TRANSFORMED BY INDIA

CHAPTER TWO: TRANSFORMATION

Entering India on my 20th birthday, I meet my first great Indian mentor, Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, and begin initial adventures north and south; first experiences of the women’s art and votive terracotta sculptures that will later shape my career

Using the timeline to the right you can follow Stepehen’s journey of TRANSFORMATION. Below take a deep dive into each location Stephen writes about in Chapter Two.

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1971 - Rickshaw Wala

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1971 Punjab Painted Village House

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1971 Crush Pakistan Sticker

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1971 Punjab Painted Village House

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1971 - Crush Pakistan

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1971 Amritsar Golden Temple

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1971 Amritsar Golden Temple

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1971 Golden Temple Gateway

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Golden Temple Interior Murals

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GS Sohan Singh 1971

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Amritsar Rickshaws in the City

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Gian Singh Full Dehin (Mural)

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Bhai Gian Singh Naqqash Full Dehin Detail

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1971 Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay (Indian mentor)

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Stephen in Old Delhi

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1971 Agra Taj Mahal

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1971 Varanasi DasAshwamedha Ghat

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1971 Stephen at Agra Fort

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1971 Varanasi Ganges Riverside

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1971 Varanasi DasAshwamedha Ghat

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1971 - Krishna Shrine Varanasi

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1971 Varanasi Ganges Riverside

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1971 Khajuraho Temples

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1971 Varanasi Red Hanuman

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1971 Khajuraho Temple & Stephen

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1971 Khajuraho Temple

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1971 - Rukmini Devi Arundale

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1971 - Helene detail

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1971 -Helene in Mahabalipuram

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1971 - Steve on Beach in Mahabalipuram

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1971 Mahabalipuram Silver Sands Honeymoon Cottage

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1971 Stephen- Mahabalipuram

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1971 - Mahabalipuram Arjuna's Penance

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1971 - Mabalipuram Rock Cut Mandapa

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Mahabalipuram Rock Cut Temple

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1971 Mahabalipuram Shore Temple

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Deployment on Pakistan Border

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Time Magazine Cover 12.4.71

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1971 War Statistics

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Helene - 1971 - LAX returning from India

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1971 Kalakshatra Classrooms

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1971 Kalakshatra Classrooms

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1971 Dance Class - Kalakshatra

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1971 Kalakshatra Music Class

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1971 Kalashetra Guest Hostel

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Kalakshetra - Thiruvanmiyur Beach from Guest Hostel

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1971 Thiruvanmiyur Beach

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1971 - Stephen Dressed Up at Kalakshetra - Photo by Beatrice Wood

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1971 Ayyanar Horses Beneath Tree

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1971 Ayyanar Veeran Horse & Rider

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1971 Ayyanar Horse on Side

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1971 Stephen with Giant Horses

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1971 Ayyanar Discard tree Neyveli

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1971- Brihadeshwara Temple, Thanjavur

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1971 - Minakshi Temple, Madurai

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1971 TN Rice Straw Wagon Thanjavur

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1971 TN Farmer Portrait

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1971 - Kolam

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1971- Women Painting Kolam

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1971 - Kolam

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1971 - Kolam

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1971 Tamil Roadside Shrine

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Darasuram Silk Weaver

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Sari - Tamil Narrow Border

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Tamil Baskets

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Swamilmalai Bronze Casting

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Tamil Wood Temple Cart Detail

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1971 Kalakshatra Banyan Tree

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Amritsar
Ayyanar
delhi and agra
entering india
Helene's visit
Kalakshatra
Khajuraho
kolams and homes
Tamil Crafts
temples
Varanasi
War

1971 Amritsar Golden Temple

1971 Amritsar Golden Temple

1971 Golden Temple Gateway

1971 Amritsar Golden Temple inlay

Golden Temple Interior Murals 2

1971 GS Sohan Singh

Amritsar Rickshaws in the city

Gian Singh Full Dehin (Mural)

Bhai Gian Singh Naqqash Study

Bhai Gian Singh Naqqash Full Dehin Detail 2

Bhai Gian Singh Naqqash Study

Bhai Gian Singh Naqqash Study

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1971 Ayyanar Shrine South Arcot

1971 Ayyanar Shrine South Arcot 2

1971 Ayyanar Veeran Horse & Rider 2

1971 Ayyanar Horses beneath tree

1971 Ayyanar Veeran Horse & Rider

1971 Ayyanar & Veeran painted

1971 Stephen with Giant Horses

1971 Ayyanar Narasimha

1971 Ayyanar Horse on side

1971 Ayyanar Discard tree Neyveli

1971 Ayyanar & Consorts broken Neyveli

1971 Ayyanar 10o TC Figure large & broken Neyveli

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1971 Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay (Indian mentor)

Stephen in Old Delhi

1971 Moti Masjid Delhi Red Fort

1971 Agra Taj Mahal

1971 Khas Mahal, Agra Fort Jali & Inlay

1971 Stephen at Agra Fort

1971 Agra Fermin 30 – Flores

1971 Agra Jim at Taj

1971 Rickshaw Wala

1971 Rickshow Into India 1st view

1971 Punjab village

1971 Punjab painted village houseJPG

1971 Punjab painted village house

1971 Crush Pakistan Sticker

1971 Crush Palkistan copy

1971 Bus to Amritsar

1971 Helene detail

1971 Helene in Mahabalipuram

1971 Steve on Beach in Mahabalipuram,

1971 Stephen- Mahabalipuram

1971 Mahabalipuram Silver Sands Honeymoon Cottage

1971 Mahabalipuram-Arjuna’s Penance

1971 Mabalipuram Rock Cut Mandapa

Steve & Goat Mahabalipuram 1971

Mahabalipuram Shore Temple

1971 Mahabalipuram Shore Temple

Mahabalipuram Rock cut temple

1971 Stephen in Window

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1971 Kalakshatra Classrooms 1

1971 Kalakshatra Classrooms 2

1971 Kalakshatra Music Class

1971 Dance Class – Kalakshatra

1971 Kalashetra Guest Hostel

Kalakshetra – Thiruvanmiyur Beach from Guest Hostel

1971 Thiruvanmiyur Beach

1971 Stephen Dressed Up at Kalakshetra – Photo by Beatrice Wood

1971 Kalakshatra Banyan Tree

1971 Khajuraho Temples

1971 Khajuraho Temple

1971 Khajuraho Temple Balcony

1971 Khajuraho Sculptures

1971 Khajuraho Temple & Stephen

1971 TN Farmer Portrait

1971 TN Rice Straw Wagon Thanjavur

1971 TN houses and cow

1971 TN village house

1971 women painting kolam

1971 Kolam houses

1971 Houses & Women

1971 Kolam

1971 Kolam

1971 Kolam

1971 Kolam

1971 Kolam

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Silk Weaving Darasuram

Darasuram Silk Weaver

Sari – Tamil Narrow Border 3

Tamil Woven Mat

Tamil Baskets

TN Chettianad Wood Doorway

Tamil Wood Arch Element 2

Tamil Wood Temple Cart Detail

Tamil Temple Cart detail

TN – ToolMaker

Tamil Braziers

Swamilmalai Bronze Casting

1971 Brihadeshwara Temple, Thanjavur

1971 Minakshi Temple, Madurai

1971 Minakshi Temple, Madurai

1971 Tamil Temple Gateway

1971 TN Stone Siva in Temple

1971 TN Nail Sandals in Temple

1971 Varanasi DasAshwamedha Ghat

1971 Varanasi DasAshwamedha Ghat

1971 Varanasi Ganges Riverside b

1971 Varanasi Ganges Riverside

1971 Krishna Shrine Varanasi 1971

1971 Varanasi Rama Shrine

1971 Varanasi Red Hanuman

1971 Varanasi Farm on way to Sarnath

1971 East Bengalis Fleeing

Indian Soldiers Prepared

Deployment on Pakistan Border

Indian Tank Deployed

Time Magazine Cover 12.4.71

1971 Battle Map

NY Times Article

Bangladesh Liberation Army

Fighter Aircraft

1971 War Statistics