Tuesday, March 10, 2009

The many faces of Kali



Chamunda from Eastern India - 11th to 12th Century AD



Tara - 10th Century found at Sarnath




Kali - 9th Century found at Nolamba. Check out the teeth!




Kali Post Gupta period - 7th to 8th Century AD found in Madhya Pradesh

Friday, March 6, 2009

Kalkattawali

There is but one Kalkattawali.

And everyone has the number.

Thursday, March 5, 2009

From a Calcutta telephone directory?

Open a telephone directory in Calcutta and you see page after page of Kalkattawalas or Calcuttawalas. Ever stop to think why the Kalkattawalis or Calcuttawalis are never listed?

Where are all the women?