Selected South Asia Holdings

Selected South Asia Holdings

University of Massachusetts Amherst


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University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

A village hidden within the palm trees can be discerned by the few houses here and there. Near Thiruvananthapuram, also known as Trivandrum, the area has changed much since 1956 …



University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

Several women and three men congregate just outside the Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur in Agra. Architectural details of the tiling in the great gate can be seen.


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

The village teacher at a village in Delhi



University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

An irrigation canal built during the early days of building the Neyyar Dam.


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

Young men and boys wash oxen in a body of water next to railroad tracks. Electric lines can be seen in the upper left of the photo.


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

Man-made mountains of earth moved in building the Neyyar Dam lie within sight of the mountains of the Western Ghats. Young boys and men work on the crest of the …



University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

Boats with thatched covers resemble small huts in this fishing village in South India. High atop a tall wooden pole is a Christian Cross, visible from a long way out …