Potpourri of Artifacts

 An assorted collection of historical and cultural artifacts from the Indian subcontinent.

Page Last Updated: June 16,2008

Pre-historic Rock Paintings The pre-historic rock paintings of Madhya Pradesh are 5000 to 20000 years old. Kamat wonders on the meaning of some of the paintings while narrating their value	Ordinary Heroes Memorials erected for brave men and women in a new research report.
Vintage Advertisements Showcase of old and successful advertisements from India. Includes advertisements for clothing, telephones, vehicles, and condiments.	Jain Monuments A survey of Jain monuments scattered all over the state of Karnataka.
Hero-stones of India The Mahasati and other hero-stones provide time-capsules of ancient India.	Monochrome Marvels Till Kamat presented his scholarly analysis of this rapidly vanishing art form, nobody recognized Kavi art as an art form. Nothing has been done since then.
Indian Postage Stamps Sample the flavor of India through her philatelic paraphernalia	Indian Coins and Currencies - Table of Contents

Table of Contents

• Sati stone belonging to the Bhil tribe, Chindawada
• A grand four-storied hero-stone of the Vijayanagar period
• A group of grantite pillars, Pachmaddi
• A Group of Memorials at Barsur in Bastar
• A heap of wooden memorials at Pachmadi in Central India
• A hero in the forest
• A Hero-stone from Karnataka
• A Memorial Gata of the Bhil Tribe
• A Memorial of Madhya Pradesh
• A Painted Illustration from a Palm-leaf Manuscript
• A Painted Slab Memorial, Madhya Pradesh
• A Swiss-made watch with Hindu Motifs
• A Temple Sculpture Depicts Two Saints Accosting a Courtesan
• Abstract Memorials for the Dead
• Address Written in Kannada
• An Ancient Kannada Inscription
• An Earthen Memorial of Bastar District
• An Example of Nishidhi Stone
• Ancient Areka Nut Cracker
• Ancient Indian Coins made with Lead
• Ancient Texts and Manuscripts
• Antique Chair -- Probably Berhampur
• Artifacts of Heritage
• Ba-Bapu -- The Gandhi Couple
• Beauty in Utility - Embroidered Game Board
• Blue-print of Sculptures on Palm-leaf
• Carved Wooden Pillar in the Village of Gidam
• Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
• Clash of the Swords
• Coin of Mogul king Shah Alum
• Coins from Ancient India
• Coins of Karnataka
• Composer Shyama Shastri
• Constantinople Coin, Hijera (1200 A.D.)
• Cricketer C.K. Nayudu
• Dancing Girls
• Depiction of a Hero -- Rock Shelter Painting
• Dilapidated Kadata Document (Paper Document)
• Emperor Chandragupta Maurya
• Fantastic Mythical Animals
• Gandhi Centenary 1869-1969
• General Zorawar Singh (1786-1841 A.D.)
• Geometrical Designs of Palm Leaf
• Geometrical Designs on Palm Leaf
• Geometrical patterns on palm-leaf
• Gold Coin of Hijera Kings (1353 A.D.)
• Gold Coin of Sultan Adil Hijora, 1198 A.D.
• Golden Bud Ornament
• Handle of an Ancient Sword
• Hero Fighting a Tiger
• Hero of a Stone Memorial in Barsur Village
• Hero with Shield
• Hero-stone Depicting Men Fighting Battle To Defend Cows and Women
• Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain Memorials
• Hyder Ali's Currency (Gold)
• Illustrated Manuscript
• Illustrated Manuscript ''Sougandhika Parinaya''
• Illustrated Memorials of Madhya Pradesh
• Indian Antiques
• Indian Coins and Currencies - Table of Contents
• Indian Postage Stamp Honoring Art of Jamini Roy
• Indian Postage Stamps
• Indian Weapons Database
• Industrialist Jamsetji Tata (1838-1904)
• Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964)
• King Trivikram and The Betal
• Konkani Traditional Jewelry
• Lady Offers Delicacies to Husband
• Loga -- a very brave dog
• Lord Vishnu of Tumkur
• Mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan
• Memorials of Madhya Pradesh - Distribution
• Memorials of Madhya Pradesh - Installation
• Memorials of Madhya Pradesh - References
• Memorials of Madhya Pradesh - Table of Contents
• Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar
• Music Maestro Tansen
• Muthuswami Dikshitar ( 1775-1835)
• Mythical Figure from an Astrological Text
• Non-Illustrated Memorials of Madhya Pradesh
• Origins of Memorials in India
• Pages from a Palm Leaf Manuscript
• Palm Leaf Illustration
• Panchatantra on Postage
• Picture of Akkanagamma
• Pillar Memorial of Tamiya
• Poet Ameer Khusru (1253-1325)
• Portrait of Annadurai
• Portuguese Surrender Goa, 1961
• Precious Stones and Golden Artwork
• President's Message for Haripura Congress Convention
• Queen Shantala's mother Machikabbe
• Samarth Ramdas
• Sanskrit Palm-leaf Text
• Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
• Sculpted & Painted Memorials of Madhya Pradesh
• Shiva with a Mace
• Sieve and Pounding Stick
• Soldiers fighting with swords and plates
• Sources of History
• Sritatwanidhi Illustrated Manuscript
• Stamps of Portuguese India
• The design and decorations of palm-leaf texts
• The Five Pronged Arati
• The Hero and his Wife
• The Hero of a Memorial, Pachmadi
• The Hero of Nelavagilu -- hero-stone, Nelavagilu
• The Hero-stones
• The Royal Elephant Ride
• The Snake Lover
• The Sword of Tippu Sultan
• Tilak's Release Certificate, 1898
• Traditional Indian Footwear with Studded Precious Stones
• Two Annas Issued in Egypt
• Vetra Memorials of South Gujarat
• Vijayanagar Coin (Gold), Medieval Deccan
• Warriors, Bhimbetaka Rock Painting
• Weapons - Prehistoric Hunters
• When it Pours in Bombay
• William Carey (1761-1834)
• Wooden Memorials of Madhya Pradesh
• Wooden memorials of the Korku tribe, Pachmadi
• Yaudheya or Kuninda Period Coin
• Yudhajitu and Sage Bharadhwaj Argue

For Researchers of Indian History

• Kamat Potpourri presents a grand archive of historical artifacts from India in a timeless collection -- The Timeless Theater CD-ROM. Now also available in fine book stores.
• Numerous pictures of hero-stones, memorials, inscriptions and ancient texts are now online at Kamat PictureSearch.