A Mural from Karnataka
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A First Day Release Envelope
Envelope released on Nehru centennial |
Portrait of Tippu Sultan
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Use of dogs in hunting and as pets
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Lady having an oil bath
Line drawing based on a painting from Nad Kalse |  |
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Man being assisted by two women to wash long hair
Line drawing based on a sculpture at Nad Kalse |
A housewife receives a towel after her bath – Bhatkal sculpture
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Brass and copper vessels used in storing and heating water
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Lady enjoying water sports – Sougandgikaparinaya
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A young girl swimming like a fish: Sougandhikaparinaya
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Two playful ladies bathing together
Line drawing based on ancient text Sougandhikaparinaya |  |
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Aquatic acrobatics: Sougandhikaparinaya
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Shivaram Karanth, celebrated Kannada novelist and playwright
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The eternal smile of Gomateshwara
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Monolithic Manasthambha (Pillar of Honor)
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Sarojini Naidu Spinning Yarn
Detail from a picture postcard c. 1945 |
Be Indian, Buy Indian
Boy Weaving Cotton - advertisement of Kalyan Mills, Ahmedabad |  |
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A daughter and a son
Detail rom a 1940s picture postcard |
Indian Girl
The label is stamped The Jayanti Mills Ltd. Virangam |  |
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Reading out a love letter
Detail from a 1940s picture postcard |
Flowers bring Lovers Together
Detail from a 1940s picture postcard; artist unknown |  |
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A Jain monument
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Graceful Housewife
Detail from a 1940s picture postcard; artist unknown |  |
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Housewife from Gujarat
Detail from advertisement postcard mailed to clothing retailers, 1940s |
On her way to fetch water
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Lost in a string instrument
Detail from a 1940s picture postcard |
Women: as tender as the flowers themselves
Detail from a picture postcard |  |
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One who likes to be wooed
Detail from a 1940s picture postcard |
India gets the telephone (phone romance)
Detail from a 1940s picture postcard |  |
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A Brahmin of Gokarn
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A Screen Panel of Chandragupta Basadi
Shravanabelagola, Karnataka |  |
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Carving on the outer wall of Jinanathapura temple
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Bracket carving of a Basadi
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Coconut hawker
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The road side "cure-all" doctor
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Vegetables vendor
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Fish merchant
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Silekyata, a great entertainer – leather puppet
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Silekyata's hilarious wife, Bangarekka – leather puppet
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The Master Puppeteer Performs
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The movement of puppets is controlled by rods and hinges
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A female entertainer – leather puppet
(Picture hand-colored by author) |
Krishna stealing the clothes of his female companions (Gopika-Vastraharana)
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Kamadhenu, the heavenly cow, provider of anything one asks for
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Two warriors on a chariot – leather puppet
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A female musician – leather puppet
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A Serene Statue of Lord Buddha
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Metallic icon of Hoysala king Vishnuvardhana
Belur, Karnataka |
Lord Krishna with two Gopikas on a swing
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