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Color Black
Series of pictures exploring the black color and its connotations in Indian culture.

Computers in Villages
Experiences of introducing computers in rural India during 1980s; includes quotes on why India needs computers.

Dancing for Gods
For the last eight hundred years, night after night, a dance performance is offered to Lord Hanuman in the village of Gundabala. Human audience does not matter!

Bus to Bastar
Kamat travels to Bastar in Central India to study the tribals and their connections to modern civilization.

Nehru-Gandhi Dynasty
For five generations the Nehrus and Gandhis have dominated Indian political scene. A pictorial essay lists the various positions they have held.

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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

A Toy Cradle
Shashwati Women's Museum Collection, Bangalore 		Women`s Museum Collection
Nut-Cracker
Nut-cracker
Shashwati Women's Museum Collection, Bangalore

Medieval Women Engaged in Personal Grooming
Illustrations based on medieval sculptures show different types of mirrors and women in their vanities		 Social Life in Medieval Karnataka
C.N. Mangala with Jyotsna
Prof. C.N. Mangala with Jyotsna Kamat
Chi.Na.Mangala (left) was responsible for establishing the Shashwati Women's Museum Collection at the N.M.K.R.V. College in Bangalore, where she served as educator for many years.

Love, like liquor, intoxicates!
Illustration from Telugu text Ragamalika		 Erotic Paintings
Temple Town of Udupi
Temple Chariot, Udupi

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