India in Line Drawings

First Online: January 22, 200
Last Update: February 17, 2024

Introduction

During my travels and studies, for several reasons (lack of co-operation, Government regulations, prohibited photography, bad light, poor dark-room facilities, and cost) it was not always possible to document the happenings or artifacts on film. Over the years, I have learnt to authentically reproduce/enhance the experience via line drawings done in India ink. This is especially true of historical sculptures where the originals themselves were in extremely poor condition.
-- K. L. Kamat

List of Line Drawings



Girl preparing to meet boyfriend
Line drawing based on a stone seductress (shilabalika) in Belur
Damsel Admires Self in Mirror
Rangoli Designs
Rangoli Floral Designs

Two playful ladies bathing together
Line drawing based on ancient text Sougandhikaparinaya
Two playful ladies bathing together
Divine Vehicles
Animal Vehicles of Hindu Deities

Mystical Bird from a Pre-historic Cave Painting
Mystical Bird
Rawana from a Sibi Temple
Ravana, the King of Sri Lanka
From a Wall Painting in Sibi

An Innocent Woman of Mavashia Community
Mavashia Woman
Young Farmer with a Rumal
Rural Man in his Best Rumal
Madhya Pradesh, 1977

Welcome to a Hero
From a rock painting in Central India
Welcome to a Hero
Eleventh Century Deity
Hindu Deity from an Eleventh Century Sculpture

The Boar (Varaha) Logo of the Vijayanagar Kings
The Varaha Logo of Vijayanagar
Jawaharlal Nehru
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
India's First Prime-Minister

A Hindu Wedding
With the Fire (Agni) as the witness, and the bride in his hand, a groom takes seven steps and the sacred oath.
The Seven Steps of Hindu Wedding
A Priest at a Temple Procession
A Priest at a Temple Procession

The Father of the Nation
The Father of the Nation
Tribal Woman at the Weekly Marketplace
"This is everything that I have"
A Tribal Woman at the Weekly Marketplace, Jagadalpur

Verrier Elwin -- Missionary turned Anthropologist and Social Worker
Verrier Elvin
Drinking Philosopher from a Medieval Sculpture
"I Drink, Therefore I Am"
A drink transforms a Man into a philosopher!
Illustration based on ancient sculpture

A Sadhu Wonders at the Wonderful Chain of Life
Line drawing based on a sculpture at Belur
The Animal Food Chain

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