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The Wiring of India
Photographic exhibition of how low-tech workers are building a high-tech India

Kamat in Karachi
Kamat writes about his visit to Karachi and the warmth of the Pakistani people.

The Mahales of Honavar
A junked copper inscription reveals the genealogy of a once prominent family and explains the root of a local tradition.

The Christians of Karavali
Kannada language article on the Konkani speaking Christians of Indian West Coast

History Potpourri
Social and political history of India; includes history of freedom struggle, history of drinking, history of education, dynasties, and religious movements

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The Majestic Gol Gumaz
Bijapur, Karnataka		 The Gol Gumaz of Bijapur
The Asri Mahal Library
Ruins of the Asri Mahal Library, Bijapur

The Asri Mahal Library
After Aurangjeb conquered Bijapur, Asri Mahal, hitherto served as a great archive of Arabian and Persian literature, was looted/destroyed. It is hard to describe the harm this destruction caused to Indian history		 Ruins of the Asri Mahal Library
Sultan Ibrahim Adil Shah II
Sultan Ibrahim Adil Shah II of Bijapur
A Portrait by a Bikaner artist, 1590

Sultan Ibrahim Adil Shah II of Bijapur
A Portrait by a Bikaner artist, 1590		 Sultan Ibrahim Adil Shah II
Adil Shah Playing the Tamboor
Adil Shah Playing the Musical Instrument of Tamboor
A Deccan Miniature Painting

African Indian Merchant from a Dakhani Miniature
 African Indian Merchant
Laughter, the best medicine
Laughter, the best medicine

Imam Saab, India
India is home to the largest number of Muslims in the world		 A Daldi Gentleman
Girl in Silk Saree
Half Girl, Half Woman
A girl in silk saree

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