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Charity Personified
Biography of eminent congressman Karnad Sadashiva Rao (1881-1936)

India's Street Culture
India's streets constitute a glorious theater where the drama of life unfolds in all its beauty and ugliness.

King of Sets
Article on the elephant headed deity Ganesh who is worshipped as the God of Beginning and the Fighter of Obstacles.

Ganapati's Birthday
The birthday of Lord Ganesh is among the most celebrated of the festivals in India.

The Muslim Girls and I
Essay on the subtleties of caste and religion, of boys and girls, and the gap in between.

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House of Pictures
Photographs and Paintings


Celebrating a long marriage with another symbolic Marriage
Couple Marking a Long Marriage
Kolam of Tamil Nadu
Kolam (a.k.a. Rangoli) in Tamil Nadu
Typically laid with rice powder, Kolam is a women's art in South India with spiritual connections

Kolam (a.k.a. Rangoli) in Tamil Nadu
Typically laid with rice powder, Kolam is a women's art in South India with spiritual connections
Kolam of Tamil Nadu
Stone Statue of Pandyan Period
Stone Image, Pandya Period, Madurai, Tamilnadu

The mighty Mogul emperors
(Left to Right) Jahangir, Akbar the great, and Shah Jahan (who built the Taj Mahal)
The mighty Mogul emperors
Goddess Saraswati
Goddess Saraswati in a Tanjore style painting

Goddess Saraswati
The Hindu Deity of Learning and Knowledge
Tanjore  Saraswati
Hindu Saint Shankaracharya
Hindu Saint Shankaracharya
From a picture postcard -original artist not known

Mogul Emperor Akbar
Detail from a Mogul Miniature Painting
Horse-mounted Akbar
Tibetan Buddhist Women
Tibetan Buddhist Women Dancing in Dharmasala

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