Women of India

Last Updated: June 20,2008

The Women of India

Table of Contents

Frequently Asked Questions Answers to most commonly asked questions about the women of India	Muslim Ladies of Kurva Kamat narrates an experience of photographing Muslim women of rural Karnataka. The story reveals many untold tales about Muslim women of India.
The Temple Women -- Article and pictures on a tradition in India that involves exploitation of women in the pretext of service to a deity.	Tradition of Sati (Suttee) in India: Ending life with the spouse was practiced in ancient & medieval India
The Supreme Volunteer Biography of Umabai Kundapur (1892-1992), a great social worker, freedom fighter and a reformer.	Memorial to a Learned Lady   Savinirmadi of Kolar district in Karnataka was a 10th century scholar. Jyostna Kamat on this rare stone portrait.
Tradition of Female Education -- Research paper on education of women in ancient and medieval south India. Includes pictures and references	Painted Prayers of India -- traditional art practiced by the women in India. Includes examples, design patterns and step-by-step examples
The Holy Dot -- Article and picture exhibition on the mysterious bindi (dot) worn by Indian women	Kamat Saree Exhibition -- History, Mystery and Magic of the Indian Saree; includes numerous pictures.
Women's Museum Pictures from the Shashwati Women's Museum Collection in Bangalore	The Indian Beauty Portrait gallery of beautiful Indian women by K. L. Kamat. A cross section of Indian population is represented in this series titled "The Fair Sex".
Wonderbras of Another Era -- did the ancient Indian women wear brassieres? Were they stitched? Were they padded?	The Sacrifice of Gandhari -- Married to a blind man, this lady from Mahabharat relinquished her own vision!
Wife of Five Husbands -- How a princess got to marry five best men of her time...	Gandhiji and the Women of India -- Jyotsna Kamat analyzes impact of Gandhian thinking on the current status of Indian women.
Madam Bhikaji Cama and the unfurling of the first Indian tricolor flag.	Women Freedom Fighters Sacrifices and contributions of women towards India's freedom struggle; includes portraits and biographies.
Amma's Column Dr. Kamat, a woman scholar from India shares her wisdom and experience as a broadcaster and a student of Indian history and culture.	Status of Women in Medieval  Deccan  Jyotsna Kamat studies historical artifacts to report on the status of women during the 10th-14th centuries in  southern India.

List of Pictures

• Birth of a Child
• A Construction Worker Carrying Bricks
• From One Generation to Another
• Half Girl, Half Woman
• A Hindu widow sans vermilion
• "I hope my husband's longevity is increased by my larger dot!"
• Indian Woman Preparing Breakfast on a Wooden Stove
• Kamaladevi Chattopadhaya
• "Light Heart Cures Poverty"
• Lost in Deep Thought
• Muslim Woman of Kurva
• Portrait of Indira Gandhi
• Portrait of an Indian Woman
• Portrait of a Muslim Woman
• Portrait of a Housewife
• Radha Awaiting Krishna
• Umabai Kundapur (1892-1992)
• Wedding-Bound
• Woman in Sari Decorates the Front Yard
• A Woman of Havyaka Brahmin Community

See Also:

• Kamat PictureSearch Results  for Women, Women, Girl, Lady

• Sarees for Men! - Will resorting to unisex clothing equalize the fields for women?

• Dr.(Mrs) Jyotsna Kamat's Home Page