INDIA ON THE INTERNET
Almost any subject related to India can be researched using one or more of the 'General' sites, which are multi-disciplinary and include a wide variety of links to other sites. Use these to search within broad categories such as history, culture, politics, geography, society, women, food, health, film and the like. The other sites listed are more specialised.
General
AskAsia
http://www.askasia.org/
Developed to support studies of Asia in American schools and published by the Asia Society. Offers access to lesson plans, such as 'Gandhi speaks through clothing', which traces Gandhi's life through a set of photographs. Also has cultural information, games, activities and a variety of links. 'Adult-Free Zone' provided for students. About 10 schools in India listed. Also facility for 'Keypals Club International', for students 8-16 years old.
Blue Web'n
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn
Provides a catalogue of Internet learning sites and an evaluation of each. Only
a small proportion relate directly to India, but some others (such as 'Biography
Maker') are generic.
Discover India on eWorld
http://www.indonet.com/DiscoverIndiaoneWorld.html
Has the 'India File' of facts and figures, charts, graphs and tables, together
with a variety of articles and essays about Indian art, culture, history, geography
and society. Also the Discussion Board of questions and answers.
India
Profile
http://www.meadev.nic.in/info/info.htm
Extensive information about India's culture, economy, sports, social issues and
media, as well as useful further links.
Kamat's Potpourri - Women of India
http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/women/
Interesting articles about both historical and contemporary women and women's
issues in India.
Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
http://meaindia.nic.in/
Includes many links and is strong in politics, current affairs and the
economy. Features 'Gandhi, a retrospective' at http://www.meadev.nic.in/Gandhi/intro.htm.
India WWW Virtual Library
http://webhead.com/wwwvl/india/india2.html
Another multi-disciplinary site, particularly strong in state and regional information. Includes a variety of pictures of Indian monuments and cities.
South Asia Resources Database
http://recall.curtin.edu.au/Data/saru/sard.htm
Managed by the South Asia Research Unit at Curtin University and the Politics Department at LaTrobe University for a consortium of eight Australian universities. Provides a way of determining the location of resources about South Asia in Australia, principally in university libraries.
The World Factbook - India
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/in.html
Includes maps of India, political data and statistics about the
Indian economy. Maintained by the CIA, the World Factbook site provides up-to-date
facts
about
every country
in the world.
The Media and Current Affairs
All India Radio
http://air.kode.net/
Text and audio versions of All India Radio news bulletins. Available in Hindi and English.
CNN.com Asia
http://asia.cnn.com/
CNN's site focusing on news from Asia. Includes links to special in-depth reports
on important issues.
India News Online
http://www.indianewsonline.com/
Provides links to many Indian publications, from daily newspapers to film, fashion
and health magazines.
The India Today Group
http://www.india-today.com/
Publishers of India Today, one of India's leading magazines of news
and current affairs. Includes current articles from India Today and
a variety of other magazines published by the Group.
Manushi
http://free.freespeech.org/manushi/
Manushi: a journal about women and society sees itself as 'playing a catalytic role towards making our society more just and humane'. Editor, Madhu Kishwar, is seen in the Into India video. Site carries articles from recent issues of Manushi, a 'gallery' of older articles and an interview with the editor.
Conservation and Environment
Biodiversity profile of India
http://www.wcmc.org.uk/igcmc/main.html
Useful environment and geography page from the Indira Gandhi Conservation Monitoring
Centre.
The Plight of India's Tigers
http://www.wpsi-india.org/wpsi/index.php
Includes current statistics about tiger population and poaching. Maintained by
the Wildlife Protection Society of India.
World Wild Fund for Nature - Tigers
http://archive.panda.org/species/tiger/
Information on the tiger, including its biology, population, distribution and
threats.
Travel
Maps of India
http://www.mapsofindia.com/
Extensive collection of maps of India, including those showing road and railway
networks,
history, states, cities, distances, rivers, agriculture, industry and so on.
Lonely Planet
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/indian_subcontinent/india/
The well-known travel guide publisher. Includes useful cultural information about India as well as travel information.
Services International
http://www.india-travel.com/
A tour operators' site but does include a picture library and links to information about weather, distances within India and immigration requirements.
Textiles and Fashion
Anokhi
http://www.anokhi.com/
Includes pictures of fabrics, the Anokhi centre near Jaipur and the history of
the
company.
Fashion India
http://www.fashionindia.net/
Includes information about Indian designers and pictures of their work, together
with a history of Indian fashion.
Search India.com: Fashion > Designers
http://www.searchindia.com/search/Fashion/Designers/
Directory of the websites of contemporary Indian fashion designers.
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