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History of Education
Full text of Jyotsna Kamat's book documenting the tradition of education in Karnataka through the centuries; covers Buddhist, Jaina, Hindu, and Islamic educational systems.

Timeline of Indian Art
List of important art movements in Indian history with links to articles and pictures.

Helping Hands
An introduction to the problem of child labor in India by Jyotsna Kamat, Discusses common jobs, mistreatment, and causes of child-labor.

Indian Philately
The stamps of India truly represent India's vast cultural and geographic diversity. Common and rare stamps from a private collection.

Pictorial Tour of India
Colorful and stunning images of India culled from Corel Professional Photos, elaborately indexed and cross-referenced.

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A housewife receives a towel after her bath -- Bhatkal sculpture
 Bathing Scenes
Bathing Scenes from History
Aquatic acrobatics
Illustration from Sougandhikaparinaya

Bathing Scene
Illustration from Sougandhika Parinaya - 19th Century 		Bathing Scenes from Indian History
Bathing Scenes
Brass and copper vessels used in storing and heating water for bathing

Girls bathing in the river begging Krishna to return their clothes
Many ancient artists have depicted this scene from the Mahabharata epic, and sometimes these paintings provide valuable details to the historians of the period bathing.		 Bathing Scenes from Ancient Art
Krishna the Womanizer
The Clothes Thief
Girls bathing in the river begging Krishna to return their clothes.

Horizontal and Vertical Markings
The distinctive head markings (namas) identify the sects of Hinduism. Shaivites paint bands across their foreheads (left). Vaishnavites, adherents of Vishnu, wear three vertical lines (right).		 Distinctive Head Markings
Women`s Museum Collection
The Mother of God
Portrait of Mayadevi, the mother of Buddha
Shashwati Women's Museum Collection

Kamadhenu the Wish Fulfilling Cow
Shashwati Museum Collection 		Women`s Museum Collection
Women`s Museum Collection
The Suckling Child --Embroidered Work
Shashwati Women's Museum Collection

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