blue suit), stands at back of crowd at left.
3. Kennedy at the Taj Mahal
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First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy visits the Taj Mahal in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India.
4. Minute of silence for the Mahatma
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First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (center) observes a minute of silence after laying a sheaf of roses on the Samadhi of Mohandas Gandhi, "Raj Ghat," in Delhi, India. Chief Commissioner of Delhi, Bhagwan Sahay (left), and Indian Chief of Protocol, S. K. Banerji (right), stand on either side of Mrs. Kennedy. Also pictured: United States Ambassador to India, John Kenneth Galbraith (sixth from left in front); Kitty Galbraith, wife of the Ambassador (third from left); the First Lady’s sister, Princess Lee Radziwill of Poland (second from left).
5. Kennedy feeds an elephant at Nehru's residence
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First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy feeds an elephant, Urvashi, in the garden of the Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru’s residence, Teen Murti Bhavan. New Delhi, India.
