List of Illustrations

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Animal Motifs from textbooks
Animal Motis in Palm-leaf Texts
Taking an Aim
Archery Lesson

The Arguing Brahman
Education in Ancient India
Ruins of the Asri Mahal Library
The Asri Mahal Library

Asri Mahal Library after Aurangjeb conquered Bijapur
Asri Mahal Library
Wrestling School
At the Wrestling School

A Ball Game
Education of Royals
A Student of Islam
Boy at a Islamic School

Boy Playing with a Wooden Horse
Medieval Toys
Buddhist System of Education
A Buddhist Student

Buddhist students on way to fetch water
Buddhist System of Education
Geometry Textbook (?)
Complex Circular Designs

A Copyist
Copying of Textbooks
Palm-leaf Books
Cover Pages of Palm-leaf Texts

Decorated Chapter Separator of Ancient Textbook
Education in Ancient India
Illustrated Palm-leaf Manuscript
Depiction of Lord Ganesh on a palm-leaf

Dictation to a Secretary (?)
Dictating a Clerk
Education in Ancient India
"Education is a tool to moksha"

Education of a Muslim Prince
Education in Ancient India
Education of Women
Education of Women

An Elder Engaged in Study
Education in Karnataka
Education in Ancient India
Embroidery on the Cover of a Palm-leaf Book

Girls Engaged in Stick Aerobics
Physical Education
Education in Ancient India
The Grinthapathana

A Hand-copier or an Official Writer
Copywriting Professional
Preservation of Manuscripts
Jain Ascetic Shubhachandra

Jaina teacher and disciples
Jaina Education
Horse Mounted Sports
Javelin Throw

Medieval Cloth Merchant
Vocational Training
Physical Training
Medieval Wrestlers

Palm-leaf Texts
Palm-leaf Textbooks
Physical Education
Physical Conditioning

Picture of a Boy Writing
Education in Ancient India
Sword Wileding
Prince being Trained in Sword Wielding

Punishment of a Pupil
Islamic Education
Education of Masses
The Reciting Brahman

The Romance of Champavati and Poet Billana
Romancing the Teacher
Education in Karnataka
A Sanskrit scholar

A Scholar of Koran
Islamic Education in India
Tricks with Sticks
Stick Aerobics (kola-ta)

Student and teacher:- a teacher corrects the handwriting and calligraphic style of a student in a Buddhist school
Buddhist System of Education
Islamic Student
A Student holding a Book

A Student holding a Book
Islamic Student
Music Education
A Student of Music Practices

A Student-ascetic
Jaina Education System
History of Education
Students at Group Study

A Time-keeping Volunteer at the Ghatika
At a Ghatikasthana
Physical Education
Training in the use of Gada (mace)

The Uninterested Wife!
Education in Ancient India
Music Education
Veena Training for the Princess

The Wife of a Scholar
Education in Ancient India
Education System in Karnataka
Woman Reading Palm-leaf Text

Writing Woman, Hoysala period
Education in Ancient India

See Also:

  • Old-timey Education -- Dr. Jyotsna Kamat hosts an amusing online exhibition of historical artifacts on education in India through the centuries