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Gandhi Autobiography
Full text of Gandhi's autobiography "The Stories of My Experiments with Truth" with annotations and hyperlinks.

By Jyotsna Kamat
Dr. Jyotsna Kamat is an active contributor to Kamat's Potpourri. Read all her articles here.

Introduction to Kamat.com
Kamat's 1997 introduction to Kamat's Potpourri Website. It narrates the spirit and idea behind the website. We hope we have lived up to it!

Queen Abbakka of Ullal
Italian traveler Pietro Della Valle's account of Abbakka, a 16th century ruler of a small province in India.

Hindu Samskaras
A series of artcles on Hindu religious sacraments by Dr. Jyotsna Kamat, including their symbolism, rituals, and history.

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House of Pictures
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A Landlord and his Servant
Detail from a memorial in Pachmadi		 Memorials of Madhya Pradesh
Santali Drummer
A drummer of the Santhal tribe, West Bengal

Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray (1861-1944)
Sir P.C. Ray was a great apostle of home-rule (Swadeshi)		 Freedom Fighters of India
Pillar Sculpture
Make-believe Decoration
The artist is showing Bhramalankara by adapting four legs to three people, Detail from a pillar, village of Goranda

Relaxing Lady
Detail from a pillar art, Madhavaraya temple, village of Goranda, Andhra Pradesh		 Pillar Sculpture
Yama, the Hindu God of Death
Yama the Lord of Death

Lord Indra riding the Airavat, the eight trunked elephant
 Indra and his Vehicle
Painting in Srirangapattana
Painting on the Daria-Daulat Bagh Palace

Portrait of an Aristocrat
Picture of Congressman Khan Mohammad Abbas Khan		 Indian Artistocrat
Two is Better than One!
Man Fondles Two Women on a Swing

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