me & Chuck in front of the Comilla Nawab Bari (Nawabs were Muslim rulers). my mom's aunt spent her life here-we used to visit her when i was little. the Nawabs (her family) used to own all the land around - now part of the town187 views
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Ammu, Abbu (my dad), and me. we walked around the village and chatted with the people there. the kids were all very excited to see digital pics of themselves182 views
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me with Ammu & Abbu - waiting for tea to be served178 views
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Ammu & Chuck on the steps to the entrance of the house. there used to be a moat surrounding the lawn (and the pond in the back) around the house. u can still see the moat, but there's no water in it now174 views
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me in front of the entrance to the Nawab Bari174 views
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I found out i'm descended from Emperor Giasuddin Tugluk of Delhi, so i can trace my family tree back to 1320 AD! #7 on bottom right corner of this family tree was my great grandmother - she lived with my grandmother when i was little160 views
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Chuck in the Nawab Bari. we visited an uncle who still lives there. check out the photos on the wall. center pic shows one of the ancestors with Lord Minto (viceroy of India) & wife visiting this house (road in front of Sheraton's named after Mint159 views
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we liked this big pond in front of an aunt's house159 views
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documents signed by the viceroy & governer general of india conferring titles on the ancestors157 views
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Ammu, Abbu and Chuck with our uncle at the Nawab Bari152 views
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me, Chuck & Abbu with cousins149 views
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the hallway inside still has the original floor, the high ceilings, wooden shutters, and one piece of furniture left - the marble table148 views
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old colonial building now converted to a bank143 views
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cousins with Chuck. their roof was so nice to hang out on, especially with the big pond. so relaxing after crazy busy Dhaka city!142 views
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Chuck, me and Ammu (my mom) with the family that takes care of the temple141 views
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Abbu trying to protect himself from the intense afternoon sun139 views
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Comilla town132 views
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there's a pond nearby even bigger than this one. story behind bigger pond is the nawab's wife was sick, & the doctor said to take her to the seaside. it was too far for travelling in those days being sick, so he built her the huge pond131 views
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Ammu and Chuck in the little village in Chandina127 views
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people of the village were already preparing for Durga Puja (biggest hindu festival in Bangladesh) which was 3 months away. these clay sculptures (on either side of baby taxi) were baking in the sun. later, they'd be painted for the puja125 views
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Abbu, Chuck, and Ammu chatting and checking out the temples. the center pavilion is where the people gather together for the festivals124 views
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Anika in the Salban Vihara. you can see the ruins of the monks' cells in the background.124 views
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look at the hut in the background - the huts had pretty designs on them (usually huts in the villages blend in with the environment). the man to the left was very nice & friendly and showed us around this hindu village & the temples119 views
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one of my favourite flowers from my childhood, they used to grow in my grandmother's garden but i hadn't seen them since. i found them growing in the cemetary117 views
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Chuck in front of a bamboo grove115 views
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