General Introduction • History and Culture • Government and Politics • Religion • Social Issues • Language • Literature • Art • K-12 Education * Higher Education * Study Abroad: India * Business and Economy * Diplomatic Missions * India Information Resources * Book Reviews * Publications/Book Resources * News Media * Clubs/Associations * Newsgroups * Country Profiles
General Introduction
- Land and People Introductory
- Political Structure Introductory
- Gateway to India* Contains extensive information on different aspects of India:Indus Valley civilization, history, education, health, wildlife, culture, language, and others. This site is good for K-12 teachers as well as preliminary reseachers. It also has a lot of useful links.
- Search for the Treasures of India It is a play-page. It is fun to play on this page, but it takes time.
History and Culture
- Asia First Contains essays in English about contemporary art and culture of India and China, with a special focus on high-quality writing. It is updated once or twice or week, with entries alternating between India and China.
- Discover India Webzine A very informative page
- Harappa The Indus Valley and the Raj in India and Pakistan "Glimpses of India and Pakistan before 1947 and the story of the ancient Indus Valley. Old photographs, rare film footage and long unseen media from before independence in India and Pakistan."
- India's Odd, Enduring Patchwork An article on linguistic diversity of India from New York Times
- Reconstructing Indian Social History An article on Sanskrit philology: Richard W. Lariviere
- India:The Dilemmas of Diversity On Ethnic diversity of India: Robert L. Hardgrave, Jr.
- Early Modern India and World History* : John F. Richards
- Topics on the history of India*
- The Ancient Indus Valley A Walk Through Lothal
- Indus civilization (Sarasvati Sindhu civilization) A new multi-media web dedicated to the following indological resources: language, script, inscriptions, Sarasvati river (historic legacy and developmental challenge);decipherment of script and pictorials.
- Indian Coins "Like the Indian subcontinent, Indian coinage too has very extensive, complex but still interesting history ..."
- The Indus Riddle An article from India Today
- Indus Slides
- ON THE DECIPHERING OF THE INDUS VALLEY SCRIPT
- Great Cities, Small Treasures: The Ancient World of the Indus Valley Asia Society page
- Harappa: Images from Harappa, Hohenjodaro and other sites*
- KOLAM: A MIRROR OF TAMIL CULTURE
- Tamil Arts
- Oryia Homepage Orissa and Oriya (ORISSA - A bird's eye view, ORISSA)
- The Vedavid Database Contains a dissertation on "...Terminoloty for the self in Vedic India".
- John Smith's home page Contains electronic version of "Mahabharat".
- The Rigveda: A Historical Analysis
- Indian Archaeological Society
Government and Politics
- From the Government of India
India Image Union Government Delhi, India. The site "provides access to all government departments and ministries."
India: Budget
Prime Minister Rao's Dilemma: Terrorism and Human Rights in India "Prime Minister Rao's Dilemma: Terrorism and Human Rights in India' is an interactive website which presents P. V. Narasimha Rao's 1995 dilemma involving terrorism in the Indian states of Punjab and Kashmir. Competing demands for justice and security pose moral, legal, and political dilemmas that demand informed leadership."
Census of India
Press Information Bureau Presss Information Bureau: Government of India *
Indian Parliament "Contains transcipts of parliamentary debates, the Constitution of India, e-mail addresses of MPs etc."
South Asia Analysis Group, India "The SAAG, New Delhi's Web site was commissioned in September,1998. It contains the analyses and assessments of retired officers of the Government of India, with nearly three decades of experience in dealing with foreign policy & national security issues."
South Asia After the Nuclear Tests: Where Do We Go From Here? "The participants at this workshop represented different constituencies and audiences in the nuclear debate (arms experts, anti-nuclear activists, policymakers, etc).
Center for Advanced Study of India This site has a discussion forum on the FUTURE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS.
Indian Defence
South Asia Analysis Group Papers
Articles and Reports
Religion
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Social Issues
- South Asian Diaspora *
- Media, Caste, Gender and Violence: Bangladesh and India *
- Media and Society in South Asia
Language
- Sanskrit to French dictionary
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- Language Fonts and Language Kits
- Sanskrit Utility and Links
Devanagari, Tamil, Telugu and Bengali transliteration Uses LaTeX. Does not have a download-ready fonts.
Fonts and Font-links from Indology
Malayalam-English Transliteration Tool
SaralSoft "SaralSoft specializes in software about India. ... TrueType fonts in Bengali, Gujarati, Gurmukhi, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi and Tamil."
Sadaf, complete Urdu word processor
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Literature
- Directory of Sanskrit Texts
- Katha Utsav 2000: An International Interdisciplinary Conference on the Short Story
- Amir Khusro Web Page
- Hindi Poets and Authors
- Atlantic Literary Review
- Ramayana Illustrated "This includes a version of the story, and drawings made in South India that illustrate key passages, which are also given in Sankrit and translation..."
- Varnamala: Indian-English Poetry
- Collection of Poems by Rabindranath Tagore
- Extracts from Tukaram
- A Few Poems by Kabir
- Kannada Literature
- Kalidasa: Life and Works
Art
- Madhubani Painting, North India "An online exhibit of folk-style paintings by women artists who live in the Mithila region of Bihar in north India. An introduction offers historical, economic, and cultural background, a map, and bibliography. A separate page of web links. Exhibit of some two dozen paintings with traditional mythological and life-cycle themes. A simple memorial to art historian Roy C. Craven."
- Kamat's Potpourri "A variety of topics on Indian history, culture, art history, and photography. Focus on arts, artists, travelogues and pictures."
- Buddhist and Related Art
- Kangra and Mewari Paintings
- Ekta "Information and links on Art, Culture, History, Human Rights, Media, Politics, People's Movements, Religion & Spirituality, and Organizations related to South Asia and the South Asian Diaspora."
- India Revealed: Sculpture through the Ages
- Photographic Impressions of India
K-12 Education
- Jiva Institute Website Mainly focussed on K-12 educational institutions of the country.
- District Primary Education in India This is a very slow site.
Higher Education and Research
- INDOLOGY
- Infusing India into the undergraduate curriculum
- American Institute of Indian Studies American knowledge of India is shaped by the American Institute of Indian Studies, a consortium of universities and colleges in the United States at which scholars actively engage in teaching and research about India.
- American Institute of Indian Studies Advanced Language Program
The Center for Advanced Study of India CASI's purpose is to link American and Indian academics, policymakers and professionals through interdisciplinary and collaborative programs focused on aspects of modern India.
- Course on contemporary India - readings On the web is an online guide for educators that includesinformation on Hindu deities, video footage of worship, lesson plansfor teachers, and proposed classroom activities for students.
- Institute of Indology and Tamil Studies
- National Folklore Support Center
- Asian Studies:India This Page is part of the ANU WWW Virtual Library. In addition to other things, it provides information about Indian provinces and districts.
- Arya Samaj - The Teachings of Vedas
- Indira Gandhi Consevation Monitoring Center
- Institute of Asian Studies, Madras, India "The Institutes's Departments (Telugu Dept, Panniru Tirumuraikal Project, Tamil Dept, Lexicography, Buddhism Dept, Folklore Dept, Publications Division, Library Services, Kannada Dept, Japanese Language, Pongal-2000 Project, Manuscriptology, Translation Dept), Journal of the IAS, Ongoing projects of the Institute."
- Lifaafaa: India and Asia related page links
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Journals
- International Journal of Hindu Studies
- International Journal of Tantric Studies
- Journal of South Asia Women Studies (JSAWS) *"...address theoretical and practical issues that are of interest to both scholars of South Asia and to women in and from South Asia. Subjects: law, civil rights, gender issues, religion, philosophy, politics, feminism and ecofeminism, classical and modern literature, poetry, dance, music, drama, language, translations, history, folklore, customs, medicine, architecture, discoveries and cultural or social products by women, etc."
Study Abroad: India
- ACM India Studies Program
- School for International Training
- Semester at Sea :India
- American Institute of Indian Studies
- University of Virginia Semester in India
- University of Wisconsin Madison: India-Nepal Program
Business and Economy
- Doing Business in India
- Trade India: Exporter's India
- Roy's Home Page: "Hydro potential of India, Energy Profile of Kerala, Study of Human and Environmental Impact of Hydroelectric Projects in India and Canada, Intergrated Resources Planning, Critique of Kerala's Information Technology policy."
- Rural Technology Institute Gujrat "The RTIG is established by The Gujarat State as ServiceInstitute and is the first of its kind in country. The endeavor of the Institute is to coordinate the efforts to promote the concept of appropriate Technology for the Rural Development."
Diplomatic Missions
India Information Resources
- India Network: A site with miscellaneous links
- Miss India Georgia A Documentary Film About Growing Up Indian in the American South
Positive India *Among other things it has information on visa and passport.
- A Guide Page to Vaious Aspects of India
- Dowry Death in India
- SOUTH ASIA RESOURCE ACCESS on the INTERNET
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Publications/Book Resources
- Khazana: Book Shop
Books on Indian, Arts, Music and Performing Arts, Literature, Religion, Philosophy and History.
- Indian Publications in English language - a database D.K. Agencies (P) Ltd, India
- Books on Mohenjo-daro, Harappa, Indus Valley
- Vedams Books International
- India Book Fair
- Books on India and Himalaya
- Motilal Banarasidass, since 1903
- New Age Books India
- Biblioindica, India "One of the leading Indian booksellers and publishers"
- Khemraj Shrikrishnadass Steam Press
- Murray Hudson Antiquarian Books, Maps... MAPS OF INDIA
Antique Maps of India
- Antiques Maps: India
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News Media
- Calcutta Online Site contents: 'Daily News' page (from Nth American site; from a mirror site in Asia); Cyber tours of (a) 1997 Calcutta Book Fair, (b) 1996 Durga Puja pandals in Calcutta.
- India Abroad
- India Today
- Kennedy School of Government South Asian Caucus
Samachar All news print media of India with updated news headlines
- THE HINDU, India's premier newspaper
- The Times of India Newspaper
- India News
- Northeast Vigil Norheast Vigil ALLWRITE Editorial and Media Consultants, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Clubs/Associations
- India Listserves
- South Asian American Link
- Internet Yoga
- Welcome to the India Students Association
- Australasian Federation of Tamil Associations (AFTA) "AFTA (est. 1984) is an 'umbrella organization of the Tamil Associations in the region who are genuinely interested in the welfare of the Tamils living all over the globe.'"
Country Profiles
- The World Factbook 2000
- Library of Congress: Country Studies
- CountryWatch An excellent site. " Each country section includes country overview, political overview, economic overview, corporate/enterprise sector, environmental trends, and some appendices. There are short news briefs added daily. Data sources are noted." Howevver, this "This resource is graphics intensive, and it may take longer than usual to "open" the initial screen."
- The economist's Country Briefings
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