![](/common/left.gif) Rangoli Artist Trimbak Joshi of Thane
| ![Database of Indian People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/4226.jpg) |
![A Database of Indians](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/3739.jpg) | ![](/common/right.gif) Prof. Ramachandra Sharma Sharmaji was a great Sanskrit and Vedic scholar. |
![](/common/left.gif) Portrait of Umesh Kamat Cloth Merchant, Honavar, circa 1995 | ![Portrait of a Merchant](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/2453.jpg) |
![Picture of a Devadasi](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/4691.jpg) | ![](/common/right.gif) Manjamma Jogathi of Bellary Pictures of the mysterious Yellamma cult, 2000 |
![](/common/left.gif) Radhakrishna Kamat and Wife Town of Ankola, 1967 | ![A Database of Indian People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/5501.jpg) |
![A Database of Indian People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/5709.jpg) | ![](/common/right.gif) Picture of Anand Desai, circa 1975 Indian Merchant in Black Gaberdine Cap, Town of Sirsi |
![](/common/left.gif) Mr. and Mrs. Sadanand Bhikku Kamat Town of Honavar, circa 1980 | ![A Database of Indian People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/5876.jpg) |
![A Database of Indians](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/5928.jpg) | ![](/common/right.gif) Picture of Uma Kantu City of Jaipur, 1967 |
![](/common/left.gif) Postman Ramzanji from Jobnair Town of Jobnair, Rajasthan, 1968 | ![A Database of Indian People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/5951.jpg) |
![Database of Indian People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/5959.jpg) | ![](/common/right.gif) Members of Kekre Family The Kekre Family provided housing to Kamat during his stay in Chindwada in Madhya Pradesh, 1976-77 |
![](/common/left.gif) Musician Veene Jayamma Mysore, circa 1985 | ![M.H. Jayamma](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/6091.jpg) |
![A Database of Indian People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/6093.jpg) | ![](/common/right.gif) Household Help Siddamma, Mysore City of Mysore, 1985 |
![](/common/left.gif) "Can you Speak Up Please" Portrait of V.R. Kamat of Sringeri, 1978 | ![A Database of Indian People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/7003.jpg) |
![A Database of Indian People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/7075.jpg) | ![](/common/right.gif) Poet K.S. Narasimha Swamy and his Wife Bangalore, 1983 |
![](/common/left.gif) Picture of V. G. Bhat V.G. Bhat was a modern Kannada writer and poet | ![Poet V.G. Bhat](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/6629.jpg) |
![Common and Uncommon Indians](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/6145a.jpg) | ![](/common/right.gif) Picture of Bhairathi Mesta Town of Honavar, circa 1975 |
![](/common/left.gif) Kannada Novelist Yeshavant Chittal Dharwad, 1988 | ![A Database of Indian People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/7631.jpg) |
![Mantap Prabhakar Updhyaya](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/11610.jpg) | ![](/common/right.gif) Performing Artits Mantap Prabhakar Updhyaya Updhyaya getting ready for a performance, Village of Kavalakki, 2001 |
![](/common/left.gif) Portrait of M. R. Pai Mr. Pai is a foremost advocate of consumer rights in India. | ![A Champion of Consumers](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/11857.jpg) |
![A Database of Indian People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/11858.jpg) | ![](/common/right.gif) Portrait of Ramdas M. Pai Pai served as the president of the Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Year 2000 |
![](/common/left.gif) Portrait of Kasturi Mohan Pai Pai is a reputed cardiologist, educationist and a social worker | ![A Database of Indian People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/11862.jpg) |
![A Database of Indian People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/11864.jpg) | ![](/common/right.gif) Portrait of Eric Ozario Ozario is a musician, and Konkani activist. He founded the "Mand Shobhan" cultural institution. |
![](/common/left.gif) Portrait of N. Purushothama Mallaya Mallaya has been a crusader for promotion of Konkani language and literature | ![A Database of Indian People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/11865.jpg) |
![A Database of Indian People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/6210.jpg) | ![](/common/right.gif) Mrs. and Mr. Goruru Ramaswamy Iyengar See Also: Goruru Ramaswamy Iyengar |
![](/common/left.gif) Portrait of Sheikh Gulab Sheikh Gulab organized tribal troupes in Madhya Pradesh and preserved their folklore | ![Database of Indians](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/7178.jpg) |
![Database of Indian People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/7826.jpg) | ![](/common/right.gif) Portrait of Kamalabai Dhareshwar Bangalore, 1979 |
![](/common/left.gif) The Upanayanam Ceremony for Madiman Brothers From left to right: Usha Madiman, Mihir Madiman, Samir Madiman, and Maruti Madiman | ![A Database of Indian People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/2732.jpg) |
![Picture of Sesha Sastry](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/2805a.jpg) | ![](/common/right.gif) Picture of R. Seshasastry Young Sesha Sastry as a researcher of Hero-stones. circa 1980 |
![](/common/left.gif) A Meeting of Kannada Humorists... Clockwise from top left: Prabhushankar, C.K.N. Raja, Jyotsna Kamat, Ramanujam, Pachu, Venkataramappa. Mysore, circa 1984 | ![Kannada Humor Writers](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/2838.jpg) |
![Database of Indian People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/2878.jpg) | ![](/common/right.gif) Keremane Shivaram Hegde
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![](/common/left.gif) Portrait of a Kalyani Pandurang Prabhu Town of Honavar, Circa 1980 | ![A Database of Indian People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/161.jpg) |
![The Janata Database](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/7992.jpg) | ![](/common/right.gif) Kids of Car Street, Honavar Pradeep Kamat and Sadanand Shet, 1979 |
![](/common/left.gif) Poetess Shashikala Veerayyaswamy To the left are Jyotsna Kamat and A.R. Mitra | ![At a Poet`s Meet](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/861.jpg) |
![Database of Indian People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/21102.jpg) | ![](/common/right.gif) Portrait of Bhaskeri Rama Vasudev Kamat Town of Honavar, circa 1930 |
![](/common/left.gif) Gorur Sheshamma Ramaswamy Iyengar Wife of Gorur Ramaswamy Iyengar, Bangalore, 1983 | ![Database of Indians](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/21601.jpg) |
![Database of Indian People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/vk42.jpg) | ![](/common/right.gif) Kannada Researcher K.R. Ganesha
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![](/common/left.gif) G.V. Ketkar, circa 1934 Grandson of Tilak, and seved as the editor of "Kesari" and "Tarun Bharat" | ![A Database of Indian People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/c1.jpg) |
![Freedom Fighters of India](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/c3.jpg) | ![](/common/right.gif) Gokulbhai Bhatt Gokulbhai Bhatt was a freedom fighter and a social worker from Rajasthan. |
![](/common/left.gif) Perin Captain Mrs. Captain was a freedom fighter, 1930 | ![Freedom Fighters of India](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/c42.jpg) |
![Women Freedom Fighters](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/c61.jpg) | ![](/common/right.gif) Uma Nehru A rare picture of Uma Nehru (Jawaharlal's cousin, and grandmother of Arun Nehru) |
![](/common/left.gif) Bhulabhai J. Desai (1877-1946) Desai was a leading lawyer of India of his time. Bombay circa 1935. | ![Freedom Fighters of India](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/c81.jpg) |
![Freedom Fighters of India](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/c90.jpg) | ![](/common/right.gif) Jairamdas Doulatram, Congressman from Sindh Portrait by Vanguard Studio, Bombay, Circa 1935 |
![](/common/left.gif) Kumar Debendra Lal Khan
| ![Freedom Fighters of India](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/c99.jpg) |
![Freedom Fighters of India](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/c128.jpg) | ![](/common/right.gif) Mr. and Mrs. Devidas Gandhi Devidas Gandhi was the Managing Director of "Hindustan Times", a very nationalistic newspaper during the freedom struggle |
![](/common/left.gif) M. D. Joshi, circa 1937 Joshi founded the Swadeshi Electric Clocks in Bombay | ![Freedom Fighters of India](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/c130.jpg) |
![Freedom Fighters of India](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/c139.jpg) | ![](/common/right.gif) Journalist Mukerji of Gorakhpur Picture from Congress Souvenir, 1936 |
![](/common/left.gif) Indra Shradhanand
| ![Freedom Fighters of India](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/c142.jpg) |
![Freedom Fighters of India](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/c167.jpg) | ![](/common/right.gif) K. Varadachari Congressman Varadachari fought for India's freedom. 1938 Portrait, Chandragiri |
![](/common/left.gif) P.M. Audi Keshavalu Naicker From Congress Archives, circa 1935 | ![Freedom Fighters of India](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/c176.jpg) |
![Freedom Fighters of India](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/c199.jpg) | ![](/common/right.gif) Narayan Bhaskar Khare (1884-1970) Educated as a physician, Khare was a Congressman and political leader |
![](/common/left.gif) Congressman H. P. Mehta
| ![Freedom Fighters of India](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/c246.jpg) |
![Database of Indian People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/c301.jpg) | ![](/common/right.gif) K. F. Nariman Mumbai's Nariman Point is named after him |
![](/common/left.gif) Freedom Fighter and Scholar K. M. Munshi Kanhaiyalal Maneklal Munshi founded the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan | ![K. M. Munshi](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/c307.jpg) |
![Leaders of Congress Party](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/c357.jpg) | ![](/common/right.gif) Bhupendra Nath Basu President of Indian National Congress, 1914 Madras Convention |
![](/common/left.gif) Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924-2018) Vajpayee served as the Prime Minister of India, first for a term of 13 days in 1996, for a period of eleven months from 1998 to 1999, and then for a full term from 1999 to 2004. | ![Prime Ministers of India](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/fn07.jpg) |
![Database of Indian Scholars](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/22185.jpg) | ![](/common/right.gif) Picture of V.Sitaramiah Kannada writer and scholar, Kumta, 1954 |
![](/common/left.gif) Portrait of Ratnavarma Heggade Heggade served as the Dharmadhikari at Dharmasthala | ![Database of Indian People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/13017.jpg) |
![A Database of Indian People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/13018.jpg) | ![](/common/right.gif) Portrait of Manjayya Heggade Heggade developed Dharmasthala as a great center of religious tolerance and pilgrimage |
![](/common/left.gif) Mrs.Shanta Kaikini, Gokarn Picture of Shanta Kaikini, wife of Gourish Kaikini, and mother of Jayant Kaikini, Gokarn, 2005 | ![Database of Indian People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/13215.jpg) |
![Database of Indian People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/13748.jpg) | ![](/common/right.gif) Sediyapu Krishna Bhat Bhat was a Kannada and Sanskrit scholar and lexicographer |
![](/common/left.gif) B.R. Vadappi Vadappi served as a teacher in Karnataka High School and was an essayist of Kannada language, Dharwad, circa 1972 | ![Teacher Vadappi](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/13774.jpg) |
![Kannada Writer Ta.Su. Shamaraya](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/23015.jpg) | ![](/common/right.gif) Talukina Subbanna Shamaraya Mysore, 1984 |
![](/common/left.gif) Basti Vaman Shenoi Shenoi spreaheaded movements to preserve and develop Konkani language and culture. Mangalore, 2005 | ![Database of Konkani People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/23116.jpg) |
![Database of Indian People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/23404.jpg) | ![](/common/right.gif) Artist Mukta Venkatesh at the age of 100 Mysore, 2001 |
![](/common/left.gif) Singer Vasanti nayak Nayak is a singer of Konkani light music, Bengaluru, 2001 | ![Database of Indian People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/23117.jpg) |
![A Database of Indians](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/23137.jpg) | ![](/common/right.gif) TV Anchor Shailaja Santosh Udaya T.V. interviewer, Bangalore, 2000 |
![](/common/left.gif) Baje Krishna Kamat of Sringeri Town of Sringeri, circa 1980 | ![A Database of Indian People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/23254.jpg) |
![Database of Indian People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/23268.jpg) | ![](/common/right.gif) Portrait of Amita Kantu Town of Sirsi, circa 1978 |
![](/common/left.gif) Portrait of Sachdev Nagarkar Dr. Nagarkar owns the Nagarkar Dental Care in Rajajinagar, 2001 | ![Database of Indians](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/23500.jpg) |
![Kannada Novelist TaRaSu](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/23553.jpg) | ![](/common/right.gif) Novelist T. R. Subba Rao (Ta.Ra.Su) Picture taken in 1985 in Mysore just before his death |
![](/common/left.gif) Portrait of Dr. Mukta Sidenur 1972, Bangalore | ![People of India](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/23851.jpg) |
![Database of Indian People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/24453.jpg) | ![](/common/right.gif) Socialist Leader Bhai Kotwal Kotwal was shot dead by British in 1943 at Siddhagad during India's Freedom Struggle |
![](/common/left.gif) N.S.Ramaswamy, Professor of Zoology Jaipur, 1966 | ![A Database of Indian People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/24792.jpg) |
![A Database of Indian People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/24989.jpg) | ![](/common/right.gif) Mrs and Mr. Kamalakar Desai of Kalasa Town of Honavar, 1980 |
![](/common/left.gif) A. Ramesh Rao Zoologist Rao was a collegue of K.L. Kamat, Jaipur, 1967 | ![Zoologist Ramesh Rao](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/27227.jpg) |
![Database of Indians](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/26898.jpg) | ![](/common/right.gif) Bhikku Vasudev kamat Town of Honavar, 1967 |
![](/common/left.gif) Picture of Kalyani Harite
| ![Kalyani Harite](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/40433.jpg) |
![Database of Indian People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/40484.jpg) | ![](/common/right.gif) An Old Photograph Second from left is K.M. Kamat of Honavar |
![](/common/left.gif) M.Y. Ghorpade A nature photographer and Congress leader, Ghorpade built many institutions in Sandur | ![A Database of Indian People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/40542.jpg) |
![Database of Indian People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/40545.jpg) | ![](/common/right.gif) Artist K. Venkatappa (1886-1965) Artist Venkatappa , circa 1950 |
![](/common/left.gif) Mukund Shanbhag of Kodkani Known as "Mukundanna", he was influenced by Gandhi, practiced several innovations and practiced Swadeshi. | ![A Database of Indian People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/41837.jpg) |
![A Database of Indian People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/41745.jpg) | ![](/common/right.gif) Teacher R.S. Shanbhag Ram-Mohan Shyam-Sundar Shanbhag served as the head master of New English School in Honavar |
![](/common/left.gif) Surendra Koulagi at his Residence Town of Melkote, 2007 | ![A Database of Indian People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/41007.jpg) |
![A Database of Indian People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/30953.jpg) | ![](/common/right.gif) Bhalachandra B. Burde of Kumta Town of Kumta, circa 1980 |
![](/common/left.gif) Colleagues Sadar, Udayadri, MSK Prabhu, and Jyotsna Kamat All India Radio, Bangalore, 1993 | ![Database of Indian People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/31559.jpg) |
![A Database of Indian People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/28046.jpg) | ![](/common/right.gif) Picture of Rukmabai Kamat Town of Honavar, 1967 |
![](/common/left.gif) Picture of Mukta Sidenur with son Rajesh Town of Honavar, 1967 Honnawar | ![A Database of Indian People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/28051.jpg) |
![Goud Saraswat Purohits](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/28053.jpg) | ![](/common/right.gif) Appa Bhat and Purushottam Bhat Town of Honnawar, 1967 |
![](/common/left.gif) Picture of Shankar Kantu Town of Sirsi, 1967 Honnawar | ![A Database of Indian People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/28059.jpg) |
![A Database of Indian People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/28063.jpg) | ![](/common/right.gif) Picture of Uday Ganapati Shanbhag Town of Ankola, 1967 Honnawar |
![](/common/left.gif) Kamalakar Desai of Kalasa Honavar, circa 1967 | ![Database of Indian People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/28073.jpg) |
![Database of Indian People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/28085.jpg) | ![](/common/right.gif) Picture of Nilkod Bal Kamat Village of Nilkod near Honavar, 1967 |
![](/common/left.gif) Cloth Merchant Laxman Kamat Town of Honnavar, 1967 | ![A Database of Indian People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/28141.jpg) |
![A Database of Indian People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/28308.jpg) | ![](/common/right.gif) Portrait of Shanta Amur Wife of Prof. G.S. Amur, Dharwad |
![](/common/left.gif) Babysitter Tara Mesta Jaipur, Rajasthan, 1968 Jaipur | ![A Database of Indian People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/28549.jpg) |
![Database of Indian People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/28574.jpg) | ![](/common/right.gif) Gardner Kalipad Village of Plassey, 1969 |
![](/common/left.gif) Kalipada with Vikas in Plassey Town of Plassey, West Bengal, 1969 | ![A Database of Indian People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/28581.jpg) |
![A Database of Indian People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/28625.jpg) | ![](/common/right.gif) Physician V.G. Sidenur Bangalore, circa 1970 |
![](/common/left.gif) Daughter of Bhaktamitran Calcutta, 1970 | ![Database of Indian People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/28703.jpg) |
![A Database of Indian People](http://www.kamat.com/picturehouse/stubs/28712.jpg) | ![](/common/right.gif) Picture of Madhukar Narasimha Desai Municipal Commissioner of Bombay, 1970 |