Ginger Webb

SLM 521 -Spring 2005

Webby’s Web Bibliography

 

This bibliography contains sites to help students’ research different topics as they study the Republic of India.  Information has been collected in different areas of interest for further research based on class discussions and assignments.  This is geared toward my future students in World History in High School. 

 

Reference Area

 

CIA - The World Factbook -- India – This page provides basic statistical and historical data about the country of India.  The target audience is secondary level.  There are facts about the history of India it’s military, geography, people, economy, transportation, and current issues.  Date visited – 2/17/05 http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/in.html

  

India : Country Studies - Federal Research Division, Library of Congress – This page is like an encyclopedia entry with brief entries on any subject one can think of regarding India.  Includes links to other sites with more information.  This site is easy to navigate for a topical search.

Date visited – 2/17/05 http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/intoc.html

 

About India – Resource information about the country of India from the AsianInfo Organization.

Date visited – 2/18/05 http://www.asianinfo.org/asianinfo/india/about_india.htm

 

Census Data - India - 1997 – Population study data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Date visited – 2/18/05 http://www.census.gov/ipc/prod/ib-9701.pdf

 

Languages of India – This site has information about the languages of India.  One can follow the path of origin for the 26 main languages and learn how they developed over time.  This site is not just for language nuts, it also provides much information on the development of India from ancient times to the present.

Date visited – 2/18/05 http://www.cs.colostate.edu/~malaiya/scripts.html

 

Rulers of the World - This page contains the names of heads of state and heads of government for all countries.  This list goes back to 1700 for most countries. 

Date visited – 2/18/05 http://www.rulers.org/

 

U. S. Foreign Policy

 

White House Position on the Republic of India – This position paper is from the Bush Administration (43), November, 2001.

Date visited – 2/18/05 http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2001/11/20011109-10.html

 

U.S. Department of State Report on Religion in India – A position paper written by the U.S. Department of State on the state of religion in India.  This report is from 2003.

Date visited – 2/18/05 http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2003/24470.htm

 

US Embassy in New Delhi, India – This page provides current information about the Ambassador and US affairs in New Delhi, India.  The target audience is secondary education level.

Date visited – 2/17/05 http://usembassy.state.gov/posts/in1/wwwhmain.html

 

US Consulate in Calcutta – This page provides current information about US affairs in the city of Calcutta, India. 

Date visited – 2/17/05 http://calcutta.usconsulate.gov/

 

News

Times of India – A newspaper on the web with current news events from India. 

Date visited – 2/18/05 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/

 

123 India – Current news events in India.

Date visited – 2/18/05 http://www.123india.com/

 

Rulers & Law

 

Mughal Rulers

Date visited – 2/18/05 http://rubens.anu.edu.au/student.projects/tajmahal/mughal.html

 

India's Legal System – This site lists in tabular format the highlights of the legal system of India.  It is geared toward the secondary student.

Date visited – 2/18/05 http://www.law.emory.edu/IFL/legal/india.htm

 

Religion

 

The Story of Ramayana – This story is one of oral tradition which is important in traditional India.

Date visited – 2/18/05 http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/maxpages/special/ramayana/index.htm

 

Hindu Beginnings – A brief definition of who settled and how in India and how the Caste System developed

Date visited – 2/25/05 http://www.people.memphis.edu/~kenichls/1301HinduCreationCaste.html

 

A Description of Hinduism

Date visited – 2/25/05 http://adaniel.tripod.com/hinduism.htm

 

What is the Hindu Caste System? – A clear definition, without a lot of spiritual meandering, of what the Hindu Caste System was.

Date visited – 2/25/05 http://www.gitamrta.org/caste.htm

 

Hindu gods  - This site lists the major gods of the Hindu tradition. 

Date visited – 2/18/05  http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/maxpages/special/ramayana/Pantheon.htm

 

Untouchables - Caste System  This is a National Geographic article about the situation of the “Untouchables” in India.

Date visited – 2/25/05 http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0306/feature1/

 

British Influence

 

British History - The Lord Clive Story – This is a story about a person who had a big influence in the beginning of British trade and rule in India.

Date visited – 2/18/05 http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/southasia/History/British/Clive.html

 

British Raj: British Conquest of India – This site gives an overview of the colonization of India by the British.

Date visited – 2/18/05 http://www.lcsc.edu/modernchina/u3s3p1.htm

 

India Salt March – This site describes a movement by Mahatma Gandhi to protest a Salt Tax imposed by the British on the people of India.  Site geared toward a secondary reading level.

Date visited – 2/18/05 http://campus.northpark.edu/history/WebChron/India/SaltMarch.CP.html

 

Map Sites

 

Historical Map Web Sites - Asia – A site dedicated to maps of the world.  This link points directly to the spot on the page with maps of India.  One can find maps of the Indus Valley from 2600 B.C. to present day maps.  The maps are geared to a secondary audience.

Date visited – 2/18/05 http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/map_sites/hist_sites.html#asia

 

Nuclear Power Plants in India – Maps and details regarding the Nuclear Power System in India can be located on this site.

Date visited – 2/17/05 http://www.insc.anl.gov/pwrmaps/map/india.php