Jyotsna with R.K. Narayan, Mysore, 1984
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Jyotsna Kamat
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The Milkmaid (Gouli), The Village of Kansur
"I asked the lady to expose her ornaments but was surprised when she unbuttoned her blouse! -- Perhaps blouse is just another ornament for her." - Photographer |  |
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Hiryoung in Oak Mountain
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Vikas and Jyotsna
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Vikas and Hiryoung
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Vikas and Hiryoung
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Walking Tall -- Krishna being honored in hometown of Honavar
Notice the folk artists walking on Stilts |
Best Friends -- Father and Son
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Krishna With Pandit Ravi Shankar, Syracuse 1964
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Vikas in Bangalore 1996
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Two is a Team -- What a Team!
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Vikas and Krishna
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Vikas and Hiryoung, Florida, 1997
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Release of Krishnanand's Konkani Book, August 2000
From LtoR : Kamat, Vaman Shenoy, Santosh Kumar Gulvadi, A. R. Chandrahas Gupta |  |
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Portrait of G. V.Burde
Picture taken at Kamat residence in 1980s |
Patel's Wife in the village of Modnar
Muscles and tattoes of a tribal Woman, Madhya Pradesh, 1977 |  |
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Konkanis Just Love Fish
Jyotsna Kamat with a large Iswan fish |
Ti. Nam. Shreekantaiya at Kumta
Picture Taken 1954 Kannada Literary Conference in Kumta |  |
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Prof. V. Seetaramaish
Picture Taken 1954 Kannada Literary Conference in Kumta |
Saree Art
Kamat's Painting on Jyotsna's silk saree based on a design from a cave ceiling in Ajanta |  |
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K. L. Kamat at Work
Kamat was an expert illustrator |
Best Friends - Jyotsna with Susheela Kulkarni
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Kamat Family Enjoying Kamat Pictures
Photograph shows Laxman (Grandpa) Kamat and Sumitra Kamat enjoying Kamat's early photographs |
A Father and a Daughter Share a Light Moment
Inside a Konkani Household, 1967 |  |
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The Sharmaji Couple, Jaipur
The Sharmas helped the Kamats a great deal during our stay in Rajasthan. |
Passion for Photography
A bunch of keys is a enough for Kamat to start clicking! |  |
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Jyotsna Interviewing a Woman from Herangadi
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Information Gathering
Shown above: Dr. R. Seshasatry, collecting information in the field from a villager |  |
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A Sample of one of Kamat`s Letter
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High-tech using Low-tech
Weekly consignment of content arriving at Kamat residence |  |
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Pages from Kamat's Diary
Wherever photography was not possible, Kamat has used sketches and line drawings to document his field studies |
A Student for Lifetime
Jyotsna Kamat making notes for a research paper. |  |
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"Can you ID this Bappa?"
Hiryoung and Vikas organizing the contents and asking Krishna for a clarification. December 2000 |
Jyotsna Kamat with Prof. C.N. Mangala
Chi.Na.Mangala was responsible for establishing the Shashwati Women's Museum Collection at the N.M.K.R.V. College in Bangalore, where she served as the principal. |  |
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Map Showing Gundabala
Kamat`s hand-drawn map showing the village of Gundabala and its neighborhood. Keen observation and elaborate documentation has been Kamat`s forte. |
Kamat Family Team of Four
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Kamats of Kamats' Potpourri
Vikas, Hiryoung, Jyotsna, and Krishnanand Kamat, Year 2001 |
Long time before XML/RPC, there was Post Office!
Kamat mails a content consignment at the Malleswaram Post Office (December 2000). We have relied heavily on the Indian and United States Postal Systems for mailing of our pictures and stories. |  |
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Tattoos of the Baiga Tribe
Whenever photography was not possible, Kamat has documented the 20th Century India in his illustrations and letters. |
Helping Hands
A young Vikas carrying water and vegetables, 1976
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the bare feet. At the time, it was common to go around the streets without footwear. |  |
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Kamat's Kitchen at Camp Chindwara, Madhya Pradesh
House-hold items scattered in Kamat's camp in Bastar |
Vikas and Hiryoung Kim Kamat
Honavar, December 2000 |  |
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At Kamat Cloth Shop
Kim Kamat tries out towels, 2003 |
A Page from Kamat's Diary
A page entry shows the location of the cave shelters at Bhimbetka |  |
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Hiryoung in Honavar
Notice the Kavi Art murals in the background. Sri Rama Mandi Temple, December 2000 |
The Kamat Picture Retrieval System!
Picture shows film reels and the tiny pieces of paper wrapped around the film reels. Over 200,000 pictures covering priceless moments of Indian life are stored this way. |  |
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Example of a Kamat Content Dispatch
We have relied heavily on the Indian and United States Postal Systems for mailing of our pictures and stories |
Helping Hands
Kamat poses with the photocopy shop workers. Year 2000 |  |
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A Picture at the Kamat Kitchen
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The Amazing Enthusiasm of Kamat
Kamat (pictured here in rural India, August 2001) continues to wander off the beaten path documenting the untold stories of India. |  |
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The Kamat PictureSearch!
Jyotsna Kamat searching for a picture by reading a reel's notes. |
The Skillful Hands
The skillful hands of Kamat that can write books, take pictures, draw, paint, and type also can peel garlic (shown above) |  |
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Waiting for the Milk Man
Kamat waiting for the milk delivery man by watching the peep hole. |
If Kamat doesn't do it, who will?
Kamat (pictured here in rural India, August 2001) continues to wander off the beaten path documenting the untold stories of India. |  |
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The Kamat Team at the Breakfast Table
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The Late Night Restaurateur
Kamat picks salad cucumbers at the Malleswaram vegetable market. A daily visitor for the last 30 years, Kamat is quite an enigma among the roadside vendors. They call him as the Late Night Restaurateur, Photo uncle, and as a Friend of the Poor. |  |
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Award Given to Kamat`s Potpourri
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Kamat Fair-copying a Sketch
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Boy Vikas in Military Attire
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Jyotsna with Vikas
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Vikas dressed as an Adivasi
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Kamat's First Photograph
Picture of the Redkar family members taken on November 04, 1949 |  |
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The S.S.C Class of 1952
The 1952 graduating class of New English School, Honavar |
Prof. A. N. Moorthy Rao
As a boy, Kamat photographed famous personalities during the 1952 Kumta Sahitya Sammelan |  |
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Butter Boy!
Picture of Pradeep Kamat, 1969 |
Best Friends
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Screen Capture of Kamat Content CrowBot
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Portrait of Ganesh V. Burde
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Boy Vikas with Veena Maestro Doraiswamy Iyengar (1980)
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Stacked up Diaries of Kamat
Throughout his travels, Kamat has meticulously documented his studies of India. |  |
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Cameras in Kamat's Safe
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First Picture of Ramabai Kamat
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Kashmir in Fountain Pen
When Kamat did not have a camera, he had a pen to document the memories |
A Diary of Imagination
Shown above, Kamat has illustrated an imaginary dance of the insects. |  |
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Life Inspires Art
Kamat's diaries are sometimes illustrated, possibly inspired by nature which was his true love. |
Traditional Kashmiri Hukka
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Catalog of Tribal Jewelry
When photography was not possible, Kamat has hand-drawn the artifacts |
Types of Combs
Combs are used as a symbol of love among some tribes of India |  |
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Pages from Kamat's Diary
Some pages are annotated with actual photographs that he contact-printed |
Detail of a Page from Kamat's Diary
Some pages are annotated with actual photographs that he contact-printed |  |
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Map of Khajuraho
A page from Kamat's diary showing a hand-drawn map of Khajuraho town. |
When the Tiger was killed ...
Picture of Jyotsna (third from right) with mother Sharadabai (fourth from right) |  |
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A Photographer's Diary
This page lists the reel number, date of the photograph, and contents of the reel |
Portrait of Ganesh V. Burde
Ganesh Burde (1906-2002) contributed a lot of contents to Kamat's Potpourri website |  |
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Kamat and Kamath
K. L. Kamat and Suryanath Kamath in a boat while working for the Uttara Kannada Gazetteer |
Photography as a means of Duplication
Before the photocopying technology arrived in India, Kamat used photography as a duplicating medium. Shown here is the floor-plan of Kamat home. |  |
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Deepavali Greetings
A sketch by K. L. Kamat |
Grandma Kamat and Vikas
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Amma And Gindi, Oct 16, 1975
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Lunch at Kamats
(L to R) Vivek Shanbhag, Kim Kamat, and K.L.Kamat |  |
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Jyotsna Crossing Amdayi River
Jyotsna crossing a river in the forests of Central India to study tribal women |
Kamat`s 1959 Remington Typewriter
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Tribal World of K. L. Kamat
Cataloging the illustrations of Kamat on tribal life and their relationship to the ancient man |
Friends and Admirers
Meeting with the Char family, 2000 |  |
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Umesh Kamat at Kamat Shop, 1990
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Pradeep and Vikas in Kamat Family Cloth Shop, 1990
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Kamat Practising Calligraphy?
Kamat had a very small, almost illegible handwriting. Was this an attempt to improve it? |
A Draft Sketch of a Cover Page
A half-complete sketch of Kamat's Book "KalaRanga" |  |
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Cover of Uttara Kannada Album
While in college, one semester Vikas came home to thousands of pictures of Uttara Kannada district scattered all over the house. He painted a cover page (above) and spiral bound them into an album. |
