Selected South Asia Holdings

Selected South Asia Holdings

University of Massachusetts Amherst


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University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

A photographer is surrounded by group of men and boys working on the Neyyar Dam. They carry traditional pestles used in rice pounding that were used to help compact the …



University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

A young boy from a village in Delhi



University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

A Birhor girl poses for a photo in the middle of the permanent settlement. Children huddle behind her, suspicious and fearful. After 1947, the Indian government attempted to establish permanent …


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

A white cow eats grain in the midst of women vegetable sellers at the market in Bangalore.


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

Young Hindi girls from a village outside Patna.


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

This young snake charmer is playing a flute-like instrument made from a gourd, called a been or pungi. It is rather unusual to see such a young snake charmer. The …


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

Tourists wander through Fatehpur Sikri, in Agra. Fatehpur Sikri was the first planned city of the Mughals.


University of Massachusetts Amherst · 1956 English

A Birhor girl poses for her photo in the middle of the permanent settlement. After 1947, the Indian government attempted to establish permanent settlements for the Birhor in the Ranchi …