Kamat's Potpourri -- The History, Mystery, and Diversity of India

Description: Potpourri of Topics on Indian Society, Indian Culture, Photography and Internet

Keywords: india, history, culture, pictures, gandhi, women, photograhy, tribals, hinduism

Kamat.com has 64 URLs listed in 63 Dmoz categories.

Kamat's Potpourri: Jain Monuments of Karnataka
A survey of Jain Monuments in Karnataka.
http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/jain/monu.htm
Top/Society/Death/Death_Care/Cemeteries

The Tradition of Sati in India
Sati is the traditional Hindu practice of a widow immolating herself on her husband's funeral pyre.
http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/hindu/sati.htm
Top/Society/Death/Suicide/Altruistic

Love? Duty? or Sacrifice? -- The Sati System
Eye witness account of a 16th century Sati (suicide ritual). By Pietro Della Valle.
http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/women/sati/pietro-della.htm
Top/Society/Death/Suicide/Incidents

The African Connection
Black history month special at Kamat's Potpouuri explores the Indo-African nexus over the centuries; special focus on the Siddi community.
http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/people/afro-indians/index.htm
Top/Society/Ethnicity/African/African-American/Events/Black_History_Month

The Call of Yama
Website exploring death according to Hindusim. Includes answers to frequently asked questions, and a photographic exhibit.
http://www.kamat.com/indica/culture/death/
Top/Society/Folklore/Death_and_Funeral_Customs

Gandhi - The Great Experimenter
The site analysis Gandhi as a 'constant experimenter' in spirituality, self-reliance, health, clothing, child care, and status of women.
http://www.kamat.com/mmgandhi
Top/Society/History/By_Region/Asia/South_Asia/Personalities/Gandhi,_Mohandas_Karamchand,_Mahatma

Festivals of India
List of holidays celebrated in India with their relevance. Includes pictures and a festival calendar.
http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/festive/
Top/Society/Holidays/Calendars_and_Lists

Kamat's Potpourri - Holi
Pictures show the people of India celebrating.
http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/festive/holi.htm
Top/Society/Holidays/Holi

Kamat's Potpourri - Sankranti or Pongal
A short description and related photos.
http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/festive/jan14.htm
Top/Society/Holidays/Pongal

Helping Hands
A website exploring the complex problem of child-labor in India. Includes many pictures.
http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/children/working/index.htm
Top/Society/Issues/Children,_Youth_and_Family/Child_Labor