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

 

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Pictures of Indians



Socialist Leader Bhai Kotwal
Kotwal was shot dead by British in 1943 at Siddhagad during India's Freedom Struggle
Database of Indian People
Freedom Fighters of India
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
Database of Indians
Database of Indian Scholars
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
Indian Musicians
Hindustani Classical Musician Vrinda Mundkur
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
Bharatanatyam Dancers
Common and Uncommon Indians
Picture of Bhairathi Mesta
Town of Honavar, circa 1975

M.S. Natrajan
Natarajan was the husband of dancer Maya Rao.
Database of Indian People
Database of Indian People
Kathak Dancer Maya Rao
Bangalore, circa 1988

M.S. Natrajan
Natarajan was the husband of dancer Maya Rao.
Database of Indian People
Database of Indian People
Kamalakar Desai of Kalasa
Honavar, circa 1967

K. F. Nariman
Mumbai's Nariman Point is named after him
Database of Indian People
Freedom Fighters of India
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
K. M. Munshi
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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
Teacher Vadappi
Manjula Narasimhan
Manjula Narasimhan at the tank of Sibi
Town of Sibi, Karnataka , 1992

Indra Shradhanand
Freedom Fighters of India
A Database of Indian People
Cloth Merchant Laxman Kamat
Town of Honnavar, 1967

Musician Veene Jayamma
Mysore, circa 1985
M.H. Jayamma
Freedom Fighters of India
P.M. Audi Keshavalu Naicker
From Congress Archives, circa 1935

Prof. Ramachandra Sharma
Sharmaji was a great Sanskrit and Vedic scholar.
A Database of Indians
Freedom Fighters of India
Jairamdas Doulatram, Congressman from Sindh
Portrait by Vanguard Studio, Bombay, Circa 1935

Portrait of a Kalyani Pandurang Prabhu
Town of Honavar, Circa 1980
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Database of Indians
Portrait of Sheikh Gulab
Sheikh Gulab organized tribal troupes in Madhya Pradesh and preserved their folklore

Kannada Researcher K.R. Ganesha
Database of Indian People
A Database of Indian People
Sundar Basrurkar
New Delhi, 1985

Suresh Basrurkar
New Delhi, 1985
Database of Indian People
Zoo Worker
Zoo Worker Rajan feeding Sumati the Gorilla
Mysore Zoo, 1985

Bhikku Vasudev Kamat with Grandson Radhakrishna
Town of Honnavar, 1967
Bhikku Kamat
Citizens of Honavar Town
Lawyer K.M. Kamat
Town of Honavar, 1967

Kids of Car Street, Honavar
Pradeep Kamat and Sadanand Shet, 1979
The Janata Database
Jaipur, 1967
Ramesh Rao

A. Ramesh Rao
Zoologist Rao was a collegue of K.L. Kamat, Jaipur, 1967
Zoologist Ramesh Rao
Leaders of Congress Party
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
Poet V.G. Bhat
At a Poets Meet
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
Kannada Humor Writers
Shanbhag Twins
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
A Database of Indian People
Pandit Bhmsen Joshi
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
A Database of Indian People
A Database of Indian People
Baje Krishna Kamat of Sringeri
Town of Sringeri, circa 1980

M. D. Joshi, circa 1937
Joshi founded the Swadeshi Electric Clocks in Bombay
Freedom Fighters of India
Database of Indian People
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
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Bhimsen Joshi and Indira Gandhi
Bhimsen Joshi (on left) with India Gandhi
Bombay, Circa 1960

Bhalachandra B. Burde of Kumta
Town of Kumta, circa 1980
A Database of Indian People
A Database of Indian People
Kannada Novelist Yeshavant Chittal
Dharwad, 1988

Portrait of Eric Ozario
Ozario is a musician, and Konkani activist. He founded the "Mand Shobhan" cultural institution.
A Database of Indian People
A Database of Indian People
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.
A Champion of Consumers
A Database of Indian People
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
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A Database of Indian People
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
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A Database of Indian People
Picture of Madhukar Narasimha Desai
Municipal Commissioner of Bombay, 1970

Household Help Siddamma, Mysore
City of Mysore, 1985
A Database of Indian People
A Database of Indian People
Naushad Ali with Anita Sen, Sushilarani Baburao Patel
Bombay, circa 1994-1996

Chitra Visweswaran
Distinguished Bharatanatyam dancer
A Database of Indian People
A Database of Indian People
Babysitter Tara Mesta
Jaipur, Rajasthan, 1968

Businessman Jaivant Desai with wife Sudha Desai
Town of Sirsi, 1967
A Database of Indian People
A Database of Indian People
Picture of Uday Ganapati Shanbhag
Town of Ankola, 1967

Picture of Shankara Kantu
Town of Sirsi, 1967
A Database of Indian People
A Database of Indian People
Picture of Mukta Sidenur with son Rajesh
Town of Honavar, 1967

Picture of Rukmabai Kamat
Town of Honavar, 1967
A Database of Indian People
A Database of Indian People
Picture of Anand Desai, circa 1975
Indian Merchant in Black Gaberdine Cap, Town of Sirsi

Postman Ramzanji from Jobnair
Town of Jobnair, Rajasthan, 1968
A Database of Indian People
A Database of Indian People
"Can you Speak Up Please"
Portrait of V.R. Kamat of Sringeri, 1978

Poet K.S. Narasimha Swamy and his Wife
A Database of Indian People
A Database of Indian People
Poet K.S. Narasimha Swamy and his Wife
Bangalore, 1983

Picture of Uma Kantu
City of Jaipur, 1967
A Database of Indians
Database of Indian People
Colleagues Sadar, Udayadri, MSP Prabhu, and Jyotsna Kamat
All India Radio, Bangalore, 1993

Artist Mukta Venkatesh at the age of 100
Mysore, 2001
Database of Indian People
Database of Indian People
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
Database of Indian People
Database of Indian People
Portrait of Kamalabai Dhareshwar
Bangalore, 1979

Priest Appa Bhat (on right) of Honavar
Appa Bhatmam assisting vatu Pradeep Kamat, 1982
Database of India
Scholars of Goa
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
Database of Indians
Database of Indians
Portrait of Sachdev Nagarkar
Dr. Nagarkar owns the Nagarkar Dental Care in Rajajinagar, 2001

Stories of Common and Uncommon People of India

 

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Portraits of WomenIndian 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.
PortraitsFaces 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

 

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