Best of Kamat

Book on some Clickings of Kamat on his Interest in Photography on varied subjects beginnings

1. Inspiration, self-learning-first clickings (1948-50) 1950s Kaki and children. Experiments with borrowed box camera friends, Gersoppa, Kumta Sahitya Sammelan (1953) Photography of College days learing, developing and printing. In USA Finally owns camera. Exacta on his way back in Germany from US. Enlarger accompanies (1965) photography in Jobner with waterscarcity-crude equipments – earthen-bowls, steel plate, pot with a hole for running water. Experiment in Jobner. Where water was scare.

2. A. Nature i) Mountains, ii) Hills iii) River, iv) Sea, v) Wells, vi) Clouds vii) Sky viii) Rains ix) Peacock dance. x) Lakes xi) Forests, xii) Snowfall spring – summer autumn-winter (Syracuse and Newyork) Streams. Water fall,- (Gazetteers pictures of North Kanara) Sea, Ocean

B. Gardens, Flowers, plantations, buds fruit, nuts Birds, animals, reptiles, insects, nests, eggs struggle for food. (Storks – Kokkare Belluru, Ranganatittu, Seaguls (Bellakkigalu), Pelicans (Hejjalre), egrets, crows, sparrows, howks, fish – varieties. Tigers, lions, animals in 200, (Sumati Gorilla, Chimps Kapil and max)

3. People Tribals 1)Santals 2)Halakkis 3) Gonds 4) Halbis 5) Maria 6) Muria 7) Mawasia 8)Bison-horn maria. 9) Sundis 10) Agaria 11) Kharvis 12) Gamokkal 13) Kunbis 14) Darjis (Dalgis) 15) Harikantra. 16) Konkani Muslims (Navayats) 17) Konkani Muslim agriculturists (Herangadi Clickings) 18) Konkani Muslim Children. 19) Divars (Naiks) and their Bhumipooje (Sagar) 20) Haveeks, Men, Women, Children. 21) Boatmen, Ambigs 22) Vegetable sellars 23) Kumkum Sellars 24) Cooks 25) Barbers 26) Gudigars, 27) Idol makers 28) Modern "gals" (whole gamut of Dattaprasad candid camera 1971-1983) 29) Modern women PÁtzÀ PɪÀÄgÁ ªÀÄÄPÁÛ¥sÀ®UÀ¼ÀÄ candid clickings Shashikiran –1983-2000)

4. Dress And Ornaments Beads of Gowdtis, Gamokkal women, Herangoli Muslim women- ornaments Tattos, Flower-wearing All ornaments for nose, ear, neck, hand, legs – (Ancient and Modern) Hair styles (Ancient and Modern) Saree styles (Kembal Marathi – breech-like, short) Gamokkal – tight saree without pleats, Kodava, lambani, Head covered 9 yds. (North Karnataka) 8 yds (Haveeks), Bengal rural women"s dress. Tribals of Madhya Pradesh – combs, clips, flowers etc. short saris modern dress – Asha"s Models.

5. Houses 1) Huts –H.P. West Bengal, M.P. N. Kanara 2) Slums 3) Chawls 4) Temple-enclosures 5) Coastal houses 6) Tile roofed 7) Thatch-roofed 8) Slate-roofed (H.P) 9) Blacksmith"s Shed 10) Gharewa shed (M.P) 11) Builder"s shed (B"lore) H.P 12) Tree-houses (U.S.A), Camp houses. Sky scrapers, wooden houses, Concrete houses, Multi storoyed (B"lore) Rock-shelters. MP, Hadi (Kadu Kuruba & Jenu Kuruba – Cottages) (Heggadedevana Kote) Modern temples.

6. People (Contd) Gurus, Swamis, Musicians, Writers, Teachers, Doctors Women Scholars, Bridal attire. Wedding and Munji seenes, Mehandi decoration, Priests, rofessors, Artistes at work. (Painters) Madhubani Painting, Embroidering (Kashmiri) Folk dancers. (Janapada Mela)

7. Artistes at work 1) Gudigars 2) Ganesha idol makers 3) Khol (drum) makers (Bengal) 4) Durga-idol makers 5) Stone worker-Subhashinidevi 6) Mat-weavers 7) Cobblers 8) Ghareva artists 9) Weavers

8. Cooking at large 1) Ladu making (3 to 5 scenes) Frying, Sath. 2) Jackfruit-pealing 3) Chapati-making 4) Dressed Fish 5) Fried Fish 6) Dried Fish 7) Grinding (masala) 8) Dosa making, 9) Dressing Fowl 10) Churning buttermilk 11) Preparing Bonda (Bhajji)

9. Sharavati Scense 1) Mavin Kurve 2) Hosad 3) Honnavar Bunder. Rope transport.