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Meet Kamat of Kamat.com
Meet Krishnanand Kamat (1934-2002), the principal creator of Kamat's Potpourri website, and learn about his multiple talents as an artist, photographer, writer, and scientist.

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.

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Photographs and Paintings


The Amazing Bicycle
Three children carry six pots of water from a public well on a bicycle!		 Boys Transporting Water
Homeless Woman Cooking on the Street
The Ultimate Open Kitchen
A homeless construction worker preparing North Karnataka style Bhakkari dinner on the street

Warriors, Bhimbetaka Rock Painting
There are lots of pictures in Bhimabetaka which illustrates ferocious warfare among humans		 Prehistoric Warriors, India
Young Indian Girl
Half Girl, Half Woman
Portrait of a young Indian girl

Tribal Dancer at a Tribal Education Institution
Notice his headgear decorated with the teeth of a wild boar 		Decorated Tribal Dancer
Mother and Child
Suckling Krishna and Yashoda
South Indian Traditional Painting

A Young Santali Mother and her Child
Picture taken in the village of Plassey in West Bengal, 1970		 The Santali Tribals
Mother Goddess
The Mother as Goddess
A prehistoric cave painting from Central India. Notice the abundance of milk. Kamat thinks that this is portrayal of female worship in India.(more)

Wiring a Subcontinent
Bare-feted workers hand laying cable for Internet. Bangalore 2001		 Wiring India
Vehicle Worship
Vehicle Worship in India
Vehicle Worship in Malleswaram, Bangalore

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