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Indian Womanhood
English translation of Jyotsna Kamat's research book on Indian women covering worship of women, Sati system, and education of women in ancient India.

19th Century India
The study of 19th century India is important because it provides a glimpse of India in earlier centuries.

Insect Societies
Through caricatures, Dr. Kamat humanizes the world of insects.

Servants of God
Article on the history of the Devadasi system of India where women served in temples as courtesans and artists.

Animal Motifs
Collection of pictures showing animal life as depicted in ancient and not-so-ancient Indian art.

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House of Pictures
Photographs and Paintings


Animals as Divine Vehicles
A line-drawing based on ancient sculptures
Holy Vehicles
Nehrus and Gandhis
Vijayalakshmi Pandit
Sister of Jawaharlal Nehru, and and a leader of the Congress Party of India, Mrs. Vijayalakshmi Pandit was the first woman to have been appointed minister in the political history of India.

View of the Western (Sahyadri) Ghats and River
View of Western Ghats
Erotic Arts of India
"Removal of Clothes is Optional"
Couple making love with clothes on. Detail from a wall painting in town of Tumkur

A Style of the Saree
Illustration based on a medieval sculpture
Old Time Saree Fashions
Water Color Paintings
Flowers of Mysore
Water color painting by Mukta Venkatesh

Child Rearing in Medieval Karnataka
Social Life in Medieval Karnataka
Vegetables of India
Green Eggplant
A green variety of brinjal (gulla) grown on the Konkan coast

Shivaram Karanth the Genius
Photograph from Manohara Grinth Mala collection
Young Shivaram Karanth
Leather Puppets
Merry-Go-Around Puppets
During the performance it looks as if the man is chasing the woman!

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