Curriculum Links
India
The following sites provide more-or-less general information about India or cover single, but important and broad, topics pertaining to India. For information about more specific topics, try searching Internet Public Library or Librarians' Internet Index. Also, remember to search the library's databases and catalog!
General Sites
- BBC Country Profile: India
Brought to you by the British Broadcasting Corporation, this website provides links to recent news stories about India and a broad but brief overview of the country, including profiles of Indian leaders, a brief history, and links to Indian media sources. - BBC - Kashmir Flashpoint
Another good resource provided by the BBC, this site is a good starting point for research on the conflict between India and Pakistan over Kashmir. - Berkeley - Nuclear Issues in India and Pakistan: Selected Internet Resources
This site provides links to a variety of online resources that discuss the issues surrounding India and Pakistan as nuclear powers. - CNN - South Asia Power Play
Another good resource to use as a starting point for research on the India-Pakistan conflict. - The Economist - Country Briefings: India
This web site provides a more thorough overview of the Indian economy, politics, and people than most other news web sites. It includes political and economic forecasts and up-to-date news stories. Some portions of this site may require you to enter Lakeside's username and password, which you can find here. - Fordham - Internet Indian History Sourcebook
This site provides links to a variety of online resources pertaining to Indian history. - Harappa
Provides a wealth of photographs, images, movies, sounds, and texts pertaining to India. Most are related to ancient Indus Valley civilization, but documents and information on the era of the British Raj can also be found here. - Ibiblio - Pulses of India
Social historian, Dr. Gautam Chatterjee, posts a variety of his writings focusing on the cultural heritage of India here. - Indiapress.org
Access a wide variety of Indian news sources from this site. - Library of Congress - A Country Study: India
A comprehensive overview of India completed by the Library of Congress. Beware of using this resource for research on time-sensitive topics - it was last updated in 1995. - Parliament of India
Contains a wealth of information on subjects pertaining to the Indian Parliament, including the daily business of both houses, members, debates, budget proposals, and the Indian Constitution. - PBS - Soul of India
This companion piece to the 2002 PBS Wide Angle program of the same name discusses Hindu-Muslim violence in India. It features timelines, a photo essay, links to other web resources, and a debate between two leading scholars of India.
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