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Ask Gandhi
Get an insight into the complex mind of Mohandas K. Gandhi through questions and researched answers.

So is it Gandhi or Churchill?
Two great men. Who is greater? You decide.

Old Time Parties
Drinking habits of men and women of Karnataka as described in medieval texts and sculptures.

Kamat on Kamasutra
Ever wondered why there are sexually explicit sculptures in Indian temples ? Kamat explains that ancient Hindus gave sex its due importance in the scheme of things

Jagadalpur Bazaar
Kamat visits a weekly tribal marketplace in central India and notes that exploitation of the poor is one definite sign of progress.

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House of Pictures
Photographs and Paintings


A Roadside Cobbler
Village Cobbler (Mochi)
The Sheep Girl, Rajasthan
The Sheep Girl
Sheep provide wool and meat and are commonly raised in Rajasthan

Two tribal youngsters go for a smoke, Jagadalpur
Youngsters Using Fire logs to Light Cigarettes
Two tribals go for a smoke (beedi)
Decorated Tribal Dancers Using Firelogs to Light Cigarettes, Madhya Pradesh

Playboy Krishna Makes Out in the Bush
Lord Krishna and a Consort Make out
Man Posing as Hanuman the Monkey
The Hanuman Mask

The Cow Mask
Mask used to portray Kamadhenu, the sacred cow.
The White Cow Mask
Chau Dancer`s Mask
The Mask of Chhau Dance

The Horn Magician -- Folk Artist in a Festival Mask
Mask of a Folk Artist
Folk Artist with Blow Horn
Pungi Kunita -- The Dance with Blow Horn

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