Selected South Asia Holdings

Selected South Asia Holdings

University of Massachusetts Amherst


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University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

A view of the backs of Birhor girls dancing in a line of descending heights in this permanent settlement. The men drum. After 1947, the Indian government attempted to establish …


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

People stand in the shade of their thatched-roofed porches outside their shops in this village in South India. The exterior walls are decorated with various painted designs.


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

A man holds his daughter outside his hut. His wife winnows grain nearby. A goat is tethered to a stake. The Birhor are a nomadic people. A tanda is a …


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

Men bring their small, lashed rafts onto the beach of a bay near a small coastal fishing village in South India.


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

The young Diana Rajan wears a typical formal dress for children.


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

A view from within Fatehpur Sikri, looking out toward one of the reflecting pools. One of the palaces can be seen in the distance. Sikri was the first planned city …


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

On the main thoroughfare of Ranchi, this hotel boasts "high class boarding and lodging".