The Janata Database

A Database of Indian People

First Online: September 20,2008
Page Last Updated: January 28,2010

Because there's a story behind every face

Pictures of Indians

Socialist Leader Bhai Kotwal Kotwal was shot dead by British in 1943 at Siddhagad during India's Freedom Struggle
	Bhulabhai J. Desai (1877-1946) Desai was a leading lawyer of India of his time. Bombay circa 1935.
Gorur Sheshamma Ramaswamy Iyengar Wife of Gorur Ramaswamy Iyengar, Bangalore, 1983
	Picture of V.Sitaramiah Kannada writer and scholar, Kumta, 1954
Ramakrishna Bua Waze (1871-1945) Vaze Bua was a maestro of Gwalior gharana of Hindustani Classical Music
	Portrait of Vrinda Mundkur Dilip Kumar Mundkur trained under Feroz Dastur. She has given numerous performances in India and abroad.
Dancer D. Keshava and his Swiss wife Esther All India Radio invited audience program, 1986, Mysore
	Picture of Bhairathi Mesta Town of Honavar, circa 1975
M.S. Natrajan Natarajan was the husband of dancer Maya Rao.
	Kathak Dancer Maya Rao Bangalore, circa 1988
M.S. Natrajan Natarajan was the husband of dancer Maya Rao.
	Kamalakar Desai of Kalasa Honavar, circa 1967
K. F. Nariman Mumbai's Nariman Point is named after him
	K. Srinivas Pai and Wife Padmavati Pai Pai championed the use of Khadi and was known as Khaddar Srinivas Pai
Freedom Fighter and Scholar K. M. Munshi Kanhaiyalal Maneklal Munshi founded the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
	TV Anchor Shailaja Santosh Udaya T.V. interviewer, Bangalore, 2000
B.R. Vadappi Vadappi served as a teacher in Karnataka High School and was an essayist of Kannada language, Dharwad, circa 1972
	Manjula Narasimhan at the tank of Sibi Town of Sibi, Karnataka , 1992
Indra Shradhanand
	Cloth Merchant Laxman Kamat Town of Honnavar, 1967
Musician Veene Jayamma Mysore, circa 1985
	P.M. Audi Keshavalu Naicker From Congress Archives, circa 1935
Prof. Ramachandra Sharma Sharmaji was a great Sanskrit and Vedic scholar.
	Jairamdas Doulatram, Congressman from Sindh Portrait by Vanguard Studio, Bombay, Circa 1935
Portrait of a Kalyani Pandurang Prabhu Town of Honavar, Circa 1980
	Portrait of Sheikh Gulab Sheikh Gulab organized tribal troupes in Madhya Pradesh and preserved their folklore
Kannada Researcher K.R. Ganesha
	Sundar Basrurkar New Delhi, 1985
Suresh Basrurkar New Delhi, 1985
	Zoo Worker Rajan feeding Sumati the Gorilla Mysore Zoo, 1985
Bhikku Vasudev Kamat with Grandson Radhakrishna Town of Honnavar, 1967
	Lawyer K.M. Kamat Town of Honavar, 1967
Kids of Car Street, Honavar Pradeep Kamat and Sadanand Shet, 1979
	Ramesh Rao
A. Ramesh Rao Zoologist Rao was a collegue of K.L. Kamat, Jaipur, 1967
	Bhupendra Nath Basu President of Indian National Congress, 1914 Madras Convention
Picture of V. G. Bhat V.G. Bhat was a modern Kannada writer and poet
	Poetess Shashikala Veerayyaswamy To the left are Jyotsna Kamat and A.R. Mitra
A Meeting of Kannada Humorists... Clockwise from top left: Prabhushankar, C.K.N. Raja, Jyotsna Kamat, Ramanujam, Pachu, Venkataramappa. Mysore, circa 1984
	Twin Sisters Mani and Manas Shanbhag Occasion of Munji of Pradeep Kamat, Town of Honavar, 1982
M.Y. Ghorpade A nature photographer and Congress leader, Ghorpade built many institutions in Sandur
	Bhimsen Joshi Rendering a Khayal
Teacher R.S. Shanbhag Ram-Mohan Shyam-Sundar Shanbhag served as the head master of New English School in Honavar
	Baje Krishna Kamat of Sringeri Town of Sringeri, circa 1980
M. D. Joshi, circa 1937 Joshi founded the Swadeshi Electric Clocks in Bombay
	Portrait of Ratnavarma Heggade Heggade served as the Dharmadhikari at Dharmasthala
Portrait of Manjayya Heggade Heggade developed Dharmasthala as a great center of religious tolerance and pilgrimage
	Bhimsen Joshi (on left) with India Gandhi Bombay, Circa 1960
Bhalachandra B. Burde of Kumta Town of Kumta, circa 1980
	Kannada Novelist Yeshavant Chittal Dharwad, 1988
Portrait of Eric Ozario Ozario is a musician, and Konkani activist. He founded the "Mand Shobhan" cultural institution.
	Portrait of N. Purushothama Mallaya Mallaya has been a crusader for promotion of Konkani language and literature
Portrait of M. R. Pai Mr. Pai is a foremost advocate of consumer rights in India.
	Portrait of Ramdas M. Pai Pai served as the president of the Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Year 2000
Portrait of Kasturi Mohan Pai Pai is a reputed cardiologist, educationist and a social worker
	The Upanayanam Ceremony for Madiman Brothers From left to right: Usha Madiman, Mihir Madiman, Samir Madiman, and Maruti Madiman
Mrs. and Mr. Goruru Ramaswamy Iyengar See Also: Goruru Ramaswamy Iyengar
	Picture of Madhukar Narasimha Desai Municipal Commissioner of Bombay, 1970
Household Help Siddamma, Mysore City of Mysore, 1985
	Naushad Ali with Anita Sen, Sushilarani Baburao Patel Bombay, circa 1994-1996
Chitra Visweswaran Distinguished Bharatanatyam dancer
	Babysitter Tara Mesta Jaipur, Rajasthan, 1968
Businessman Jaivant Desai with wife Sudha Desai Town of Sirsi, 1967
	Picture of Uday Ganapati Shanbhag Town of Ankola, 1967
Picture of Shankara Kantu Town of Sirsi, 1967
	Picture of Mukta Sidenur with son Rajesh Town of Honavar, 1967
Picture of Rukmabai Kamat Town of Honavar, 1967
	Picture of Anand Desai, circa 1975 Indian Merchant in Black Gaberdine Cap, Town of Sirsi
Postman Ramzanji from Jobnair Town of Jobnair, Rajasthan, 1968
	"Can you Speak Up Please" Portrait of V.R. Kamat of Sringeri, 1978
Poet K.S. Narasimha Swamy and his Wife
	Poet K.S. Narasimha Swamy and his Wife Bangalore, 1983
Picture of Uma Kantu City of Jaipur, 1967
	Colleagues Sadar, Udayadri, MSP Prabhu, and Jyotsna Kamat All India Radio, Bangalore, 1993
Artist Mukta Venkatesh at the age of 100 Mysore, 2001
	Bedu Gowda of Honavar, 1982 Belonging to the Halakki tribal community, Bedu Gowda once carried K.L.Kamat on his shoulders to the doctor.
Vithal Rao Hodake, and his son-in-law, Ramanna Kamat Town of Haveri, 1986
	Portrait of Kamalabai Dhareshwar Bangalore, 1979
Priest Appa Bhat (on right) of Honavar Appa Bhatmam assisting vatu Pradeep Kamat, 1982
	S.M. Krishnarao, and B.S. Shastri Goa, 1986
Portrait of Sheikh Gulab, 1976 Sheikh Gulab organized tribal troupes in Madhya Pradesh and preserved their folklore
	Portrait of Sachdev Nagarkar Dr. Nagarkar owns the Nagarkar Dental Care in Rajajinagar, 2001

Stories of Common and Uncommon People of India

• Memories of Babanna
• Vignettes from Janata Database -I -- AnthoBLOGy on Jun 01, 2009
• Anmoree: Dame Who Delivered a Thousand Babies -- Amma's Column on Sep 08, 2005
• Remembering an Old Friend D.K. Murthy -- AnthoBLOGy on Jan 03, 2006
• Surendra Koulagi -- A Humanist of Melukote -- Amma's Column on Dec 11, 2007

See Also:

Indian Faces Photographer Kamat narrates the stories of capturing some memorable portraits of Indian women.	People of India Wide ranging topics and pictures depicting the common and uncommon communities of India; their professions, life-styles, and values.
The Children of India - Photo Exhibition	Women of India Frequently asked questions and articles on the roles and status of women in India. Includes biographies, topics on Sati, widows, history and artifacts.
Faces of India Photographer Kamat captures the diversity of India through these memorable portraits

People of India - Faces of India - Women of India - Children of India
The Caste System - Diversity of India -Tribals of India

Kamat's Potpourri Indian People's Database A Database of Indian People