Retrospective - A New Republic, circa 1950

Retrospective - A New Republic, circa 1950 In 1950, the Constitution of India came into force. These rare monochrome photographs capture the essence of India, a newly fledged Republic. circa 1950: A beggar sits in the middle of the street in Banares, India. (Photo by Siegfried Sammer/Three Lions/Getty Images) circa 1950: In the forefront a water buffalo stands beside a tilled field, in the background the rear of the Taj Mahal and a small mosque also in the grounds. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images) circa 1950: Emaciated beggars in the streets of Muttra, in India, where a famine is ravaging the population. (Photo by Alice Schalek/Three Lions/Getty Images)