Holdings of Kamat Memorial Library

First Online: December 01, 2004
Page Last Updated: December 07, 2024

A library has been established in the town of Honavar to perpetuate the memory of K.L. Kamat. Personal collection of references from Kamats' home have been donated to the library, including Kamats photographs, illustrations, and unpublished works.

The following is a summary of the holdings of Kamat Memorial Library. Digitization of Kamat Memorial Library is a work in progress, and the following list does not represent the complete holdings.

List of Monographs

• Volga -Ganga
• Kalavida S. Nanjunda Swamy
• Samshodhana Lekhangalu
• Torave Ramayana of Kumar Valmiki
• Living Names- Makers & Statesmen
• Builders of Modern India Charles Freer Andrews
• Vinoba Kanda Gandhi
• Yajnavalkya Smruti
• The Curse Of Padmini
• The Silver Pilgrimage
• Distant Drum
• Some aspects of The History of Hinduism
• The Devil`s Wind Nana Saheb`s Story
• Vivaha Huttu Mattu Purvottara
• Uttara Rama Charitra
• Doddamane
• The Rehla of Ibn Batuta
• Deccan Painting
• Indian Epigraphical Glossary
• Dharmamritam of Nayasena Part I, Mysore 1924, Part II, Mysore,1926.
• Bhaktibhandari Basavannavara Vachangalu
• Shantipuranam of Ponna
• Ajitatirthankarapuranatilakam of Ranna
• Ed Vikramarjuna Vijayam of Pampa ( Pampa bharata)
• Karmayogi Hanamantrao
• Kakhandki Mahipatirayaru
• Studies in Indian Cultural History, Vol I
• Haridasa Sahitya Samikshe Kannada work
• Kannada Hastapratigala Itihasa
• The Glories of Ancient India ( 6000BC to 1000 AD) English work
• Samadhi Balidana- Veeramarana Smarakagalu
• A Student`s History of Education in India.(1800-1944 )
• Karnataka Kavi Charitre Vol I (Kannada Work)
• Kannada Sahitya Charitre IV Ed
• Sharana Charitamruta
• History Of Dharmasastra. Vol IV
• Sukumara Charitam of Shantinath Kavi
• The Rashtrakutas and their times
• Adi Puranam of Pampa Mahakavi
• Sahitya Mattu Jeevankale
• A Handbook of Veerasaivism
• Basava Purana
• Bhagvadgite
• The Educational System of the Ancient Hindus
• Hosagannada Arunodaya, Revised and enlarged Edition
• Padmananka Kavikrita-Padmaraja Purana
• Alberuni`s India
• The History of India as told by its own Historians
• Studies in Education and Culture, Dr D.C Pavate Felicitation volume
• Pravachanasar
• Thomas Watters Parts I& II
• The Gangas of Talkad
• Ed Parshwanath Purana of Parshwa Pandita
• Kalhana`Rajatarangini
• Kannada Kavigalu Kanda Gommateshwar.
• Nagegar Nayasen
• Ancient Indian Education. An Enquiry into its Origin Development & Ideas.
• Kadambas their History and culture English work
• The History of South India. III Ed
• History Of Dharmasastra ( Ancient and Medieval Religious and Civil Law ) vol I
• Foreign Notes of South India
• The History of Bengal, Vol I, Hindu period
• Manasollas, Vol I , (Sanskrit work)
• A History of Karnataka
• Raghavanka`s Somanath Charitra
• Neminatha Puranam
• The Delhi Sultanate
• Vachanadharmasara
• The Kadamba Kula
• The Wonder that was India ( A survey of the culture of the Indian subcontinent before the coming if the Muslims
• Administration and Social Life under Vijaynagar
• Bidar, its History and Monuments
• Mohantarangini of Kanakadasa
• Annals of the Mysore Royal Family, Part I Kannada work
• Haribhakta Vahini Kannada work
• Chaduranga Vyakti- Abhivyakti Kannada work
• Literacy of India in pre British Days
• Ancient Indian Education III Ed
• History Of Dharmasastra ( Ancient and Medieval Religious and Civil Law ) vol II, Part I & II
• The age of Imperial Kanauj
• The Age Of Imperial Unity
• Sukranitisara
• Madhura Vijayam of Gangadevi
• Kannada Sasanagala Samskrutika Adhyayana
• Indian Sculpture
• Studies in Indian Literary History , Vol I
• A History of South Kanara
• Social and Political Life in the Vijayanagara Empire, Vol I & II
• A Survey of Indian History
• Cities of Ancient India
• Administration and social life under Vijaynagar
• Nalachampu of Chaundaraja
• Medieval Jainism
• Ramayanam, Part I Cantoes 1-8
• Kavi Kanakadasaru
• Yadavas and their Times
• Samskruta Vangmayakke Jaina Kavigala Kanike
• Vaddaradhane A Study
• Buddhist monks and monasteries Of India
• Adhunika Bharatadalli Nrutyakale
• Kantheerava Narasaraja Vijayam of Govinda Vaidya
• South Indian Images of Gods and Goddesses
• Kavyamimasa of Rajasekhar
• Namma Veera Vaniteyaru
• Vrukshayurveda
• Kanakadasara Keerthanegalu,(Keertanese of Kanakadas)
• Ancient Karnataka History of Tuluva
• Ancient Indian Education
• Bhavabhuti (Kannada work )
• Vijayanagara Inscriptions Volume II
• The Socio- Religious Conditions of North India ( 700-1200 AD )
• The Mughal Empire
• Traditional Paintings Of Karnataka
• Shivasharaneyar Vachanagalu
• Shivatatva Chintamani of Lakkanna Dandesh
• Studies in the Buddhist Culture Of India
• The Vijayanagar Empire as seen by Domingo Paes and Fernao Nuniz Tr by Robert Sewell.
• Tirumalarya mattu Chikkadevaraja Wodeyaru
• Economic Life in Ancient India Vol I & II
• Prabandh Kosha of Rajsekhar Suri
• Vikramankadevacharita, Mahakavya of Bilhana
• Konkani Bhashecho Itihas
• Karnataka Niravari Arthasastra
• Shree Harikathamruta Sindhu( Ram Katha vahini)
• Sahityaloka
• Ancient Indian History and Civilization
• Proceedings of the National Seminar On Living Customs and their Ancient Indian Sources.
• Devagana An outline of South Indian Temple Music
• The Life and Letters of Raja RamMohanroy
• Hadibadeya Dharma
• Dinachariyinda
• Chirachetan
• Shishunala Sharif Sahebara Geetegalu
• Mahatma Gandhi
• Yashastilak and Indian Culture
• Light on Indian society and economy
• Karnataka Kavi Charitre, Vol III
• The Mother Goddess Kamakhya
• Vijayanagara Inscriptions Volume I Kannada work
• Indian Jewellery, Ornaments and decorative Designs
• Early Eastern Chalukyan Sculpture
• Indian Painting
• The Paramaras
• Harihara Mahakaviya Kelavu Mahonnat Vicharagalu
• A Forgotten Empire
• Bharateeya Samskrutige Jaina Dharmada Koduge.
• Samagra Kannada Sahitya Charitre
• Sravanabelgola Rajakiya, Sahityika, Samskrutika mahatva
• Karnataka Sharana Kathamruta
• Hariharana Ragalegalu
• Jnanachandra Charite of Payanavarni
• Women in Manu And his Seven Commentators
• Kuvalaya Mala of Uddyotana Suri
• Puranic Records on Hindu Rites and Customs
• Our Educational Heritage ( The background of Hindu education )
• Shatamanada Anchinalli
• Apostle Of Sacrifice (Deshbhakta Karnad Sadashiv Rao Memorial Volume
• Kitabe-Nauras of Ibrahim II
• Darshana-Sahasramana Vishwa Kannada Sammelana-2000
• Karnataka
• Sree Sahitya
• Torudatt
• Tarasu
• The Soul of Indian History
• Karanth: Kelavu Mukhagalu
• Prabuddha Karnataka (196)
• Pracheena Bharatadalli Shudraru, Kannada work on the original English work` Sudras in Ancient India`
• Kannada Nadina Kelavu Shashan Kavigalu- a Kannada work
• History of the Panjab Hill States, Vol I & II
• Dr. N. Venkatramanayya Commemoration Volume English work
• Vijayanagara Inscriptions Volume III
• The Vedic Age
• Socio _Economic History of North India (1030-1194 )
• Studies in South Indian Jainism, Part II, Andhra karnataka Jainism.
• Bharatiya Samskruti
• India as known to Panini ( A study of the cultural material in the Ashtadhyayi )
• Raghvanka Charite of Chikkananjesh
• Shree Kashyap Shilpa Shastram (Uttarardha )
• Dhruva Charitre
• Vishwa Kannada Vol I
• Karnataka Janapada Kalegalu
• Hindu Stree Chiteyinda Chintege
• Vachana Bharat
• Historiography in Indian languages
• Sarvajnana Samaj Darshan Mattu Sahitya Satva
• A History of Christianity in India from early times to St Francis Xavier: AD. 52-1542
• The Call of Sri Chitrapur math
• Harivamsha purana of Jinasena
• Maanishad
• Belagere Janakamma Baduku- Baraha ( Samagra Kavana sangrahadondige)
• Devadasi Samasye
• Sooktisudharnava of Mallikarjuna
• Shreepadraj Samputa
• Vinoda Sahitya
• Bhatta Narayanana Veni Samhara, Omdu Adhyayana
• Manusmruti Kelavu Vicharagalu. Marathi, Tr into Kannada by Dattatreya Poojari aGeeta Poojari
• History of Sringeri
• Vaddaradhane
• Shivasharana Katha Ratna Kosha (Encyclopaedia of Veerashaiva Saints) Kannada work
• Vijayanagara Insciptions Volume IV
• Shivasharanar Charitregalu,Part I,II,III
• The position of Women in Hindu civilization
• Bengal`s Contribution to Sanskrit Literature & Studies in Bengal Vaishnavism
• Samkshipta Kannada Sahitya Charitre
• Nayasena Mattu Avana Krutigalu
• Economic History of Ancient India
• The Life of Hieuen Tsang
• Hitachintan
• Sahitya Vihar
• Vayaska Shikshana Vicharadhare
• Bharatiya Vivaaha Samstheya Itihasa (Kannada Tr by "Kusuma")
• Habbadadige
• Women and Social injustice
• In Praise of Hoysala Art
• Konkani- Konkani Shabdakosha
• Africa -the Politics of Independence
• Karnataka Rajakeeya Mahile, part I
• Sarvatrikadedege
• Janapad Sahitya Darshan Part 21 Janapada Uduge Toduge
• Karnatakada Kalegalu,Bhumike Part I
• Dasha Varshik Sahitya Sameekshe
• Bengalurina Itihasa
• Men I Met
• Mangarasa Virachita Soopashastra
• Dinakarali Kavna
• Amrutache Kalash ( Konkani Kavanache Sankalana)
• Our Seafaring in the Indian ocean
• Builders of Modern India Charles Freer Andrews
• Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya
• Konkani Saraspaticho Itihas
• Konkani Proverbs and idioms
• God Lived With Them
• Godan
• Bidi Muttu
• Harischandranatakam
• Christapuran
• The Youngest Disciple( A recreation of the Life of Buddha
• India And China
• Folk Tales of Bihar
• Tarangini
• Maharani Lakshmibai
• Walking the Indian Streets
• Inqilab
• Magnificent Moghuls
• Shri Vatsa Nighantu
• So Many Hungers
• Eighty-four Not Out
• Bittida Bele
• The Salt Doll
• Malaysia Quest for a politics of Consensus
• High School Grammar and Composition
• Mahile Mattu Aasti Hakku
• Inside Goa
• The Vedas
• Matru Aradhane
• At The Centre Fifteen Musicians of Madhya Pradesh
• K. Lakshman Sharma
• Mountbatten and Independent India
• Saraswat Families
• A History of Afghanistan [Translated from Russian]
• The Story of the Integration of the Indian States.
• Civilization in Ancient India
• Evolution of India, its Meaning
• Indian Caste, Vol 1
• The Story of Indian Coinage with special reference to the coinage in Mysore.
• The Past and Prejudice
• Between the Lines
• Allan Octavian Hume
• Pherozshah Mehta
• My Life and Struggle
• Surendranath Banerjea
• Dr Shyma Prasad Mookherji
• Lead Kindly Light
• India from Primitive Communism to Slavery
• Flight to Soviets
• Letters from Jail
• Rani Chennamma
• Religion and Society at Crossroads
• Revolutionaries of India in Soviet Russia
• Chittagong Armoury Raiders Reminiscenes.
• The True Book about Mahatma Gandhi
• The Children of Indian Nomads
• Political History of the Chalukyas of Badami
• Panjabi Century
• Guru Tegh Bahadur
• Panjab under the Great Mughals
• A Variety of Portraits
• Our Constitution Defaced and Defiled
• The Judgement. Inside story of the Emergency in India
• Out of this World
• An Inroduction to South Indian Music
• The Musical Heritage of India
• Ajanta, Ellora and Aurangabad Caves. An appreciation
• Manasollas, Vol III , (Sanskrit work)
• Chandelas and their Times. (Hindi work)
• Indian Painting
• Gandharvas and Kinnaras in Indian Iconography
• Lokopakara (Kannada work)
• Vidyaranya, a historical study . ( A Telugu work)
• Siri Singarad Singapur (Kannada work)
• Temples and Erotic Sculptures. (Kannada work)
• Kannada Inscriptions in Tamilnadu
• Kannada Culture and Shambha
• R.H Deshpande
• Durgadas Rathor
• My Autobiography
• Ravivarma [Kannada Work]
• Islam in Modern History
• Nitivakyamrita [Kananda Translation]
• Life in Ancient India
• The Life of Buddha as legend and History
• Ninasam [Kannada Work]
• Attimabbe and contemporary woman culture
• On the Road to Research [Kannada work]
• The Great Shukla Yajurvedis
• Karnataka Prehistoric Art
• Studies in Keladi History
• Kala Purnodayamu Kannada Tr of Telugu work
• Yakshagana a texts of Parti Subba [Kannada Work]
• Kannada Genius ( Kannada Work)
• Jay Godavary (Hail Godavary) Kannada work
• Heroes of Karnataka ( Kannada Work)
• An Introduction to Vedic Culture. [Kannada Work]
• The Nayak family of Chitradurga [Kannada]
• Sir Vishweshwaraiyya (Kannada work)
• Glympses of Cultural History of Bellary District [Kannada Work]
• An English Kannada Glossary of Scientific terms (Kannada work)
• Sage of Kannada, B.M Shri (Kannada)
• Pashyami Stories [Kannada]
• Manku Timmana Kathe (Kannada)
• Clive of India Englsh
• Karnataka's Contribution to Indian Music (Kannada Work)
• Hampi Ruins Described and illustrated
• Tradition of education in Karnataka [Kannada work ]
• Dattumaster of Dharwad [Kannada work]
• The growth of the Paramara power in Malwa
• Bande Nawaz [Kannada work]
• Tirumale Rajamma [Kannada work]
• The Journey of Sriranga [Kannada work]
• Mahabrahmana (Kannada work)
• Architecture of Karnataka Kannada work]
• Indianisation
• Gandhiji - A Newlook
• Keladi Kings and the Portuguese
• Chikkadevaraya Vamshavali
• Archeology in Karnataka (Kannada Work)
• Gangarasa Durvineeta [Ganga King Drvineeta] A Kannada Work.
• Gommateshwar Centennary Festival Volume
• Archeological Excavations (Kannada Work)
• Commentary on Pampa Bharat ( Kannada work)
• Memorial Stones - A study of their origin, significance & variety.
• Local Self Government in Medieval Karnataka
• Shantale Vishnuvardhana ( Kannada work)
• Ancient manuscripts (Kannada Work)
• Archiecture of Sravanbelgola Basadis
• Myth and Reality
• Folk Drawings of Karnataka (Kannada Work)
• Here resides Govind Pai Kannada work
• A Cultural Study of Kannada Inscriptions ( KannadaWork)
• Shamrao Vittal Kaikini Life and work ( Kannada Work)
• The tradition of fresco paintings in Karnataka Kannada work
• Indian Women through the Ages
• An Enlightened Life (Kannada work)
• History of struggle for Unification of Karnataka (Kannada Work)
• Amarkosha
• Writings of B.S Gadagimath (Kannada work)
• Satya Shuddha Kayak [True, Pure Labour] (Kannada work)
• 'Kala Sadhak' The Achiever ( Kannada Work)
• Karnataka through the Ages
• Shivaji The Great Nation Builder
• Samshodhana (Kannada Work)
• Maharashtra Traditions in Art Vol 26, No 4
• Homage to Sravanabelgola
• The Chalukyas of Badami
• Kakhandki Shri Mahipatirayaru (Kannada work)
• Studies in Indian History and Culture
• History of the Dakshinatya Saraswats
• Sculpture and Civilization Kannada Work
• Abhigna A Felicitation volume of S.S Marulayya Kannada Work
• B. Kusuma .V Pai (Kannada Work)
• Annie Besant
• Shivaji and facets of Maratha culture
• The Chitrapur Saraswat 1956 Census Report and Directory
• All in All
• Tanjavur paintings of the Maratha period.
• Basohli Paintings of the Rasamanjari
• Fine Arts in Ancient India
• Yuganta
• A Patriot For Me
• The City Of Joy
• Raghuvamsam Sanskrit work
• Kalyan Go Anka Hindi
• History of Bangalore Kannada
• The Panorama of Art of Karnataka ( Kannada work)
• Hero Stones of Karnataka (Kannada work)
• Tarikh-I- Iskandari Persian Work
• The Life of Mahatma Gandhi Part I
• Srimad Bhagavat
• From Tirupati to Kanyakumari
• A Historical Analyses of Indian Society ( Kannada work)
• 'Dan Madabeku' [Donate] A KannadaWork
• 'Seete Ramanige Enagabeku? ' A Kannadawork How is Sita related to Ram?
• 'Bimba Pratibimba' [Reflexion] A Kannada work
• Nad maddu Home Medicine
• 'Honnamman Maneya Kathegalu' Honnamma`s stories
• 'Matina Araginiye Nudidavo' Lo!Parrots are Speaking
• Footfalls of Indian History
• Navadwipa
• The Lasya Ranjanam
• Rajasthan
• The Chola temples, Tanjavur, Gangaikondacholapuram
• Ajanta
• Girihara Sri, Essays on Indology. Dr. G.S Dikshit Felicitation Volume
• Some aspects of economic and social life in Karnataka A.D 1000-1300
• Hampi Splendour of Vijayanagar Empire
• The Splendour of Indian Miniatures
• A Journey from Madras through the countries of Mysore, Canara and Malabar. I,II,III Volumes
• The Ramayana in Indian Chhau dance.
• Visit Chitor
• The Grand Resistance Murarirao Ghorpade and the 18th C Deccan
• Somanathpur Temple Complex in Socio Economic and Cultural Perspectives.
• Shivaji and Facets of Maratha Culture
• A Taste Of India
• Twelve Years of Kannada research in Bombay State
• Bhagavan Buddha Kannada Tr by Adya Rangacharya
• The Handbook of Udaipur (Tourist Handy Guide)
• Tushar Special Issue - South Kanara
• Tushar Special Issue - North Kanara
• Ninasam, Quarterly News
• The Ideas of Sovereignty and State In Indian Political Thought
• Studies in the Epics and Puranas
• Women in "The Sacred Laws"
• Hindu Civilization
• Bhavan's Journal
• A History of India , Vol I
• Sanchi
• Ancient Indian History and Civilization
• History of the Chalukyas [Kannada work]
• Bharatiya Parampare [Indian Inheritance]
• Sudarsana ,Dr. B. R Gopal, Commemoration volume Kannada work
• The pictures of the Chaurapanchashika, a Sanskrit love lyric
• Bendre, Poet and Seer [English work]
• Vagarha [A Kannada work]
• Itihasamala
• Hindu Destiny in Nostradamus Part I
• Rashtrakuta art in Karnataka ( Kannada Work)
• Description of Postal Department [ kannada work]
• Contribution of Kashmir to Sanskrit Literature [A Kannada Work]
• History of Andhra Pradesh Part II
• Ramavatara Vol III (Kannada Work)
• Kautilya [A KannadaWork]
• Travel Literature in Kannada ( Kannada Work)
• Essays in Kannada (Kannada Work)
• The Religious life under Vijaynagara Kings. (Kannada Work)
• Education in Ancient India ( Kannada Work)
• Indonesia ( Kannada Work)
• Vachandharmsar (Kannada Work)
• The wealth of Sanskrit Manuscripts in india and abroad. (Kannada Work)
• Cradle Tales of Hinduism
• Sankriti [Culture] A Kannada work
• Ramanath Charit [Purvardha] (Kannada Work)
• K. Venkatappa ( Kannada Work)
• Mahmud Gawan ( Kannada Work )
• Lakshmeesha ( Kannada Work)
• Yakshagana Bayalata ( A Kannada Work)
• Religious Heritage of Karnataka Kannada Work
• Puligere (Kannada Work)
• Sexual Disabilities Yogasanas and [knowledge] of understanding Yogasanas A KannadaWork
• Edicts of Asoka ( Kannada Work)
• Poorna Suryagrahana [Total Solar Eclipse] ( Kannada Work)
• The Rashtrakuta Royal Family and the development of Kannada Literature Kannada Work
• Karnataka Kavi charitre Vol III (Kannada Work)
• History of Sirsi Taluk ( Kannada Work)
• Indian Witchcraft A Study in Indian Occultism English Work
• Atharva Veda ( Kannada Work)
• New Stone Age in Karnataka (Kannada Work)
• Sri Harsha (Kannada Work )
• Kavirajamarg (Kannada Work)
• Our Villages their Past and Present ( Kannada Work)
• Architecture of Karnataka (Kannada Work)
• Pilgrimage to Pampa[Hampi]
• A Monthly Magazine devoted to Literature and Science A Kannada Work
• Ancient Educational Centres of Karnataka Work
• Swami Vivekananda (Kannada Work)
• Administration of Karnataka
• Jainism and Karnataka
• Harihara of Hampi ( Kannada Work)
• Reverend. F Kittell
• The Develpoment of Kannada Literature
• Hiriyara Geregalu --Impressions of the Elders
• Age of Buddhism in Karnataka
• Contribution of Karnataka to the Indian Culture
• Folk Tales of the Havyakas of Uttara Kannada District of Karnataka
• Cultural milestones of Vijayanagara
• Gandhiji Reappeared
• Ancient Coins of India
• Mahabharat
• Traditional Marriage
• Kummat Durga
• The Paleyagararu of Gummanayaka Palya
• Introduction to Indian Epigraphy
• Archeological excavations in Karnataka
• Hero stones and Masti stones
• Aihole Sculptures
• Mysore Dasara
• Siddavanahalli Nijalingappa the Architect of Karnataka
• The Glory of the Kadambas
• Karnataka in Puranas
• Royal Families of Tulunadu ( Kannada work)
• Nivedita
• The Early History of the Deccan, parts I and II
• Mahileya Alankara
• Women in the Sacred Laws
• The Yadavas and their Times
• Vikramankadevacharita, Mahakavya of Bilhana
• Shishunala Sharif Sahebaru
• Studies in Tuluva History and Culture.
• The Struggle for Empire
• Chalukyas Of Gujarat
• Vikramankabhudayam, A historical Sanskrit Campu, by Sri Somesvaradeva of Kalyana
• Islam Samskruti, a kannada tr by B.M Srikanthaiya
• South Indian History Congress
• Bhima Kavi Krita Basavapurana
• A History of Education in India and Pakistan
• Present day problems of Indian Education
• Promotion of learning in India during Muhammadan period.

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