Hodge-podge of History, Mystery, and Diversity of India (and lots of pictures)

If You have not Read them, they are New to you!

 The Pallavas
Article on the art and architecture of the prominent Pallava dynasty that rules South India from 4th to 9th centuries CE.

By Jyotsna Kamat
Dr. Jyotsna Kamat is an active contributor to Kamat's Potpourri. Read all her articles here.

Gandhi Autobiography
Full text of Gandhi's autobiography "The Stories of My Experiments with Truth" with annotations and hyperlinks.

Marathi Natya Sangeet
Mohan Nadkarni describes the stage music behind the vibrant Marathi theater.

A Konkani Book of 1904
Digital scan of a rare Konkani book containing Konkani renditions of Purandaradasa's devotional songs.

Pallava Art & Architecture
Article on the art and architecture of South India during the rule of the Pallava kings.

Introduction to Kamat.com
Kamat's 1997 introduction to Kamat's Potpourri Website. It narrates the spirit and idea behind the website. We hope we have lived up to it!

Research on Tamilnadu
A regularly maintained archive of research papers focusing their research on Tamilnadu, and Tamil studies.

Woman Who Knew Too Much
Biography of a remarkable freedom fighter, social reformer and activist Kamaladevi Chattopadhaya.

Temples of Karnataka
A comprehensive survey of great temples of Karnataka with the dates of their construction and geography.

Temples of Orissa
Article covering the great temples of Orissa such as Jagannath temple, Lingaraja temple, and Konark family of temples.

Newly Added Pictures

Basavaraj Sadar, MSK Prabhu with Kamats

Colleagues of All India Radio,Dharwad Jyotsna Kamat, M.S.K. Prabhu

Adivasis with Musical Instruments

Cover of Taranga -- Kannada Weekly

Talacherikar Rangarao Kannada and Konkani writer and freedom fighter

Gurunath Joshi Hindi scholar and translator

Prof. Gundamaraju Varadarajarao Kannada researcher who researched Haridasa literature

Nandi Bull, Sculpture from a Belur Temple

Nandikolu - A folk dance of Karnataka

Prof. Ramaswamy relaxing at a party of Kannadigas Jaipur, Rajasthan, 1966

Kannada Writer Sumatindra Nadig

Painted Idol of a Nandi Bull

Vinayak Rao Chikkaramane Year 1967, Honnawar

Medieval sari fashions Each sari found in Lepakshi paintings is different from another in color and design

An Artist from Karnataka

Chandramandala Mural

Couple on a swing grows intimate with each other

Man massages a lovely woman -- Bhatkal temple sculpture

Getting ready to make love Detail from a medieval sculpture

Portrait of a Villager Town of Mulki, South Kanara

More New Contents

• M.S.K. Prabhu - Kannada Author and Playwright - Article
• Kamat's Letters as Biographies - Article
• Chicken Road RTP and Payouts - Article
• Town of Chikkaballapur - Article
• Dances of India -- Kuchipudi Dance - Article
• Remembering the Kamat Couple - Index
• Remembering Jyotsna as a Colleague - Article
• How the Mourning Turned into a Celebration - Article
• Tribute to Kamats by N. Gayathri - Article
• Introduction to Kamat Samsmarane Function - Article
• Gurumukhi Language - Article
• The Roce Function - Article
• Vedaratnam Pillai - Biography
• Ravindra Kalakshetra - Article
• India During the 14th Century - Index
• Town of Hukkeri - Article
• Hori Habba or Celebration of Bull Festival - Article
• Guru Angad Dev - Article
• The Helava Community - Article
• The Taranga Weekly - Article
• The Kasturi Kannada Monthly - Article
• The Karmaveera Weekly - Article