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  SOCIAL STUDIES: INDIA - Accurate as of June 2006
General Information on India. Includes cultural info as well as chronological events (Mahatma Gandhi is discussed as well).

 
  Broken People: Caste Violence against India’s “Untouchables”
http://www.hrw.org/reports/1999/india
Full text of a March 1999 Human Rights Watch report on this continuing human rights problem

Daily Life in Ancient India
http://members.aol.com/Donnclass/Indialife.html
Explore the daily lives of the ancient Indians

FreeIndia.Org: India ’s Unique Educational and Current Affairs Site
http://www.freeindia.org
Loads of information about recent history, biographies of notable Indians, and more

Gandhi Virtual Ashram
http://www.nuvs.com/ashram
Dedicated to the life and philosophy of Gandhi

India and Its Neighbors
http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/southasia/index.html
Culture, landscape, religions, social issues, history and politics

India & Pakistan : Fifty Years of Independence
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9708/India97/
CNN explores the ongoing conflict between these two countries

India Image
http://www.nic.in/
Gateway to the web sites of government departments and ministries

Information on India : India since Independence
http://adaniel.tripod.com/politicalissues.htm
Offers a detailed look at India ’s federal government as well as its states and territories

Ithaca’s—Chronology
http://www.itihaas.com/
Timeline tracing Indian history with links to all kinds of topics, people, and more

M.K. Gandhi
http://www.mkgandhi-sarvodaya.org/
Full text of his autobiography along with other writings by and about him

Mahatma Gandhi Website
http://web.mahatma.org.in/
Official Gandhi eArchive

The Man, the Mahatma
http://library.thinkquest.org/26523
Thinkquest that examines his life and work

Manas: India and its Neighbors
http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/southasia/index.html
Covers culture, history and politics, religions, landscape, social life, and more

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi: Man of Millennium
http://www.mkgandhi.org/
Wide range of information drawn from his own words and those of others

Mystic India : Rediscover Ancient India
http://www.mysticindia.com/
Information on gods, goddesses, temples, and more

The 1971 India-Pakistan War Site
http://www.subcontinent.com/1971war/1971war_index.html
Journey through military history, starting in 1947 and partitioning

Reporting Tips on South Asia : India-Pakistan Tension
http://www.saja.org/tipsindopak.html
Collection of links to information on this topic—history, current status, news resources

The Times of India
http://www.timesofindia.com
Newspaper with current issues and news

Yahoo! India
http://in.yahoo.com
Subject directory with topics about India

http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/southasia/History/mainhist.html
Manas: History and Politics in India

http://sify.com/itihaas/index.php
SIFY – Ithaca ’s – a brief journey through the pages of India ’s history

http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/timeline/timeline.htm
Kamat’s India Timeline

http://www.onesmartclick.com/india/india-culture.html#history
India history, culture, and arts

http://india_resource.tripod.com/
India history- cultural legacy, essays and current affairs

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/india/indiasbook.html
Internet Indian History Sourcebook

http://www.india.com.ar/india207.html
Asian studies: South Asian studies: India

http://www.indiaheritage.com/index15.htm
 
Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Nonviolence
 
US India Friendship - collection of links and articles US India partnership
  
MSU Global  Access
Global Access - india
 
Beat of India
 
British Museum of Ancient India
 
Maps of India
 
Collection of sites in the Librarians' Internet Index
 
 
     
How Do I ...
 

Ask the Director, Nancy Hammeke Marshall
215-885-5180x14, nhammekemarshall@mclinc.org

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