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Title: A Zenana: Scenes and Recollections
Type: Video
Description: In India, the most secluded section of the palace was the zenana, or women's quarters. Here, until recently, palace women lived behind protective walls and brass doors that shut firmly at night. This film is an account of women's life in the zenana of Dhrangadhra, in northern India, the seat of power of the Jhala Rajputs from the 11th century A.D. until 1947. The film unfolds through songs, dances, and stories of several palace women, including Maharini (wife of Maharaja), who is the mother of one of the filmmakers. She and others reflect upon traditional women's roles, the strictness of their former seclusion, and the ideals of women's purity and inner strength. Time: 36 min.
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Title: A Basket of Bangles: How a Business Begins
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Description: This book tells the story of a woman and her friends in a small village in Bangladesh. The women borrows moeny from the bank and starts their own businesses making profit.
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Title: A World of Holidays: Holi
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Description: Bonfires and street processions, music and dancing, spraying colored water are all part of the Holi celebrations. How and why is Holi celebrated? Why is it a fun holiday, especially for Hindu children? This book takes you to the festival to find out! A lively text and inviting color photographs and art reproductions show how each holiday is remembered. Young readers will also learn the cultural and religious importance to the communitites involved. The book also offers ideas for making festive decorations or foods. so that the reader can take part. too.
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Title: Ancient Civilizations: India
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Description: The Ancients Civilizations series takes readers on a journey back in time to learn about the history, governement, and daily life of people who lived long ago. Length - 48 pages
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Title: Bhutan. Sacred Dances of Bhutan.
Type: Article
Description: a copy of a booklet. contains a written description as well as numerous pictures. Size - 11 pages
Level: High School
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Title: Bhutan. Lama Dances in Bhutan.
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Description: a copy of a short article on dances. Size - 6 pages
Level: High School
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Title: Bhutan. The National Museum of Bhutan.
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Description: 2 page xerox of a museum information pamphelet.
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Title: Buddhism
Type: Miscellaneous
Description: A photopack of pictures providing stimulating images to resource a range of topics and themes in the classroom-as well as giving invaluable background information, ideas for teaching strategies and extension activities. Photopack contains: -10 full-colour visuals -2 pages of miniatures-invaluabel for individual or group work -A large colour poster for display in the classroom, to make the topic come alive -A 16-page teacher resource book for use with the photos. This book includes background information, interesting activities and practical extension ideas, plus photocopiable sheets.
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Title: Chachaji's Cup
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Description: Neel loves listening to Chachaji's many stories over steaming cups of tea. Chachaji's tales of great Hindu gods and demons and of his adventures in the Indian army leave Neel openmouthed. But it is the tale of his great - uncle's favorite teacup that teaches Neel the most, for Chachaji's cup hlds far more than sweet, spicy masala chai. When the precious cup and Chachaji's health both prove to be more than fragile than they look, Neel knows what he must do. Size - 31 pages
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Title: Conflict Activity Cards: grades 6-8
Type: Curriculum Material
Description: These conflict cards represent a simple but effective way for the classrooom teacher to supplement the content of their curriculum with activities that address the concept of conflict. The basic objectives of this book are to provide activities which teach students to: 1. Recognize and identify various kinds of conflict 2. Discover the presence of conflict in every day life 3. Recognize the presence of power, emotion, violence, etc. in conflicts 4. Identify and uderstand all side of a conflict 5. Accept responsibility for ones actions in conflict situations 6. Practice negotionating skills 7. Generate ways of resolving or coping with conflict.
Level: Middle
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Title: Conflict Activity Cards: grades 9-12
Type: Curriculum Material
Description: These conflict cards represent a simple but effective way for the classrooom teacher to supplement the content of their curriculum with activities that address the concept of conflict. The basic objectives of this book are to provide activities which teach students to: 1. Recognize and identify various kinds of conflict 2. Discover the presence of conflict in every day life 3. Recognize the presence of power, emotion, violence, etc. in conflicts 4. Identify and uderstand all side of a conflict 5. Accept responsibility for ones actions in conflict situations 6. Practice negotionating skills 7. Generate ways of resolving or coping with conflict.
Level: High School
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Title: Creative Classroom
Type: Journal
Description: Various Issues held in the collection. Please contact the Outreach Coordinator for more information on specific issues/activities.
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Title: Cultural Enrichment Trunk: Tibetan Buddhism
Type: Cultural Trunk
Description: This trunk contains many objects and artifacts of daily use Tibetan Buddhism. A PDF of the trunk items can be found on our website http://www.utexas.edu/cola/southasia/outreach/trunks/ For additional information, contact Outreach Coordinator
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Title: Document-Based Activities on Ancient India
Type: Curriculum Material
Description: In this unit, students study the civilizations of ancient India beginning with the Indus River Valley people circa 2500 BCE and continuing up through the Maurya Empire in the third century BCE. This study includes the founding and early developments of two of India's major religions--Hinduism and Buddhism. The origins of the caste system are discussed in the context of the developement of Hindu beliefs, and the character of the Maurya Empire is revealed through the edicts of one of its rulers, Asoka. Students will use primary sources to investigate each of these topics, not only to gain a general knowledge of the history and culture of India during ancient times but also to understand the antecedents of modern-day Indian culture. Length - 42 pages
Level: Elementary
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Title: Eyewitness Books. Buddhism
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Description: This remarkable book explores the history and practice of Buddhism, beginning with the life of Buddha and continuing to the spread of Buddhism from Asia to the Western world. Beautiful photographs show the rituals, artifacts, and architecture that are important to the Buddhist tradition.
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Title: From Movement to Government, the Congress in the United Provinces, 1937-42
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Description: For a long time the provinicial autonomy phase of the Indian national movement was largely ignored by historians. However, it is now becoming increasingly evident that vital changes in power equations occurred during that period. Starting from this premise, Visalakshi Menon provides a detailed account of the Congress Minsitry of 1937-39 in the United Provinces and explores the internal dynamics of an organization performing the dual function of a governement in power and a movement spearheading the anti-imperialist struggle. She amply demonstrates that this period was not a dormant one as generally believed, and that it actually "pulsated with a new life and a new vision." Based on largely unused primary documents combined with interviews with freedom fighters, this important book provides a fresh perspective on an important but hitherto neglected period of modern India's political history. It will be of considerable interest to historians, political scientists and sociologists besides serving as a supplementary text for courses on the freedom movement and on UP politics. Size - 363 pages
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Title: Hinduism and the Song of God
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Description: Elda Hartley takes us on a journey through modern India to see how Hinduism, thousands of years old, is incorporates into every Hindu's life. Against a background of sacred music, we view the rituals of purification that take place along the Ganges, that most holy of rivers. To bathe in the Ganges, to worship in the Ganges, and to die and be cremated on its banks are every devout Hindu's wish. We visit magnificiently embellished temples and meet living saints. We encounter those who work in the fields and those who have renounced all earthly things, living on the charity of others as they spend their days in devotion. In all we are remined that all things are interwined, that death and life are illusions and that to find the God within, we must renounce our worldly desires. Renounce...and then enjoy.
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Title: Hinduism
Type: Miscellaneous
Description: photopack of pictures providing stimulating images to resource a range of topics and themes in the classroom-as well as giving invaluable background information, ideas for teaching strategies and extension activities. Photopack contains: -10 full-colour visuals -2 pages of miniatures-invaluabel for individual or group work -A large colour poster for display in the classroom, to make the topic come alive -A 16-page teacher resource book for use with the photos. This book includes background information, interesting activities and practical extension ideas, plus photocopiable sheets.
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Title: India and her Neighbours
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Description: This wallchart shows India and its bordering countries, an inset of India on a world projection and eight photographs illustrating some of the diversity which can be found in this huge country. It also includes a key, a scale, and a compass rose. This wallchart does not show every feature in India. Only selected information is shown.
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Title: Islam and the Sciences
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Description: A comprehensive look at the influence of the Islamic world upon the realm of the sciences. Moslems believe thta by studying the phenomena of the physical world around us, people can perceive the underlying principles of God's creation and fulfill the principal purpose of our existence. The influence of the Islamic religion permeates the scientific studies of Moslem scholars. Moslem interest in all areas of mathematics, for example, especially geometry, is based on the Islamic doctrine of unity - God is one. The symbol of divine unity is the circle, and this symbol forms the basis of all Moslem art and acrchitecture. Throuhg their achievements in medeival times, the Moslems formed a bridge between the civilizations of antiquity and those of the present day. Even in today's changing world, the Islamic religion influences all aspects of Moslem life and culture, and, in different ways, makes its influence felt in our own. Length - 23 min.
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Title: Legacy of Malthus
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Description: In this thought-provoking film, Deepa Dhanraj takes on the international population establishment, challenging the entrenched view that overpopulation is responsible for poverty and environmental degradation. In India, peasant farmers are being evicted from their land and then accused of being feckless, poor, irresponsible and unable to feed their families. Dhanraj argues that it's the same process that took place in 19th century Scotland during the Highland clearances. By skillfully intercutting reconstructed scenes from the Napier Commission of enquiry into the Highland clearances, interviews with contemporary Rajasthani village women today, archival US news footage and current day propaganda films warning of the dire consequences of global population increase, Dhanraj argues that nothing has changed. Size - 50 minutes
Level: High School
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Title: Modern World History Activity Sampler
Type: Curriculum Material
Description: This is from the History Alive Teacher's Curriculum Institute. This sampler contains fun activities for the students. There six activities, one of which deals specifically with China. The acitivities include: Exploring Continuity and Change in China Through Art - students explore continuity and change in Chinese society over time by comparing and contrasting paintings from the dynastic and communist eras.
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Title: Monsoon Wedding
Type: DVD
Description: From award winning director Mira Nair, Monsoon wedding is a fun, heartwarming tribue to fmaily. A non-stop four day celebration as unpredictable as the monsoon season itself. Anything goes when love, lust, hope, and happiness take them by storm and bring them even closer. With this family, when it rains, it pours. Length - 1 hr. 55 mins
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Title: Nectar in a Sieve
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Description: Rukmani, a peasant from a village in India, lives a life of constant struggle, yet she is a source of strength for many. At age twelve she marries a man she has never met and moves with him to his rented farmland. Over the years their marriage fills with love, mutual respect, and children: one daughter and many sons. A tannery built near their village forever alters Rukmani's life, for the tannery takes away farmland and silence, and while it provides jobs, they come with great costs. The changes in village life from an agricultural to an industrial community frighten Rukmani; her life becomes one of "Hope and fear. Twin forces that tugged at us first in one direction and then in another...Fear, constant companion of the peasant. Hunger, ever present to jog his elbow should he relax. Despair, ready to engulf him should he falter." Nectar In A Sieve is a powerful, depressing, but ultimately hopeful novel of a life lived with love, faith, and inner strength. Size - 190 pages
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Title: Passage to India
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Description: Arguably Forster's greatest novel, A Passage to India limns a troubling portrait of colonialism at its worst, and is remarkable for the complexity of its characters. Here the personal becomes the political and in the breach between Aziz and his English "friends," Forster foreshadows the eventual end of the Raj. Size - 362 pages
Level: High School
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Title: Projected US and USSR Roles in South Asia
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Description: from Toward a New World Order: Adjusting India-US Relations. UC Berkeley. 1992
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Title: Ramayan -Disc 2
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Title: Sikhism
Type: Miscellaneous
Description: A photopack of pictures providing stimulating images to resource a range of topics and themes in the classroom-as well as giving invaluable background information, ideas for teaching strategies and extension activities. Photopack contains: -10 full-colour visuals -2 pages of miniatures-invaluabel for individual or group work -A large colour poster for display in the classroom, to make the topic come alive -A 16-page teacher resource book for use with the photos. This book includes background information, interesting activities and practical extension ideas, plus photocopiable sheets.
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Title: Silent waters (khamosh pani)
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Description: Ayesha is a seemingly well-adjusted middle-aged woman whose life centres around her son Saleem - a gentle, dreamy 18-year-old, in love with Zubeida. They live in the village of Charkhi in Pakistani Punjab. Ayesha's husband is dead and she manages a living from his pension and by giving Quran lessons to young girls. The story begins in 1979, in a Pakistan under President General Zia-ul-Haq's martial law. The country has embarked on the road to Islamicization. Saleem becomes intensely involved with a group of Islamic fundamentalists and leaves Zubeida. Ayesha is saddened to see her son change radically. Events escalate when Sikh pilgrims from India pour into the village. Later, a pilgrim looks for his sister Veero who was abducted in 1947.
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Title: Social Studies and the World: Teaching Global Perspectives.
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Description: Bulletin 103. published by NCSS.
Level: Elementary
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Title: Songs of Indian Poet: Rabindranathe Tagore (1913) Volume 3
Type: CD-ROM
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Title: A Link to the Past: Engaging Students in the Study of History
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Description: The strategies outlined in this book have the purpose of not only engaging students in the study of history, but of helping them explore and think abou tthe content, the ideas, and the concepts that they encounter. Size - 93 pages
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Title: A Message of Ancient Days
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Description: A textbook on on the world history and geograhy of different ancient civilizations. Size - 542 pages
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Title: A Social history of tea
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Description: By: Jane PettigrewExplores the impact of tea worldwide from ancient to more contemporary societies
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Title: A historical dictionary of Indian Food
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Description: This book contains a wealth of information on the food materials, food ethos, cuisine, and recipes of India. It traces the gastronomic history of India, drawing on archaeology, historical writing, botany, genetics, and the country's oldest literatures in Sanskrit, Pali, Tamil, and Kannada. Arranged in alphabetical order, the dictionary "' situates Indian foods in time and place "' offers fascinating information on the migration of food plants from the New World to India, and their rapid integration into Indian cuisine. "' Draws attention to the transfer of words, across languages, from the aboriginal Munda tongues into Sanskrit, from Tamil and Malayalam into English and vice versa "' Has an extensive cross-referencing system that guides readers along the food-routes of India Size - 347 pages
Level: Adult
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Title: ASIA: World Cultures Student book
Type: Book
Description: This is a richly illustrated easy to read overview of Asia's geography, history, and peoples. It contains chapter goals, focus questions, vocabulary words, map studies, and comprehension reviews. Size: 248 pp.
Level: Middle
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Title: Ahimsa Nonviolence
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Description: Compiled of Editorials, Interviews, Documentation, Media Criticism, etc based off Gandhi's views of nonviolence. "A mere belief in ahima will not do. It should be intelligent and creative. If intellect plays a large part in the field of violence, I hold that it plays a larger part in the field of nonviolence" Mahatma Gandhi.
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Publication Details: In association with IGINP (International Gandhian Institute for Nonviolence and Peace)
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Title: Ahimsa Nonviolence
Type: Book
Description: Compiled of Editorials, Interviews, Documentation, Media Criticism, etc based off Gandhi's views of Nonviolence. "A mere belief in ahima will not do. It should be intelligent and creative. If intellect plays a large part in the field of violence, I hold that it plays a larger part in the field of nonviolence" Mahatma Gandhi.
Level: Adult
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Publication Details: In association with IGINP (International Gandhian Institute for Nonviolence and Peace)
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Title: Al-Qur’an
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Description: A contemporary translation by: Ahmed Ali "This outstanding English translation of the Qur’an presented in a bilingual editon by Professor Ahmed Ali, the distinguished scholar, novelist, poet, diplomat, and critic presents the original in a contemporary and living voice and has come to be recognized as the best of existing translations of the Qur’an..." -F.E. Peters
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Title: Along the Silk Road: People, Interaction and Cultural Exchange
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Description: his book introduces students to the travelers and traders from the early part of the Han-Roman times up to the 14th century who corssed deserts and treacherous mountain trails and weathered severe climatic conditions in pursuit of silk, of other goods, and of knowlege. Among the activities found in the unit are mapping activities and video shows which presnt visual images of theSilk Road trade routes; reading and dramatizing Silk Road travelers' stories that provide a rich description of their trade and travel adventures; small group reading and writing activities to helo students explore the history of the Silk Road; and role-play and simulation activities to help students experience more fully the lives of the travelers and their adventures. Finally, journal writing provides an opportunity for students to reflect on their insights and learnings about the Silk Road, especially about the process of cultural diffusion and its application to our present world.
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Title: An Atlas and Survey of South Asian History
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Description: This book makes available for the first time in many years an inexpenive, accessible, and comprehensive historical atlas of South Asia. Surveying almost 4,000 years-from the Harappan culture in the Indus valley (c. 2000 B.C.E) to contemporary India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, nepal, Bhutan, and Sri Lanka - the work consists of 96 newly drawn maps, each accomplished by informative text based on the latest research. The commentary is so thorough tthat the book can stand alone as an introductory survey of the region. Economic, social, and cultural developments as well as political history and physical geography are covered. Additional help is provided by a glossary, bibliography, and index. Anyone interested in Indian, South Asian, or world history will find this volume indispensable.
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Title: An Orientalist Lost and Found: F.W. Ellis and the Dravidian Language Family
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Description: Fall 2007 South Asia Seminar Series: Thomas Trautmann, University of Michigan September 13.
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Title: Ancient World History Activity Sampler
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Description: This is from the History Alive Teacher's Curriculum Institute. This sampler contains fun activities for the students. There six activities, three of which deal with Asia. The Asia acitivities include: Creating Puppet Shows of Origin Stories (China); Writing a Journal to Commemorate Gupta Achievements (India); Examining the Reign of Qin Shi Huang Di (China). Also includes transparencies of ancient China.
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Title: Approaching the qur'an: The early revelations w/ CD
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Description: Approaching the Qur'an is a major event in religious publishing. Michael Sells has captured the complexity, power, and poetry of the early suras, or chapters, of brilliant translations of the short, hymnic suras associated with the first revelations to the Prophet Muhammad. These suras contain some of the most powerful prophetic and revelatory passages in religious history. They offer the vision of a meaningful and just life that anchors the religion of one-fifth of the world's inhabitants. Approaching the Qur'an is enriched by inclusion of a compact disc recording of Quranic reciters chanting several of the early suras, allowing readers an opportunity to hear the Qur'an in its original form. Size - 220 pages
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Title: Arabic Script
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Description: Arabic Script offers a thorough, illuminating guide to the Arabic alphabet and writing styles and presents an understanding of a culture and a civilization. This enlightening book helps us discover an alphabet that throughout the centuries has been linked to the secular and religious worlds of Islam. In this intriguing book the history and meaning of each letter of the alphabet is given as well as its cultural, religious, and philosophical significance. Profusely illustrated, there are some 300 two-color and black-and-white pictures of the letters, their variants, and calligraphic adaptations, showing that Arabic script is both an art form and a means of communication. The appendix includes a glossary and an index. An ideal book for linguists, graphic designers, and collectors of Islamic art, Arabic Script is also a handy reference for travelers who wish to become familiar with the rudiments of the alphabet. Size - 180 pages
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Title: Ashoka
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Description: Anant PaiHistory of King Ashoka and his twenty-eight year reign
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Title: Asia -political map
Type: Map
Description: Political map of all Asia; 3' x 4' laminated paper map; includes all of Asia (South, Southeast, and East); also Russia and much of Middle East. 1996 Size: 4 ft. x 3 ft.
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Title: Asia Culture: House
Type: Journal
Description: The Ceremony of Building a Burmese house House-Where East and West meet Houses on both Water and Land The Imperial Tombs of Hue Houses of Southeas Asia (color feature)
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Title: Asia in the Schools: Preparing Young Americans for Today's Interconnected World
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Description: An Asia Society publication of a report ASIA IN THE SCHOOLS, presented by the National Commission on Asia in the Schools.
Level: Middle
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Title: Asia, Physical and Political
Type: Map
Description: Scale 1:10,5000,000 Side 1) Physical aspects Side 2) Political Boundries, railways, and population centers. Includes countries from East to West: the Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea Rim to East Asia. North to South: the Artic Circle to Indonesia.
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Title: Asia: Political Map
Type: Map
Description: Laminated paper. 1992; Very simple; no geographical features. Size: 21in. x 17in.
Level: Elementary
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Title: Asia: Teaching About, Learning
Type: Article
Description: Contains: teacher comments, activities, questions, exams
Level: Elementary
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Publication Details: from Asia in the Classroom: Putting it All Together by Columbia University
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Title: Asia: Geography Mini-Unit
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Description: This mini-unit is designed to be used as an introduction to the continent of Asia. It contains basic geographic informatin plus an overview of the peoples, plants and animals on the continent. There are also some reproducible search cards to use as a class assignment or as a center activity. Size: 16 pp.
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Title: Asia: Global Perspectives through Editorial Cartoons
Type: Book
Description: Includes a 20-page teacher's booklet with 12 contemporary cartoons from a major world region plus lesson plans, questions, and reproducible activities to help students analyze the messages and discuss issues embedded in the drawings. The booklet also comes with 12 black-and-white transparencies for overhead projection.
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Title: Asia: Peoples World Cultures
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Description: This richly illustrated, easy-to-read overview of Asia's geography, history, and peoples teems with learner-friendly features: for instance, chapter goals, focus questions, vocabulary words, map studies, and comprehension reviews. The workbook presents 29 map-based lessons relating to Asia past and present. The teacher's guide includes reproducible activities, chapter tests, and answer keys. Size: 64 pages
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Title: Asian Culture: Birth Rites in Asia
Type: Journal
Description: Birth rites an folk beliefs in Thailand Customs and ceremonies of birth in Japan Photo Features: welcoming a new life Hindu Birth Rites, Bengal Birth Rituals of Pakistan Birth Ceremonies in Trunyan, Bali
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Publication Details: March 1979 issue.
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Title: Asian Culture: Eating Habits in Asia
Type: Journal
Description: India-Land of rich culinary traditions The dietary culture of Asia Eating Habits in Asia (color insert) The Rural Malays of Malaysia: Their meals and eating habits Plain and simple: Cooking and eating in Burma Eating in Korea: Varied dishes, courteous manners
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Publication Details: September 1976 issue.
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Title: Asian Culture: Marriage Customs
Type: Journal
Description: Marriage-Variations on the theme in Sri Lanka The Cosmos, weddings and honeybees Tradition and Change of Marriage in Korea Weddings of Asia (color feature)
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Publication Details: February 1975 issue.
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Title: Asian Culture: Women in Asian Villages
Type: Journal
Description: Stability in Transition-Thailand Superstition-Why?-Indonesia Women in AsiaVillages (color feature) Women's ethnic groups-Nepal A Hard but rich life-Pakistan Carpet and Fruit-Iran
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Publication Details: December 1975 issue.
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Title: Asian Cultures: Costume in Asia
Type: Journal
Description: Climate and Culture-Costume in Aisa Costume in Asia (color feature) Rich Culture - Rich Variety of clothing in India
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Publication Details: June 1975 issue.
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Title: Asian Documentary (Home tape)
Type: Video
Description: Ahimsa- Non-Violence- Tibet: The Bamboo Curtain Falls, Mahatma Gandhi, Pandit Ravi Shankar
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Title: Asian Holidays
Type: Book
Description: An elementary level text with color photographs. Contains: Asians, Chinese New Year, Ch'ing Ming, Japanese New Year, Buddha's Birthday, Tet, Doll Festival, Boys' Festival, Harvest Moon Festival Hands-on: Make a Red Envelope Pronunciation Guide Words to Know Size: 24 pp.
Level: Elementary
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Title: Asoka and the decline of the mauryas
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Description: Romila ThaparThe Mauryan period is seen as the first sub-continental empire which required administration appropriate to a changing political economy, communication adequate to a sub-continental territory and new ideological attempts to draw support from a multi-cultural population. This book provides a fresh interpretation of the history of early India and the links with later developments. It covers the history of the Mauryas but with a focus on the reign activities of Asoka.
Level: Elementary
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Title: August Sun
Type: DVD
Description: A film by Prasanna VithanageBased on true incidents, this film revolves around three stories that unfold simultaneously. During two scorching August days, three different groups of people - thrown into the heat of the war - face different experiences due to circumstances beyond their control. They have to continue to exist in a society that is traumatized by nearly twenty years of war between the Sinhalese government forces, and rebel movement from the Tamil community who are fighting for self-determination.An eleven year old Muslim boy is struggling to keep his dog, while the family is uprooted by the rebels; a young women, Charmari, is looking for her soldier husband who is missing n action, and a younger soldier, Duminda, finds his sister among the working girl in a brothel. This film is about their quest for life...
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Title: Bring History Alive!
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Publication Details: A Sourcebook for Teaching World History. 321 pp.
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Title: Buddha
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Description: Comic book 32pp
Level: Elementary
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Title: Buddhism by Calliope
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Description: A comprehensive look at Buddhism throughout Asia mainly dealing with the history and practice. Contains: readings, glossaries, activities, maps, timelines, etc. Level: grades 5-9. (by Calliope, World History for Young People. Vol. 5, No. 4, Mar/Apr 1995)
Level: Elementary
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Title: CNN World Beat, 5/6/2001
Type: Video
Description: Cable News Network Inc. Copyright 2001
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Title: Casting A Shadow? India’s Knowledge Economy
Type: DVD
Description: Fall 2007 South Asia Seminar Series: Amrit Srinivasan, IIT Delhi September 20.
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Title: Celebrate Buddhist Festivals
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Description: This book gives you an introduction to Buddhism and its main festivals. Throughout the book, real children tell you about their lives, what their religion means to them, and how they observe Buddhism's holy days. Size: 48 pp.
Level: Elementary
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Title: Celebrate Hindu Festivals
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Description: This book gives you an introduction to Hinduism and its main festivals. Throughout the book, real children tell you about their lives, what their religion means to them, and how they observe Hinduism's holy days. Size: 48 pp.
Level: Elementary
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Title: Celebrate Islamic Festivals
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Description: This book gives you an introduction to Islam and its main festivals. Throughout the book, real children tell you about their lives, what their religion means to them, and how they observe Islam's holy days. Size: 48 pp.
Level: Elementary
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Title: Celebrate Sikh festivals
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Description: This book gives you an introduction to Sikhism and its main festivals. Throughout the book, real children tell you about their lives, what their religion means to them, and how they observe Sikhism's holy days. Size: 48 pp.
Level: Elementary
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Title: Celebrate! Holidays Around the World
Type: Book
Description: Each holiday from more than 15 countries or ethnic groups has a description of the rituals that take place and games or activities that can be planned with students or at home. 32 pp.
Level: Elementary
Notes: Ages 5-9
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Title: Children Just Like Me
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Description: Published in association with UNICEF (The United Nations Children's Fund), this book provides a remarkable insight into the lives of children all over the world. Size: 80 pp
Level: Elementary
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Title: Children Just Like Me: Celebrations
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Description: Published in assocation with UNICEF (The United Nations Children's Fund), this book offers a remarkable insight into festivals, carnivals, and feast days from around the world. Size: 64 pp
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Title: Children of Asia by UNICEF
Type: Slides
Description: Shows children of all Asian countries in an overview, at school, with families Material: detailed script, teaching suggestions
Level: Elementary
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Title: Classic Math: History Topics for the Classroom by Art Johnson
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Description: Deals with Asian contributions to mathematics. Contains: readings, glossaries, charts
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Title: Comparative Politics 05/06
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Description: One in a series of over seventy-five volumes, each designed to provide convenient, inexpensive access to a wide range of current, carefully selected articles from some of the most respected magazines, newspapers, and journals published today. Within the pages of this volume are interesting, well-illustrated articles by political scientists, educators, researchers, and writers providing effective and useful perspectives on today's important topics in comparative politics.
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Notes: Instructor's Resource Guide is included
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Title: Compassion in Exile
Type: Slides
Description: This film presents a poignant biographical sketch of Tibet's 14th Dalai Lama who has lived in exile for over thirty years but continues to be the spiritual leader of his people. Shows the tragic plight of Tibetans who have been severely persecuted by the Chinese. Lngth: 60 min.
Level: High School
Notes: ORIGINAL MISSING
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Title: Conflict Activity Cards: grades K-5
Type: Curriculum Material
Description: These conflict cards represent a simple but effective way for the classrooom teacher to supplement the content of their curriculum with activities that address the concept of conflict. The basic objectives of this book are to provide activities which teach students to: 1. Recognize and identify various kinds of conflict 2. Discover the presence of conflict in every day life 3. Recognize the presence of power, emotion, violence, etc. in conflicts 4. Identify and uderstand all side of a conflict 5. Accept responsibility for ones actions in conflict situations 6. Practice negotionating skills 7. Generate ways of resolving or coping with conflict.
Level: Elementary
Notes: on GENERAL shelf. companion materials to "On War and Peace:Teaching about World Conflict"
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Title: Continuous Journey: A Film by Ali Kazimi
Type: DVD
Description: In 1914, the Komagata Maru, a vessel with 276 immigrants from British India, became the first ship carrying migrants to be turned away by Canada. The consequences were felt throughout the British Empire. Continuous Journey is a provocative and multilayered film that ingeniously combines rare photographs, newsreels, official documents and never-before-seen footage to unravel a compelling, little-known story that reverberates to this day.
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Title: Costumes of the East
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Description: A collection of costumes worn in different parts of Asia, and the history behind these costumes. It also contains illustrations on how to wear these costumes and photographs of the colection itself. Length - 160 pages
Level: Adult
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Title: Cuisines of India
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Description: Cuisines of India is a guided culinary tour across India's exotic regions-from the lofty mountains of Kashmir to the sunbaked Malabar Coast, from the bustling streets of Calcutta to the majestic fortresses of Rajasthan. Steeped in history and filled with delightful tales and legends, it describes the impact of other cultures-Middle Eastern, Asian, and European-that have left their indelible imprint on India's famed cuisine. Embellished with maps and beautiful line drawings of throughout, this indispensable guide provides breathtaking historical background in addition to dozens of recipes and preparation techniques specific to each particular region. Each chapter explores the cuisine of a different region, describing its evolution and lore, and explains how history shaped local dishes and methods of cooking. The journey begins in ancient times with the fascinating saga of the Aryan tribesmen, and takes us to the fabulous temples of South India, where lavish feasts were prepared for the gods. We sample the sumptuous banquets of the Moghul court and dine with the European explorers who came to India in search of spices. Cuisines of India is more than a cookbook- it is a gateway into and extraordinary culture. In these pages India's history is observed through the kitchen door, and the mysteries of an ever-changing cuisine are revealed. Size - 281 pages
Level: Adult
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Title: Dark Night of the Soul
Type: DVD
Description: A film by Prasanna Vithanage Adapted from a novel by Leo Tolstoy, Anantha Rathriya is an examination of the tortuous nature of a man’s scruples. A young man seduces and impregnates his aunt’s servant maid and refuses to help her. Twenty five years later he has to sit on a jury when the woman, now a prostitute, is brought before the court on a murder charge. As a case is being judged, the man is wracked with guilt, remorse, despair, and a burning desire to rectify his mistake of years ago. The multi award winning film showcases the talent of director Prasanna Vithanage and his total ease with the medium.
Level: High School
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Title: Death On A Full Moon Day
Type: DVD
Description: A Film By Prasanna Vithanage Wannihami's son has been killed by a land-mine in his village in Sri Lanka. The family is due a sum of money in compensation, which his daughter and her husband think they could well use to build a new home. But Wannihami refuses to take the money, stubbornly against profiting from his son's death.
Level: High School
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Title: Demons and development
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Description: James Brow
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Title: Do's and dont's for teaching about Asia
Type: Curriculum Material
Description: Includes Activities: 1)International Scavenger Hunt 2) Blank 8.5x11 Map of Asia
Level: Elementary
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Publication Details: by Mara Pinto Oess
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Title: EMPEROR ASHOKA OF INDIA: WHAT MAKES A RULER LEGITIMATE?
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Description: Reigning in the third century BCE, Ashoka was unique for wielding moreal persuasion rather thatn brute force to command his subjects. This unit examines both Ashoka's fascinating career and the larger question: what legitimizes leaders and gives them the right to rule? Size: 60 pages
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Title: Everything you need to teach asia: another inspired world studies unit
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Description: This unit takes a student-centered approach that incorporates Geography, History, Culture, Government, and Economics. Tests included.
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Title: Exploring Global Art by The American Forum for Global Education
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Description: A slide set curriculum . Sections: introduction, Africa, Egypt, Middle East, Latin America, India, China, Japan, bibliography. Have slides for the India, China, Japan sections. Each section contains student notes, questions related to notes, vocabulary, slides and visuals, projects, teacher lesson plans. Slides: 29
Level: Elementary
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Publication Details: 1991
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Title: Exploring World Beliefs: Islam
Type: Book
Description: fully reproducible lessons and activities that cover: Origins of Islam, Life of Muhammad, The Koran, Pillars of Islam, After Muhammad, Places of Worship, Rites of Passage, Passing of Time, Symbols of Islam, Islam Today, Art of Writing, Vocabulary, Review, Quiz, Answer Key. Size: 48 pp.
Level: Elementary
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Title: Fa hien
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Description: Comic Book
Level: Elementary
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Title: Festival Figures'
Type: Miscellaneous
Description: A set of large paper dolls of children in holiday dress with explanation of the dress. published in 1979 by United States Committee for UNICEF.
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Title: Festival of Light by UNICEF
Type: Slides
Description: A comparison of holidays from all countries, Eastern and Western Material: cassette, program and activities guide, lesson plans, handouts, background information, detailed script, and references. Slides: 64
Level: Elementary
Notes: Slide #10 is missing
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Title: Focus on South and Southeast Asia by Global Fearon
Type: Curriculum Material
Description: A Global Studies Series textbook. Chapters: The World and Its Cultures; The Land and People of South Asia; the History of South Asia; Changing Patterns of Life in South Asia; South Asia in the World Today; the Heritage of Southeast Asia; Southeast Asia in the World Today; Australia, New Zealand, and Oceana. Contains reviews, assignments, questions, maps, photos, charts, case studies, glossaries, and index.
Level: Elementary
Notes: Please specify which chapter(s) you would like.
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Publication Details: 1997
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Title: Folklore and Mythology Teacher Workshop 11/02/02
Type: Video
Description: A workshop focused on the history and significance of folkloric and literary traditions of Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia. This workshop program was designed to allow educators to enhance existing lesson plans, create new plans, or simply expand their own knowledge of these literary works. Middle- and high school teachers of social studies, world cultures, world literature, and language arts were invited to explore the legends and literatures of these four diverse regions of the world.
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Title: Folktales from Asia: book 6
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Description: Darling Sun and Darling Moon; Korea The Goat and the Wolf; Afghanistan The Kidnapped Boy; Indonesia The Dog who wanted to be the Sun; Thailand The Owl and the Elephant; Nepal Singapure, the Lion City; Singapore How to share Five Cakes; Sri Lanka
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Title: Food and Religion
Type: Book
Description: Blending the study of food and religion, this unit contains background readings and activities plus a wealth of recipies (more than 40), puzzles, review questions, multiple-choice tests, and transparency masters. Students learn how eating customs-including dietary restrictions- are a direct expression of deeply held beliefs among Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, and Christians. The christanity section is subdivided into Catholics, Methodists, Mormons, Adventists, and Eastern Orthodox. Adaptable for extended units or single lessons. Size: 81/2" x 11", 154 pages
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Title: Foods around the World
Type: Miscellaneous
Description: People, places, and Patterns: Geography. A poster put out by the National Geographic Society showing children from various countries with typical foods. The reverse has a teacher guide and information on themes of food production/nutrition.
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Title: Freedom in the World. 2004
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Description: Freedom in the World, published by Freedom House, is an annual comparative assessment of the state of political rights and civil liberties in 192 countries and 18 related and disputed territories. Widely used by policy-makers, journalists, and scholars, the 700-page survey is the definitive report on freedom around the globe.
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Title: Global issues for the elementary classroom
Type: Curriculum Material
Description: From the Social Science Education Consortium, Massachusetts Global Education Project
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Title: Great Craft Projects from Around the World
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Description: a great way to provide your secondary-level students with engrossing, hands-on arts projects from around the globe. Over 70 multicultural art activities-in reproducible format- make it easy and cost effective for students to gain a greater appreciation for the art and culture of diverse peoples and places. Regions highlighted in this book include: Sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Southeast Asia and Oceania, North America, Latin and South America, and Europe. Size: 135 pp.
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Title: Great Explorers to the East, by Calliope
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Description: Covers such explorers as Alexander, Marco Polo, and Christopher Columbus. Contains: readings, glossaries, activities, maps, etc. Level: grades 5-9. (by Calliope, World History for Young People. Vol. 1, No. 1, Sep/Oct 1990)
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Title: Great Religions of the World
Type: DVD
Description: Major belief systems, their origins, and modern influences are examined. Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Islam, and Taoism are investigated. Time - 33 minutes
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Title: Great Tales in Asian Art
Type: Video
Description: Filmed on location, four beloved stories of India, Indonesia, Korea and Japan are told through the masterpeices of visual art and the stirring performances these tales have inspired for centuries. "The Ramayana," the epic adventures of India's legendary hero, are illustrated with Indian paintings, Indonesian sculpture, Javanese shadow play and dramatic reenactments. In the "Korean Masked Dance Drama," told by actors wearing audaciously conceived masks, social satire is "masked" by bold humor and comic dance. "Gita Govinda," India's great erotic poem is interpreted by a beautiful dancer and celebrated in lyrical painted images. "The Tale of Genji," the amorous adventures of Prince Genji are told by a Japanese woman in period cosutme, as colorful paintings from scrolls and screens illustrate Japan's most famous romantic novel. Combining visual arts with performance in a new and original format, this video is an imaginative and entertaining introduction to the art of Asia. Time: 82 min.
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Title: Great World Religions: Beliefs, Practices, and Histories Part 2: God and His Prophet: The Religion of Islam
Type: Audio Cassette
Description: Part 2 of 5: Lectures 9 and 10 9) Islamic Response to Western Predominance 10) Islam: Past, Present, and Future
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Title: Great World Religions: Beliefs, Practices, and Histories Part 3: God and God's People: The Religion of Judaism
Type: Audio Cassette
Description: Part 3 of 5: Lectures 9 and 10 9) Judaism Outside the Talmud 10) Judaism and Freedom
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Title: Great World Religions: Beliefs, Practices, and Histories Part 4: Confucius, the Tao, the Ancestors, and The Buddha: The Religions of China
Type: Audio Cassette
Description: Part 4 of 5: Lectures 9 and 10 9) Chinese Folk Religion -- the Ancestors and the Ghosts 10) Yin and Yang, the Five Elements, and the Architecture of Beijing (Peking)
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Title: Great World Religions: Beliefs, Practices, and Histories Part 5: Hindu, Buddhist, Mulsim, Sikh: The Religions of India
Type: Audio Cassette
Description: Part 5 of 5: Lectures 9 and 10 9) Sufis, Sants, and Sikhs 10) Ghandhi -- All religions are true
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Title: Great World Religions: Beliefs, Practices, and Histories Part 1: Overview: The Christian Religions and Religious Fundamentalism
Type: Audio Cassette
Description: Part 1 of 5: Lectures 3 and 4 3) Jesus and the Gospel Traditions 4) The Growth of the Early Christian Community
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Title: Harvest Festivals Around the World by Judith Corwin
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Description: Celebrate the austumn harvest festivals around the world. Instructions for crafts and recipes are included
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Title: Heelotia: A cross cultural simulation game
Type: Book
Description: Heelotia is a simulation designed to provide students at the intermediate and secondary level with an experimental or discovery exercise in cross-cultural relations. The simulation is designed to be part of a more extensive study of cultural preceptions and can be used in an exploration of one's own community as well as that of more geographically distant cultures. Size - 15 pages
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Title: Hinduism - An Ancient Path in the Modern World
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Description: A film on the historical importance and teachings of Hinduism as seen in the modern world. Time: 20 mins.
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Title: History of Human Population - part 1
Type: Video
Description: racks the growth of human population both geographically and culturally. Begins with the first findings of humans and continues to the first civilizations in Asia Minor. Earlier forms of social organization are viewd such as hunting and gatherins societies. Environmental and social controls, which affected human population are also examined. Length: 35 min
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Title: History of Human Population - part 2
Type: Video
Description: The eighteenth century population explosion is examined in part 2 of this series . The increase in nutrition due to better food crop production is one of the major issues considered. The Industrial Revolution is the other large issue, which propels human population to great heights in the last two centuries. Present day population concerns are also addressed. Length: 20 min
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Title: Hiuen Tsang
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Description: Comic Book 32pp
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Title: Holiday Art Projects
Type: Book
Description: -37 festive projects for 29 holidays and observances -Variety of tehniques and media: Cut paper, printing, fabric, clay, weaving, papier-mache -Step-by-Stp directions -Information on the holidays Size: 80 pages
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Title: Hosay Trinidad
Type: Video
Description: This is an ethnographic film about the observance of Shi'ite Muharram rites on the island of Trinidad. It looks at this visually and aurally stunning occassion through a number of different lenses and will be of interest to anyone who is engaged with the role that performances, religious observance and rituals play in the presentation of self and other in public as well as private settings. The film is useful in the classroom for instruction on ethnicity, diaspora, creolization, cultural pluralism, and Caribbean studies Time: 45 min.
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Title: How Geography Defines a Culture
Type: Video
Description: Students will discover how the geographical elements of topography, climate, and natural resources influence the people of any culture. This lesson provides definitions and examples of geographical influences on cultures, as varied as people thriving high in the Himalayan mountains or deep in the Australian outback. Students will discover that cultures are adaptable entities which utilize all elements of the world they inhabit. Time - 18 min.
Level: High School
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Title: I Once was a Monkey: Stories Buddha Told
Type: Book
Description: A cycle of fables in Buddhist literature known as the Jatakas, or birth stories, which Buddha originally told to his disciples when occasion arose to illustrate his teachings. each of the six retellings gathered here features animal characters and an incarnation of the Buddha from an earlier life, usually as an animal himself. From the tale of the clever monkey outwitting a crocodile to that of a bird and turtle rescuing a friend, these subtle, amusing parables embody some of the central tenets of buddhas's philosophy. Joined iwth stunning linocut illustrations, they form a book that is notable for both its beauty and its wisdom.
Level: by Jeanne M. Lee
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Title: IMAGES OF THE ORIENT: NINETEENTH - CENTURY EUROPEAN TRAVELERS TO MUSLIM LANDS
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Description: Students interpret how Europe's view of the Muslim East was influenced by memoirs, lectures, and articles by 19th-century European travelers. Size: 86 pages
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Title: ISLAM FOR BEGINNERS
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Description: By: N.I. MatarThis book presents the historic beginnings of Islam, the growth and contribution of its civilization, and the role of Islam in meeting the challenge of the modern world.
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Title: Imaginary Homelands
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Description: Salman Rushdie's Imaginary Homelands is an important record of one writer's intellectual and personal odyssey. The seventy essays collected here, written over the last ten years, cover an astonishing range of subjects the literature of the received masters and of Rushdie's contemporaries; the politics of colonialism and the ironies of culture; film, politicians, the Labour Party, religious fundamentalism in America, racial prejudice; and the preciousness of the imagination and of free expression.
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Title: India and China: Ancient Civilizations Series
Type: Curriculum Material
Description: The ancient civilizations of India and China are two of the oldest civilizations on Earth. Each has made great contributions to the rest of the world in arts and literature, architecture, the sciences, and religion. India and China are separated by the Himalayas and vast desert stretches, but those obstacles didn't stop explorers and adventurers from other countries, tempted by glorious luxury items, from carrying on trade with the two countries. Several ideas for studying these two ancient civilizations are suggested in this book. Use the activities as they are written, or adapt them to meet the learning styles of your students. Length - 48 pages
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Country: Inside Islam
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Level3: This book is designed to help students understand the second largest and fastest growing religion in the world. Inside Islam covers the development, spread, teachings, practices, holy days, and festivals of the youngest of the major world religions. In addition to valuable historical and practical information, the book provides maps, questions for discussion, essay ideas, key word lists, a test, and an answer key. These features facilitate student assimilation of the fundamentals of a religion practiced in 55 countries around the world. Whether your objective is a comprehensive study of Islam or a simple overview, this book affords you the opportunity to easily accomplish either one. You will be delighted to oberve your students' growing understanding of this rich and colorful religion that is practiced by approximately 1.3 billion people worldwide. Size - 47 pages
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Title: Islam Asia Modernity: Gender, Sexuality, and the Body in Asian Muslim Societies
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Description: Introduction and panel 2 of 6A three-day conference to explore the changing politics, practices, and representations of Islam in Asia; how these changes are studied, documented, taught and represented in the academy and the media; and how these practices affect politics, society, and culture in Muslim Asia.
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Title: Islam Asia modernity: Asian Islam and the politics of knowledge
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Description: Introduction and panel 6 of 6A three-day conference to explore the changing politics, practices, and representations of Islam in Asia; how these changes are studied, documented, taught and represented in the academy and the media; and how these practices affect politics, society, and culture in Muslim Asia.
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Title: Islam Asia modernity: education and Islamic legal subjects in Asia
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Description: Introduction and panel 5 of 6A three-day conference to explore the changing politics, practices, and representations of Islam in Asia; how these changes are studied, documented, taught and represented in the academy and the media; and how these practices affect politics, society, and culture in Muslim Asia.
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Title: Islam asia modernity:islamic arts and national cultures
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Description: Introduction and panel 3 of 6A three-day conference to explore the changing politics, practices, and representations of Islam in Asia; how these changes are studied, documented, taught and represented in the academy and the media; and how these practices affect politics, society, and culture in Muslim Asia.
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Title: Islam, Asia, and Modernity: Islam, Asia and Modernity
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Description: Introduction and panel 1 of 6A three-day conference to explore the changing politics, practices, and representations of Islam in Asia; how these changes are studied, documented, taught and represented in the academy and the media; and how these practices affect politics, society, and culture in Muslim Asia.
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Title: It's disgusting and we ate it! : True food facts from around the world and throughout history
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Description: Hungry? Help yourself to some camel hump stew, breast of panther, wine-fatted grilled rat, and a plate of squirrel pie. Still hungry? That's disgusting! Or is it? Discoverung amazing facts about the edible world through anecdotes, riddles, jokes, and poetry in this delightful book that illuminates international and historical dishes while serving up stomach-rumbling fun. The book reveals that many foods aren't as "normal" as we think. Eric Brace's colorful, riotous cartoons pop off the page.
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Title: Kid's Discover: Language
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Description: This volume helps students understand this ability that makes humans unique. Explore a variety of languages and the locations in which they're spoken around the world as you answer fascinating questions about communication.
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Title: Kid's Discover: Pacific Rim
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Description: Geography and peoples of Pacific rim through pictures. Includes teacher's guide, activities.
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Title: Laos
Type: Book
Description: (Faces, the Magazine about People. vol. 17, no. 2, October 2000) Covers the history, culture and geography of Laos. Addresses subjects such as: diversity, geography, art, daily life. Contains: readings, glossaries, activities, maps, etc. Level: grades 5-9. Size: 48 pp
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Title: Learning Activities from the History of Math by Frank J. Swetz, 1994
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Description: Deals with Asian contributions to mathematics. Contains: readings, problems/answers, questions, etc.
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Title: Lessons on Asia
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Description: This booklet contains 15 lessons on reproducible backline masters. These lessons provide students with a wide variey of high-interest learning activities, including television game shows, crossword puzzles, word games, map exercises, contests, small group games, team competition, role-playing activities, high-interest readings, and much more. This lesson series supplements any basic textbook that covers Asia.
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Title: Lessons on Asia
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Description: This booklet contains 15 lessons on reproducible backline masters. These lessons provide students with a wide variey of high-interest learning activities, including television game shows, crossword puzzles, word games, map exercises, contests, small group games, team competition, role-playing activities, high-interest readings, and much more. This lesson series supplements any basic textbook that covers Asia. Length - 60 pages
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Title: Mao and Gandhi: Alternate paths to national independence and social change.
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Description: a unit of study for grades 9-12 Compares and contrasts Mao and Gandhi in terms of their ends and their means. By studying a crucial turning point in history the student becomes aware that choices had to be made by real human beings, that those decisions were the results of specific factors, and that they set in motion a series of historical consequences. Size: 83 pp.
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Title: Map Exercises by Cynthia M. Maka for Outreach Asia, 1997.
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Description: Two complete maps of Asia, one with the names of the coutnries supplied, one without.
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Title: Mapping Asia: A Curriculum Unit Grades 6-10 by SPICE, 1994
Type: Curriculum Material
Description: Sections: introduction; getting oriented to globes and maps; countries of Asia; what is Asia?; learning the physical features of Asia; Asian climate; appendices. Contains: note to the teacher; background information; homework; small group activity; student cards; maps; questions/answer keys; handouts, etc.
Level: Middle
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Title: Maps of Asia
Type: Map
Description: Geographic on one side; political on verso. Hung between two rods, with string for easy hanging; lightweight.
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Title: Marco Polo the Travels
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Description: Translated by: R.E. Latham 343 pages
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Title: Memories of fear
Type: DVD
Description: An attempt to capture the process of socialization of girl children which makes them vulnerable to violence in their later life. The drama deals with the shattering of dreams, the construction of women's desires, their growing alienation from their bodies and the formation of fear--all of the above influencing the gender construction of women's psyche. Four experimental narratives are juxtaposed with interviews of older women who have gone through violent marriages and trace the construction of femininity and marital violence.
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Title: Mini-Lessons on Asia
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Description: hort classroom activities requiring one hour or less. A. 1) Two's company, three's a crowd 2) On your toes 3) In the Garden 4) Zoo's Who 5) An apple a day B. 1) Asian Languages Word Search 2) Shopping Mall 3) Post Office 4) Dining, Asian Style 5)Guest Speakers 6) Asking Questions About? For further details contact the Outreach Coordinator at: Outreach@uts.cc.utexas.edu, or by phone (512) 475-6038
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Title: Monkey
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Description: Author: Wu Cheng-EnProbably the most popular book in the history of the Far East, this classic combination of picaresque novel and folk epic mixes satire, allegory, and history into a rollicking tale. It is the story of the roguish Monkey and his encounters with major and minor spirits, gods, demigods, demons, ogres, monsters, and fairies. This translation, by the distinguished scholar Arthur Waley, is the first accurate English version; it makes available to the Western reader a faithful reproduction of the spirit and meaning of the original.
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Title: Multicultural Math by Claudia Zaslawsky, 1993
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Description: Deals with Asian contributions to mathematics. Contains: problems and answers, grades 6-9
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Notes: Activities 12-13, 48-52
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Title: Multicultural Mathematics: Interdisciplinary Cooperative-learning Activities
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Description: You can present a fascinating variety of mathematical problems and activities from around the globe with this reproducible book.The activities emphasize numbers and patterns, especially with respect to representations, calculations, and geometric designs used by different people throughout the world. Each of the 58 activities includes: cultural, historical, or other background information an explanation of the mathematical concept problem-solving activities and examples that are ideal for cooperative learning "Think About This" section to encourage critical thinking and further exploration Size: 142 pp.
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Title: Multicultural Science and Math Connections: Middle School Projects and Activities
Type: Curriculum Material
Description: Students explore and practice brilliant discoveries from other civilizations through the readings and activities in this book. Part I highlights contributions of 14 cultures that are underrepresented in traditional curricula. Part II features ten outstanding scientists and mathermaticians from various cultures and ethnic groups. Includes : -A hands-on science or math activiy to introduce the culture. -Background information presented through the experiences of young people who might have lived in that time and culture. -Critical-thinking questions based on the reading. Cooperative-learning opportunities, class activities, and science-fair projects. Size: 189 pages
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Title: Music from the Tea Lands
Type: CD-ROM
Description: A soothing, inspirational brew of exotic music steeped in the traditions of Asia's tea lands. (10 Songs)
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Title: Muslim Holidays
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Description: An elementary level text with color photographs. Contains: The Religion of Islam, About Muslim Holidays, Jumah, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr, Eid al-Fitr, The Hajj, Eid al-Adha, Mawlid al-Nabi Hands-on: Make a Lantern Words to Know Size: 24 pp.
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Title: Muslim Women Through the Cebturies
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Description: Excerpts from the Qur'an and the Hadith, as well as poems, letters, and court documents help dispel Western preconceptions about women in Muslim societies. Size: 51 pages
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Title: Muslims
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Description: FRONTLINE examines Islam's worldwide resurgence through the stories of diverse Muslims struggling to define the role of Islam in their lives and societies. videotape of broadcast with online PBS pages included. Additional curriculum/activities developed by Jordan Phillips.
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Title: None of the Above
Type: Video
Description: A documentary about people of mixed racial heritage on the filmmaker's own search for identity and community. The director, Erika Surat Andersen, whose mother is (Asian) Indian and father is Danish American, explores what she used to call her "own personal hangup" by finding others in the same ambiguous category. Through her journey into the multiracial world we are given an inside view of the emotional reality of what it's like to be racially unclassifiable in a society obsessed with race and racial categories. Length - 30 min.
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Title: Nursery Tales Around the World
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Description: An international tales from the oral tradition, chosen specifically to delight young children ready for stories. Nursery tales are strong in rhythm, rhyme, and repetition, and simple enough in structure for young listeners to understand and enjoy. These qualities are found in traditional tales from every part of the world. Certain basic story lines, too, transcend national boundaries. In this book, eighteen tales-some familiar, some less so- from different countries and peoples are gouped by six major themes: Runaway Cookies, Incredible Appetites, The victory of the Smallest, Chain Tales, Slowpokes and Speedsters, and Fooling the Big Bad Wolf. The result is a rich and varied storytelling resource that also offers comparative insights into a number of cultures. Judy Sierra's readings are humorous, spirited, respectful of the stories' origins, and attuned to the needs of the young listeners. she offers advice for the storyteller as well as source notes and a bibliography. Images and motifs from the traditional artwork of each country appear in Stefano Vitale's splendid illustrations. Size: 114 pages
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Title: On Common Ground: World Religions in America 2nd Edition
Type: CD-ROM
Description: Columbia University Press A threefold approach provides insights into the history, beliefs, and current practices of fifteen religious traditions. New active Web Links give you direct access to an additional wealth of selected resources.
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Title: On the Trail of Mark Twain - part 2
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Description: In 1897 Mark Twain published an account of his journey around the globe, Following the Equator. 100 years later, Peter Ustinov sets off in Twain's footsteps to discover what has changed and what has not since Twain's voyage. Raises questions of national, cultural, and ethnic belonging. (4 hour-long segments on 2 videos.) Video II: "A Riddle at Every Turn" (India); "Such a Wonderful Thing" (Mauritius, South Africa) Length: 120 min.
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Title: Orientations: A Discovery of Asia and the Pacific
Type: Journal
Description: able of Contents: A Nation on the Road Reflections in a Japanese Bath Resplendent Rajasthan Vietnam: On the Brink of Peace The Dragon Culture History/ The Long March Culture/ The Burmese scroll Masterpieces of Bamboo Painting Portfolio: Masuo Ikeda, printmaker Thai Peppered Chicken
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Title: Orientations: A Discovery of Asia and the Pacific
Type: Journal
Description: Table of Contents: Down the Mekong Nepal Kashmir Lovely and Mystical Navel of China The Tokugawa Shogunate Four Ming Masters Temple Paintings The Woodblock Prints of Clifton Karhu The Lotus
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Title: Orientations: A Discovery of Asia and the Pacific
Type: Journal
Description: Table of Contents: Obando Revisted No Reprieve in the Year of the Tiger Island for All Seasons Temple Art of Rajasthan The Tactile Appeal of Lacquer The Men Who Made Mitsui The Timeless Terno Portraits of Uneasiness Discoveries, Primeval Paradise, Book Review
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Title: Recasting women: essays in indian colonial history
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Description: Kumkum Sangari Sudesh VaidThe political and social life of India in the last decade has given rise to a variety of questions concerning the nature and resilience of patriarchal systems in a transitional and post-colonial society. The contributors to this interdisciplinary volume recognize that every aspect of reality is gendered, and that such a recognition involves a dismantling of the ideological presupposition of the so called gender neutral ideologies, as well as the boundaries of individual disciplines.
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Title: Religion in Asia
Type: Slides
Description: Includes eleven sets of slides: Confucianism and Taoism, Pt.2 (58), Hinduism, Pt.1 (61), Hinduism, Pt.2 (25), Buddhism, Pt. 2 (5), Chinese (25), Korean (25), Japanese I (25), Japanese II (25), Indian I (25), Indian II (25), and Japanese (25).
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Title: Religions of the World: Buddhism
Type: Video
Description: Includes teachers guide. Discover the history behind the philosophy that has led millions of followers on a quest for spiritual enlightenment. Throught the epic story of Siddhartha Gotama, learn why Buddhists believe the key to "Nirvana" lies within themselves, accessible through the thoughtful meditation and prayer. From its origin in central Asia, see how different Asian cultures have adapted the teachings of Buddha over time- from the Mahayana Buddhists of China and Korea to the Dalai Lama and the Buddhists of Tibet. Size: 50 min.
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Title: Religions of the World: Islam
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Description: Includes teachers guide Islam is one of the great monolithic world religions practiced today. Discover the Islamic culture through the daily life and rituals of Muslims around the world. Viewers will learn about Islam's history - from its inception in the 7th century when Muhammad led his fellow Arabs to Islam's way of life, to the rise of the Ottoman Empire between the 9th and 12th centuries to the present, where customs of dress, dietary laws and holidays still exist. Explore the wealth of islamic art, architecture, calligraphy and other contributions that have made Islam a vital influence in the 20th-century. Size: 50 min.
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Title: Return to Kandahar
Type: DVD
Description: Nelofer Pazira, the star of the movie "Kandahar," returns to Afghanistan to seek out her childhood friend Dyana, whose story inspired that film. Landing in Kabul 13 years after her family left Russian-occupied Afghanistan, Nelofer unravels her past and the history of her country while searching for Dyana; the epic journey takes her to Kabul, Kandahar and Masir-e-Sharif, where Dyana's uncle last had contact with her family. Nelofer journeys across a broken land smashed by war with the Russians, years of anarchy under the Northern Alliance, the Taliban, and now by America's "war on terror". Incisively weaving Nelofer's personal story with that of Afghanistan itself, RETURN TO KANDAHAR shows a country once again in the grip of warlords. Size - 65 minutes
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Title: SAI Fall 2007: HIV/AIDS and the Gendering of stigma in tamil nadu, south India
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Description: SAI Fall 2007 Cecilia Van Hollen, Syracuse UniversityOctober 18, 2007
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Title: SAI Fall 2007: The Anthology As a Social Artifact: Rethinking Ethics In Medieval India
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Description: SAI Fall 2007 David Ali, University of LondonOctober 25, 2007
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Title: SAI Fall 2007: Vernacular Cosmopolis: Spaces of Cultural Memory in a Globalizing Tamil Village
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Description: SAI Fall 2007 Mary Hancock, University of California at Santa BarbaraNovember 15, 2007.
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Title: SAI Spring 2007: Braceros and Techno-Braceros: Mexican and Indian Guest Workers in the mid-and late 20th-century United States
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Description: SAI Spring 2007 Sharmila Rudrappa, University of Texas at AustinFebruary 8, 2007
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Title: SAI Spring 2007: Identity in Crisis or Crisis as Identity: Notes on the Margins of the Sri Lankan Civil War
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Description: SAI Spring 2007 Arjuna Parakrama, University of Peradeniya (Sri Lanka)April 19th, 2007
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Title: SAI Spring 2007: Narrating Helical Stories: Genetics, Nation, and the Politics of Belongings
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Description: SAI Spring 2007 Banu Subramaniam, University of Massachusetts-AmherstMarch 8, 2007
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Title: SAI Spring 2007: Nation and Globalization
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Description: SAI Spring 2007 Bishnupriya Ghosh, UC Santa Barbara The Politics of Global Legibility: Activist Icon, Arundhati Roy Bhaskar Sarkar, UC Santa Barbara Stars, Styles and the Political: Towards a Theory of CosmoplasticsApril 5, 2007
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Title: SAI Spring 2007: Religious Change and Political Institutions in Gujarat, c. 1400-1550
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Description: SAI Spring 2007: Samira Sheikh, Institute of Ismaili StudiesMarch 29, 2007
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Title: SAI Spring 2007: Violent Gods: Hindu Nationalism In India’s Present
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Description: SAI Spring 2007 Angana Chatterjee, California Institute of Integral StudiesMarch 1, 2007
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Title: Satyajit ray: An Enemy of the People
Type: Video
Description: In this version of Ibsen’s play An Enemy of the People, Satyajit Ray has transposed the action to contemporary India. When Dr. Ashok Gupta, chief medical officer at the hospital in the West Bengal town of Chandipur, discovers that the local ‘holy waters’ are dangerously polluted, his efforts to solve the problem are blocked by powerful local interests determined that nothing shall interfere with the lucrative flow of pilgrims and tourists. Gupta is, however, eventually supported by a coalition of progressive local interests, and the scene is set for a powerful conflict between science and superstition, idealism and self-interest. A fine example of ‘late’ Ray, and a fascinating fusion of Ray and Ibsen.
Level: College
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Title: Scripts of the World
Type: Book
Description: This book contains five tales and their characteristic scripts that takes us through the adventure of writing around the world. -A chinese tale -A Russian tale -An Arabic tale -An Indian tale -A Celtic tale Size - 91 pages
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Title: Shape of The World I: Heaven and Earth
Type: Video
Description: Part one of a major new series that weaves exploration, science, mathematics, religion and philosophy into a remarkable voyage of geographic literacy. The oldest surviving world map is a Babylonian clay table, showing earth as a flat disk with Babylon as its center. The Egyptians measured their lands in detail each year to ensure the Pharaohs collected the right taxes, but believed that earth was plate-shaped with four towers supporting the sky. The Greeks were first to turn to reason and science, resulting in Eratosthenes' accurate estimate of the earth's circumference and, ultimately, Ptolemy's "Geographica." Then the dark ages came, undermining progress in Europe until the dawn of the Renaissance. Length: 55 min.
Level: Middle
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Publication Details: by Ambrose Video, (1991).
Region: General Asia
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Title: Shape of the World II: Secrets of the Sea
Type: Video
Description: Part two of a major new series that weaves exploration, science, mathematics, religion and philosophy into a remarkable voyage of geographic literacy. For centuries sailors roamed long distances, but none managed to grasp the link between the different lands and seas. Henry the navigator of Portugal took up the challenge in the 15th Century. For a time the Portuguese and Venetians would freely exchange knowledge acquired on their voyages, but the discovery of gold in Africa changed these attitudes. Maps were shrouded in secrecy. When the Portuguese empire began to disintegrate, its secrets were sold to rivals. The Portuguese captain Magellan went over to the Spanish, passing the mantle of discovery. Length: 55minutes
Level: Middle
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Publication Details: by Ambrose Video, (1991).
Region: General Asia
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Title: Shape of the World III: Staking a Claim
Type: Video
Description: Part three of a major new series that weaves exploration, science, mathematics, religion and philosophy into a remarkable voyage of geographic literacy. The race was on to find a western route to the Spice Islands. Explorers from Spain wreaked havoc with South American civilizations of the Incas and Mayas. The English succeeded with their second settlement in North America, Jamestown, and began mapping the dense forests. These maps became the symbol of the dispossession of land the Indian had used but never, "owned" in the European sense. The lands were divided by a convenient grid system that would dictate the pattern for much future development in America. Length: 55 min.
Level: Middle
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Publication Details: by Ambrose Video, (1991).
Region: General Asia
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Title: Shape of the World IV: Empire!
Type: Video
Description: Part four of a major new series that weaves exploration, science, mathematics, religion and philosophy into a remarkable voyage of geographic literacy. During the age of Reason, science is elevated to the level of art. The move is on to survey kingdoms. Cassini's use of triangulation for a 1682 French survey revealed Louis XIV's kingdom to be a third smaller than he thought it was. The British mounted an enormous mapping expedition of India in 1802 led by a perfectionist called Lambton. His successor, George Everest, arrived at the foothills of the Himalayas in 1833. To map India's borders with Russia and China, the British used "pundits," native surveyors trained to walk a mile in 2,000 paces, keeping secret tabulations in a prayer wheel. Length: 55min.
Level: Middle
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Publication Details: by Ambrose Video, (1991).
Region: General Asia
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Title: Shape of the World V : Pictures of the Invisible
Type: Video
Description: Part five of a major new series that weaves exploration, science, mathematics, religion and philosophy into a remarkable voyage of geographic literacy. By the mid-19th Century, most of the visible world had been mapped...but this was estimated to be only 12% of the total world. Within a century, not only was the whole of the earth's surface mapped, but also what lay beneath. The marriage of gas balloon technology and the art of photography caused a sensation, and was later used as reconnaissance in the Civil War. Sonar technology finally revealed the mysteries of the ocean floor. And a futuristic map, created from satellite information processed by computer, is experienced as we go around the world in a 3D simulation. Length: 55min.
Level: Middle
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Publication Details: by Ambrose Video, (1991).
Region: General Asia
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Title: Shape of the World VI: The Writing on the Screen
Type: Video
Description: Part six of a major new series that weaves exploration, science, mathematics, religion and philosophy into a remarkable voyage of geographic literacy. Today maps are tools to save lives, alert us to dangers and guide us. Risk analysis maps earthquake-prone areas help in building plans. Mapping the paths of hurricanes saves lives through preparation. Diseases are mapped, following the tactic of a nineteenth-century doctor who traced cholera deaths to one water pump. It was closed, and the epidemic abated. The National Geographic Society has developed the "Endangered Earth" map, citing areas most at risk from ozone depletion, desertification and pollution. Mapping can give man a good idea of the immediate future...it is up to us to respond to the clues. Length: 55min.
Level: Middle
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Publication Details: by Ambrose Video, (1991).
Region: General Asia
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Title: Shilpa Kit: Folk Dances, Music, Crafts, and Puppetry of India
Type: Miscellaneous
Description: kit of artifacts: shadow puppet small string puppet parchisi board and playing pieces block print stamp Mother is Mother (book) The Story of Guru Nanak (book)
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Title: Silk Road Encounters
Type: Book
Description: This sourcebook is designed to provide a general framework of ideas and information within which specific themes about the Silk Road can be more comprehensively understood and presented. Its purpose is twofold: first to serve as a resource to help teacher's prepare for lessons on the Silk Road by providing guidance in thinking through the big issues that surround the more specifid curricular material, and, second, to provide presenters of Silk Road festivals and concerts with information on the Silk Road, especially its history of music and musical instruments.
Level: Middle
Notes: contains a teacher's guide, slides, CD-Rom, Map, activity cards, and activities
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Title: Tea: A Cultural History From Around The World
Type: Book
Description: By: Ed S. MiltonThere’s nothing like a good cup of tea!Do you know that tea can also be good for your health?If you want to know more about tea - stories, anecdotes, facts and history - this is the book for you!
Level: Middle
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Title: 1942 A love story
Type: DVD
Description: In 1942 the British ruled India, a time when people were either working for the British or rallying for underground meetings and protests against them. Amidst this background, Narendra alias Naren Singh, falls in love with Rajeshwari Pathak. But their romance is not an easy one, for Naren comes from a wealthy family, and Rajeshwari is poor. In addition, while Naren's dad, Diwan Hari Singh, is a British supporter awaiting a higher title, Rajeshwari's dad is actively involved against the British. Now Naren has to chose between his dad's hatred for the revolutionaries and his love for Rajeshwari - which may make him a revolutionary himself, and set him up against his father.
Level: High School
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Title: 2000 Years of Freedom and Honor: Cochin Jews of India
Type: Video
Description: Depicts the decline in theJewish community in Kerala as people emigrated to Israel and other predominantly Jewish countries. The video also contains scenes of daily life as well as religous celebrations undertaken by the Jewish community. The history of the Jewish community is also covered. Length: 80 min.
Level: Middle
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Level2: High School
Level3: College
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Title: A "Feelee Box" for India: A Curriculum Guide for Grades 3-6
Type: Curriculum Material
Description: Sections: introduction - guidelines, forward, philosophy, behavioral objectives, scope and sequence; information; myths and misconceptions. Contains: materials; recipes; handouts; bibliography
Level: Elementary
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Level2: Middle
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Publication Details: by Elaine Morgan for Outreach Asia, University of Texas at Austin, 1977-1978.
Region: South Asia
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Title: A Bride for the Sahib
Type: Book
Description: Fourteen fascinating short stories depicting the lighter side of life... highly delightful and intriguing.
Level: High School
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Title: A Celebration of India: A Curriculum Guide by Kate Ramsey 1990
Type: Curriculum Material
Description: Padma and Deepak, a brother and sister form Calcutta, are the hosts for a journey to contemporary India within the pages of this curriculum guide. Chapters include Introduction, Geography, India Today (national symbols, language, cultural diffusion), Daily Life in Calcutta (food, dress, transportation), Families (extended and nuclear, family charts, partilocality, marriage, boys and girls, brothers and sisters), and Religion (world religions and India, Hinduism and the dance, Divinity, meet the gods, rituals, temples, holy cow, beliefs of Hinduism, Gandhi). Includes lesson plans, line illustrations and essays.
Level: Elementary
Notes: Grades 5-12
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Level2: Middle
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Title: A Coloring Book of Ancient India
Type: Book
Description: Many of the pictures are from ancient and intricate stone carvings originally painted with bright and beautiful colors. Included are pictures of gods and myths. Brief descriptions of the pictures are included.
Level: Elementary
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Level2: Middle
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Title: A Concise History of India
Type: Book
Description: In a challenging new history of modern India, the authors explore the imaginative and institutional structures that have changed and sustained the country. While previous histories have been composed as handmaids of British nationalism or as products of emerging nationalist identities, this book challenges the notion that a continuous meaning can be applied to social categories such as "caste," "Hindu," "Muslim," or even "India,". An initial chapter focuses on the period of Muslim dynasties that preceded colonial conquest, while the final chapter analyzes the dramatic recent events of the 1990s, including economic change, religious nationalism and India's emergence as a nuclear power. Illustrations and quotations from historical sources are integral to the narrative. Thomas R. Metcalf is Professor of History, University of California, Berkeley. His previous books inlcude An Imperial Vision (California, 1989) and Ideologies of the Raj (Cambridge, 1997). Barbara Metcalf is Professor of History at the University of California, Davis. She is the editor of Making Muslim Space in North America (University of California Press, 1996). Size - 321 pages
Level: India
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Title: A Cultural Resource Guide India
Type: Book
Description: Explores different aspects of India such as: physical features, history, language, daily life, beliefs and practices, Indian art, food, festivals and sports and leisure.
Level: Elementary
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Level2: Middle
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Title: A Day in the Himalayas
Type: Curriculum Material
Description: Materials and lesson plans from an educational workshop held in 1995 at the University of Texas
Level: Elementary
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Title: A Dragonfly in the sun: An anthology of pakistani writing in english
Type: Book
Description: Selected and Edited by: Muneeza Shamsie In this volume, the literary journalist, Muneeza Shamsie, has selected work for one of the most exciting anthologies of Pakistani English fiction, poetry and drama. The book shows the development, richness and diversity of Pakistani English writing.
Level: High School
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Level2: College
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Title: A Fine Balance.
Type: Book
Description: With a compassionate realism and narrative sweep that recall the work of Charles Dickens, this magnificent novel captures all the cruelty and corruption, dignity and heroism, of India. The time is 1975. The place is an unnamed city by the sea. The government has just declared a State of Emergency, in whose upheavals four strangers--a spirited widow, a young student uprooted from his idyllic hill station, and two tailors who have fled the caste violence of their native village--will be thrust together, forced to share one cramped apartment and an uncertain future. As the characters move from distrust to friendship and from friendship to love, A Fine Balance creates an enduring panorama of the human spirit in an inhuman state.
Level: High School
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Publication Details: Rohinton MIstry.
Region: South Asia
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Title: A Hindu Cremation
Type: Slides
Description: A Hindu cremation Material: script slides: 32
Level: Middle
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Level2: High School
Level3: College
Publication Details: by NY University Asian Studies Curriculum Center (ASCC) (1982)
Region: South Asia
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Title: A Hindu Marriage
Type: Slides
Description: A Hindu marriage Material: script, intro, written copy of Auspicous Hindu Vedic Wedding Ceremony (4 slides missing) Slides: 54
Level: Middle
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Level2: High School
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Publication Details: by NY University ASCC (1981)
Region: South Asia
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Title: A History of India for Children
Type: Book
Description: By: Roshen DalalCovers the ages from the magnificent Indus Valley Civilization of 2500 B.C. to the triumph of Independence in 1947. Includes illustrations along with the text.
Level: Elementary
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Level2: Middle
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Title: A Human Approach to World Peace
Type: Book
Description: What the Dalai Lama says in this book is not complicated or unusual. He feels that science adn technology are indeed remarkable but alone are not enough to bring progress and contentment. We are all members of the samehuman family, and unless we develop a sense of universal responsibility and learn to see each other as brothers and sisters, there can never be world peace. Size - 26 pages
Level: High School
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Title: A Musical Tradition in Banaras
Type: Video
Description: The film provides an unusually human view of an Indian master musician transmitting a musical tradition to the younger members of his family. Panchu Maharaj, a classical drummer and musical instructor at Banaras Hindu University is shown conducting a late-night practice session in his village home, helping his sons and nephews master the musical technique. Time: 40 min.
Level: Middle
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Title: A Nation's Shame: Ayodhya, Dec. 6, 1992
Type: Article
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Level: High School
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Publication Details: from India Today December 31, 1992 by Dilip Awasthi
Region: South Asia
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Title: A Portrait of Black Town
Type: Article
Description: in Changing Visions, Lasting Images: Calcutta Through 300 Years. Marg Publications. Bombay 1990.
Level: College
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Publication Details: By Robert Hardgrave
Region: South Asia
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Title: A River Sutra
Type: Book
Description: By: Gita MehtaThe enchanting story of a civil servant who moves to the banks of India's holy Narmada river. This fine novel weaves together history, tradition, religion, and love.
Level: High School
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Title: A Sun Sets In
Type: Video
Description: Intimate images and fond reflections of a life that drew admiration cutting across barriers of creed and class; a miracle unto itself in contemporary Pakistan. The life sketched here ended on May 6, 1998 but the story continues and so does the struggle, pointing to the day of equal rights and equal status. Dr. John Joseph, a Pakistani Bishop who laid down his life to highlight discrimination agianst religious minorities, may have turned into an icon of profound commitment and peaceful resistance, yet his views on questions of religious freedom, social exclusion and tolerance still have to reach millions of ears and hearts, both in his native land and abroad. Size: 47 min.
Level: Adult
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Title: A World of Holidays: Divali
Type: Book
Description: The lighting of lamps, feasting with families, fireworks displays, and fairs are all part of the holiday fun of Divali. This Hindu festival celebrates the triumph of good over evil and brings new hope for happiness and prosperity. Join in the holiday merrymaking with this World of Holidays series that takes young readers to major celebrations all over the world. A lively text and inviting color photographs and art reproductions show how each holiday is remembered. Young readers will also learn the cultural and religious importance to the communities involved. Each book also offers ideas for making festive decorations or foods, so that tthe reader can take part, too. Size: 31 pages
Level: India
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Title: A World of Recipies: India
Type: Book
Description: Would you like to cook delicious Indian foods? A World of Recipies: India will show you how! You'll discover how to make your favorite dishes and learn to prepare some new ones, too. Here are some of the recipes you'll find in this book: -spicy scrambled eggs -Chicken bhuna -Chapatis -kulfi
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Region: South Asia
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Title: A suitable boy
Type: Book
Description: By: Vikram SethA love stor: the tale of Lata’s - and her mother Mrs. Rupa Mehra’s - attempts to find a suitable boy for Lata, through love or through exacting maternal appraisal. Set in the 1950s in an India newly indepedent and struggling through a time of crisis, A Suitable Boy takes us into the richly imagined world of four large extended families and spins a compulsively readable tale of their lives and loves.
Level: High School
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Title: A visit to India
Type: Book
Description: What is the Taj Mahal? How many diffferent Indian languages are there? What is Kabaddi? Learn answers to these questions and more when you read A VISIT TO INDIA. See the famous sites. Travel over the land. Join the celebrations. Find out what Indian children learn in school and what they might do when they older. See if they play the same sports as you or wear the same kind of clothes. Learn some words in Hindi! Size: 32 pages
Level: India
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Level3: South Asia
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Title: Aakrosh
Type: Video
Description: Starring: Smita Patil, Nasserudin Shah
Level: College
Notes: Winner of the Best Film of the Year at the eighth International Film Festival
Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Publication Details: Directed by Govind Nihalani
Region: South Asia
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Title: Aandhi
Type: DVD
Description: Starring: Suchitra Sen, Sanjeev Kumar, Om Prakash A woman takes center stage in this dramatic demonstration of the clash between political and social obligations in contemporary India. The daughter of an influencial politician falls in love and marries a hotel manager. When her husband opposes a political career for her, the two part ways and live separately. As time passes, the couple are brought together by a chance encounter and return to romance, resulting in a political scandal which must be dealt with. She is conftronted by the choice between politics and her marriage. Time: 160 min.
Level: College
Notes: (No English Subtitles)
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Level2: Adult
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Publication Details: Gulzar's Aandhi, Produced by J. Om Prakash; Music by R.D. Burman
Region: South Asia
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Title: Aani and the Tree Huggers
Type: Book
Description: One day Aani, a young girl in a large Indian family, is resting against her favorite tree when she hears the unfamiliar roar of trucks. She alerts the village women, who tell her that the sounds are made by men from the city who have come to cut down the trees. As the cutters move closer, Aani acts with quiet, instinctive, heroism to save not only her special tree, but also the village's beloved forest. Based on an event that took place in northern India in the 1970's, Aani and the Tree Huggers presents an enduring message of bravery and determination. The author introduces a memorable heroine whose love of the earth is sure to be an inspiration to children everywhere.
Level: India
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Title: Aditi: The Living Arts of India - Box 2: Artifacts and Audiovisual Materials
Type: Multimedia Instruction Kit
Description: A Multimedia Instructional Kit by the Smithsonian Institution and the U.N. Children's Fund, 1986. The goal of these instructional materials is to provide information and activities to assist American students in developing a non-stereotypical understanding of India. The kit comes in two boxes; the second box contains the following: Artifacts: A. Cloth bag containing 4 Kathputli Puppets B. Cloth bag containing a brass arti lamp, brass bell, string of bells, and a paper mache rattle Audiovisual Materials: A. Audiotape: "Folktales from India" by Sathi Khanna (45 min.) and "Music of India" by Nazir Jairazbhoy (45 min.) B. Videotape (KVI01): "Aditi: The Living Arts of India" (41 min.) and "Learning Resources for Lesson Plans in a Teacher's Manual" (19 min.)
Level: Elementary
Notes: See also KI01 which contains Aditi Box 1 items
Country: India
Level2: Middle
Level3: High School
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Title: Aditi: The Living Arts of India: Teacher's Manual, Chap 1, 2 and 3
Type: Multimedia Instruction Kit
Description: This manual is designed to be used in conjunction with the "Living Arts of India" videotape. The goal of these instructional materials is to provide information and activities to assist American students in developing a non-stereotypical understanding of India. The Aditi exhibition, presented at the national Museum of Natural History in the 1985, was organized around the themes of marriage, child-bearing, infancy, childhood, coming of age, apprenticeship, and festivals as seen through artistic traditions.
Level: Elementary
Notes: Teacher's Manual Chapters 1, 2, and 3. This is included in Aditi Box, KI 02.
Country: India
Level2: Middle
Level3: High School
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Title: Aditi: The Living Arts of India: Teacher's Manual, Chap 4,5,6, and 7
Type: Multimedia Instruction Kit
Description: This manual is designed to be used in conjunction with the "Living Arts of India" videotape. The goal of these instructional materials is to provide information and activities to assist American students in developing a non-stereotypical understanding of India. The Aditi exhibition, presented at the national Museum of Natural History in the 1985, was organized around the themes of marriage, child-bearing, infancy, childhood, coming of age, apprenticeship, and festivals as seen through artistic traditions.
Level: Elementary
Notes: Teacher's Manual Chapters 1, 2, and 3. This is included in Aditi Box, KI 02.
Country: India
Level2: Middle
Level3: High School
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Aditi: The Living Arts of India Video Part s I and II
Type: Multimedia Instruction Kit
Description: This video is designed to accompany The Living Arts of India (KI01) teacher's manual and is part of a complete kit. Part I (41 minutes) accompanies the teaching materials. Part II (19 minutes) is learning resources for lesson plans in a Teachers Manual. "The goal of these instructional materials is to provide information and activities to assist American students in developing a non-stereotypical understanding of India." The Aditi exhibition, presented at the national Museum of Natural History in the 1985, was organized around the themes of marriage, child-bearing, infancy, childhood, coming of age, apprenticeship, and festivals as seen through artistic traditions. Size: 41 and19 min.
Level: Elementary
Notes: a joint project of the Smithsonian Institution and the U.N. Children's Fund, 1985 *three copies on shelf
Country: India
Level2: Middle
Level3: High School
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Title: Afghanistan. The Culture.
Type: Book
Description: A great resource to learn about Afghanistan. Each volume is full of facts and stories about the culture, land, and people including the climate and history. In simple, concise text with outstanding color photos. Great for the classroom and libraries. Glossary and index included.
Level: Middle
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Title: Afghanistan. The Land.
Type: Book
Description: A great resource to learn about Afghanistan. Each volume is full of facts and stories about the culture, land, and people including the climate and history. In simple, concise text with outstanding color photos. Great for the classroom and libraries. Glossary and index included.
Level: Middle
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Title: Afghanistan. The People.
Type: Book
Description: A great resource to learn about Afghanistan. Each volume is full of facts and stories about the culture, land, and people including the climate and history. In simple, concise text with outstanding color photos. Great for the classroom and libraries. Glossary and index included.
Level: Middle
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Title: Afghanistan: Physical Geography and Human Geography
Type: Slides
Description: Afghanistan geography Material: detailed script, notes, maps Slides: 40
Level: Elementary
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Level2: Middle
Level3: College
Publication Details: by Rodman E. Snead, Univ. of New Mexico (1980)
Region: South Asia
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Title: After the Dynasty
Type: Article
Description: from Current History March 1992.
Level: College
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Level2: Adult
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Publication Details: By Robert Hardgrave
Region: South Asia
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Title: Agneepath
Type: Video
Description: by Dharma Productions, directed by Mukul S. Anand. A popular Indian film.
Level: Adult
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Title: Ahmedabad: Life of a City in India - Film Guide
Type: Multimedia Instruction Kit
Description: Film guide to accompany "Ahmedabad: Life of a City in India" (KVI07). Covers: synopsis; suggested use; background information; readings; discussion questions; bibliography. Time: 27 min.
Level: Middle
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Level2: High School
Level3: Adult
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Title: Ahmedabad: Life of a City in India
Type: Multimedia Instruction Kit
Description: This film depicts the life of Ahmedabad, an industrialized metropolis of 2,500,000 people in the western Indian state of Gujarat. It examines major turning points in the founding and growth of the city, considers its major problems today, and notes the important steps which local individuals and organizations are taking to develop the city. There is a film guide (KI07) that covers: synopsis; suggested use; background information; readings; discussion questions; bibliography. (by Howard Spodek with WQED/Pittsburgh 1983) length: 27 min.
Level: Middle
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Title: Ajuba Dance and Drama Company
Type: Video
Description: The film is based on a form of traveling folk theatre called Nautanki, which is an amalgam of music, dance, comedy routines and drama.
Level: Middle
Notes: Original missing 10/12/01 UW-Madison http://www.wisc.edu/southasia/films/index.html
Country: India
Level2: High School
Level3: College
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Title: Akbar the Great: Mogul Emperor of India
Type: Video
Description: descendant of Genghis Khan and Tamerlane, Akbar the Great succeeded in forging an empire in India that brought about a splendid period of political stability and religious tolerance. This program blends dramatizations of significant moments in Mogul history with location footage of intricate architectural landmarks to create a detailed account of Akbar's reign. Religious and secular customs from both then and now as well as events in Europe concurrent with the Mogul empire are also documented, in order to demonstrate the historical interplay between East and West and the survival of remnants of Mogul culture in India today. Time - 54 minutes
Level: High School
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Country: India
Level2: College
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Title: Akbar
Type: Book
Description: Comic Book
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
Level3: High School
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Alexandra David-Neel: One Woman's Journey
Type: Video
Description: Film for the Humanities, 1998. (color and b/w) Born in France in 1868, Alexandra David-Neel was the first woman to be granted the title of Lama in Tibet. The film uses archival footage to trace her path from her early careers as a philosopher and novelist, to her later vocation as a Buddhist monk. Time: 51 min.
Level: High School
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Altar of Fire
Type: Video
Description: Footage documents the elaborate preparations involved in the construction of ritual implements, altars and sacrificial enclosures used in ceremonial rituals. Elaborate Vedic liturgies are enacted by priests and helpers, which include prescribed spatial movements during consecrations, purifications and sacrificial offerings accompanied by recitations of vedic mantras.
Level: Middle
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Country: India
Level2: High School
Level3: College
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Amir: An Afghan Refugee Musicians Life in Peshwar, Pakistan
Type: Video
Description: The film portrays aspects of Amir's life as a refugee-his living conditions in Peshwar and his longing to return to Herat. It is also about Amir's life as a professional musician and his relationships with other musicians in Peshwar. Musical performances include resistance songs at a Pakistani wedding. Can be used for upper grades in High School, background teaching to provide context will be necessary. Size: 52 minutes
Level: High School
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Region: South Asia
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Title: An Atmosphere of Eternity: Stories of India
Type: Book
Description: A collection of short stories set in India, dealing with the unpredictable effects of contact between those who live ther and visiting westerners. Size: 157 pages
Level: Adult
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Title: An Epic unwritten
Type: Book
Description: Edited and Translated from the Urdu by: Muhammed Umar MemonIn this valuable addition to the growing body of literature on the Partition, Muhammed Umar Meon brings together works by the finest Urdu writers of the century.
Level: High School
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Country: India
Level2: College
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Region: South Asia
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Title: An Initiation to India
Type: Miscellaneous
Description: This packet introduces the reader to India's traditional and folk music and musical instruments. It also includes illustrations of various instruments.
Level: High School
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Country: India
Level2: College
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Region: South Asia
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Title: An Introduction to Hinduism
Type: Video
Description: This book provides a much-needed thematic and historical introduction to Hinduism, the religion of the majority of people in India. Dr. Flood traces the development of Hindu traditions from ancient origins and the major deities to the modern world. Hinduism as both a global religion and a form of nationalism are discussed. Emphasis is given to the tantric traditions, which have been so influential; to Hindu ritual, more fundamental than belief or doctrine; and to Dravidian influences. It introduces some debates within contemporary scholarship.
Level: College
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Title: An Unholy Mess in the Ganges
Type: Article
Description:  
Level: High School
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Country: India
Level2: College
Level3: Adult
Publication Details: from The Washington Weekly Addition November 2-8, 1992
Region: South Asia
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Title: Ancient India In Illustration and Art: A Teacher's resource Booklet
Type: Book
Description: Conveying the past in strong, unforgettable images, these packets motivates discussion and engage students in assignments adaptable for varying age and ability levels. The packet contains 12 transparencies and a 20 page guide with four complete lessons.
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Title: Ancient India, World History Program
Type: Curriculum Material
Description: ANCIENT INDIA: UNIT 3 of the Ancient World History Program, developed by Teachers' Curriculum Institute (TCI). Crafted by teachers, this unit engages students in the history of ancient India through a process of self-discovery and interactive peadagogy. The unit is filled with dynamic activities that make this history come alive for students who might otherwise find the subject remotre, boring, or inaccessible. Overhead Transparencies, slides, and an audio tape Included.
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
Level3: High School
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Ancient India: In Historical Outline
Type: Book
Description: Surveys the major developments in India's social, economic and cultural history up to the end of the ancient period and the beginning of the early Middle Ages and explains the rise and growth of states with reference to their material basis.
Level: High School
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Title: Andaz
Type: DVD
Description: 1 Starring: Raj Kapoor, Nargis and Dilip Kumar Movie and Hit Songs: 1. Toote Na Dil Toote Na 2. Tu Kahe Agar Jivan Bhar 3. Jhoom Jhoom Ke Nacho Aaj 4. Meri Laadli Ri Bani Hai 5. Dar Na Mahobat Karle 6. Ham Aaj Kahin Dil Kho Baithe 7. Koi Mere Dilmein Khushi Banke Aaya 8. Tod Diya Dil Mera, Tune Are Bewafa 9. Uthaye Jo Unke Sitam, Aur Jiye Jaa 10. Ham to Aapas Me Bigarte Hai
Level: Adult
Notes: English Subtitles
Country: India
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Publication Details: Written and directed by Mehboob, Music by Naushad
Region: South Asia
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Title: Anklet for a Princess
Type: Book
Description: A Cinderella Story from India
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
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Publication Details: By Lila Mehta, Adapted by Meredith Brucker
Region: South Asia
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Title: Ankur
Type: DVD
Description: Starring: Shabana Azmi, Sadhu Meher, Anant Nag, Priya Tendulkar. A dramatic look at the social life of a farmer's son in contemporary India who must return home from college to care for the family property. His marriage is arranged to a young girl who will join him when she reaches puberty. In the meantime, he becomes attracted to a married servant woman, and soon finds himself challenging both morals and social obligations. Time: 125 min.
Level: College
Notes: (English Subtitles)
Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Publication Details: Directed by Shyam Benegal ; Produced by Mohan J, Bijlani and Freni Variava
Region: South Asia
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Title: Anni's India Diary
Type: Book
Description: Written in the form of diary enteries, Anni's impressions are recorded in lively, conversational prose that often sounds as if it were written by a child. Cartoon-edged drawings showing the redhead's adventures are combined with realistic renderings of such typical mementos as stamps, postcards, tickets, and receipts.
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
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Title: Anubhav
Type: DVD
Description: A melodrama dealing with the struggles within marriage. A newspaper editor named Amar grows distant from his wife Meeta when her old lover Shashi becomes Amar's partner at work. Amar must deal with jealousy and finds it difficult to accept the fact that his wife no longer loves Shashi. Time: 130 min.
Level: College
Notes: English Subtitles, Black and White
Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Publication Details: Directed by Basu Bhattacharya
Region: South Asia
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Title: Aparajito Part 2 of the Apu Trilogy
Type: Video
Description: 1956 in black and white Bengali w/ English subtitles. Following Apu and his family to the city, Ray explores the crowded streets and busy waterfront, introducing us to a gallery of unforgettable images and characters. But when tragedy strikes Apu's family, the boy becomes a man and must choose between the life his father chose-- a life of duty and disappointment-- or a life of his own. Time: 113 min.
Level: College
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Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Publication Details: by Satyajit Ray
Region: South Asia
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Title: Appointment with an Astrologer
Type: Video
Description: In a society where belief in astrologers is strong, four astrologers in Varanasi find a varied clientele: actors, politicians, rickshaw drivers, royalty and would- be bridegrooms and brides. Time: 40 min.
Level: Middle
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Country: India
Level2: High School
Level3: College
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Aranyer Din Ratri: Days and Nights in the Forest
Type: Video
Description: An incisive and moving study of four men who leave crowded and cold Calcutta for a brief holiday in the countryside. There, they will each have different, very unique and personal experiences that will alter their lives- a brief love affair, a cheap sexual encounter and true love. By the time they return to their urban existence, each one will have been changed in a radical and unique way. Time: 120 min.
Level: College
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Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Architecture of the Islamic World: Its History and Social Meaning
Type: Book
Description: Featuring 758 illustrations, 112 in color. Although Islamic buildings make an immediate impact by their monumental forms, rich colors and profuse ornament, they cannot be truly understood without knowing something of the society which they serve-its religion, its power structure, its commerce, its communal life. Constantly relating the architecture to each of these social areas, the authors provide a full and informative survey which places its emphasis upon function and meaning rather than on chronology and style. Length: 288
Level: Adult
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Title: Art and the Indian People by Linda Cheatham
Type: Slides
Description: Indian art Material: script, lesson plan w/ strategy, suggestions, projects, handouts/ readings, questions (grades 6-12) Slides: 63
Level: Middle
Notes: TEMPORARILY UNAVAIL--slides need to be put into order... Just let us know if you would like it.
Country: India
Level2: High School
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Articles and Lesson Plans on India
Type: Curriculum Material
Description: Includes: Basic elements of Hindu Worship: A Puja; Indian Folk Art; Languages; The Royal Consecration of Rama; Textiles in India
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Arts of India
Type: Miscellaneous
Description: Multicultural Art Print Series Produced by The J. Paul Getty Museum and Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1994. Set of five 18x24-inch laminated posters displaying five examples of Indian art. On the back of each print is information on the piece's background, a historical timeline, cultural context, themes, discussion questions, and activities. The questions and activities are divided by art discipline (production, art criticism, art history, aesthetics) and grade level (elementary, middle, high school). Set contains a teachers guide which includes background information, a glossary, pronunciation key, a map, and suggested additional resources. Grades elementary through adult.
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
Level3: High School
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Region: South Asia
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Title: As They Saw India
Type: Book
Description: 1 Discusses various outsider's views of India and of Indians: Megasthenes, Fa-Hien, Hiuen Tsang, Alberuni. Several drawings. Good book for discussion of self/other and multiple perspectives. 1971. Size: 64 pgs.
Level: Middle
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Publication Details: by K.C. Khanna
Region: South Asia
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Title: Ashanti Sanket: Distant Thunder
Type: Video
Description: A young and pompous Brahmin settles into a Bengali Village and assumes the role of priest, teacher, doctor, wiseman and chief know-it-all. As the WWII drags on, food is diverted to the military and starvation spreads across the country. The young Brahmin, humiliated by his inability to feed his wife, becomes wiser and more compassonate. he finally humbles himslef and emerges as a genuine human being. Size: 101 min.
Level: College
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Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Ashoka
Type: Book
Description: Comic Book
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
Level3: High School
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Asia Geography Unit
Type: Curriculum Material
Description: grades 3-6. A 16 page geography unit including maps, puzzles, and overviews of plants, animals and people of Asia. Reproducible pages.
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Asian American Experience in the U. S./ Understanding America's Diversity
Type: Curriculum Material
Description: A Chronological History: 1763-1992 Adapted from Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics (LEAP) A timeline-style history of important dates and events in Asian American history A one-page description of ideas for exploring the various backgrounds of Americans and identify the common characteristics of different cultures.
Level: Elementary
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Level2: Middle
Level3: High School
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Asian Communiqué: A Study Guide for Teachers
Type: Curriculum Material
Description: A study guide to accompany 13 programs of the radio program Asian Communiqué. Each program is 30 min. Contains: tapes, supplemental material for the tapes, study/discussion questions. Level: high school, intro. college. Programs: 1) America's Asia policy: benign neglect; 2) Soviet influences in Asia; 3) US-Japan Trade: prospects for the 80's; 4) Pakistan and South Asian security; 5) Korea: the politics of turmoil; 6) the China market: myth or reality; 7) freedom of expression in China; 8) SE Asia: search for security; 9) Asia's refugees: a status report; 10) politics and profit: the Japanese in SE Asia; 11) the media in Asia; 12) India and the superpowers; 13) population and food supply in Asia. [tapes 9 and 10 are missing]
Level: Middle
Notes: Please specify which program(s) you would like
Country: India
Level2: High School
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Publication Details: by the Center for Asian Studies, Univ. of Texas, 1983 or 84
Region: South Asia
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Title: Asian Values Devalued
Type: Video
Description: As the tiger economies of East Asia turned from boom to bust in the 1990s, the general public was amazedl, yet many economists nodded their heads knowingly. This program focuses on the plights of Indonesia, Hong Kong, and Malaysia, where nepotism, cronyism, corruption, suppression, and the exploitation of cheap foreign labor brought about a financial crisis of enormous proportions. These regions grew too quickly without proper controls and economic safeguards, which has left the middle and lower classes, who are crushed by inflation, to pay the bill. This program is an excellent expose that reveals why the bubble burst. Time: 39 minutes
Level: College
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Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Publication Details: Films for the Humanities and Sciences
Region: South Asia
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Title: Asoka
Type: DVD
Description: Fictional account of the life of Ashoka based upon legends.
Level: High School
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Country: India
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Aspects of Sikhism by Dr. Gobind Singh Mansukhani
Type: Book
Description: Chapters include: Sikh Theology; The Basic Creed; Theological Concepts; Sikh Scriptures; Sikh Ethics; Growth of Sikh Institutions; Sikh Theologians; Sikhism and Modern Problems; Sikhism in Relation to other World Religions
Level: Middle
Notes: Good overview of Sikh religion; not historically grounded.
Country: India
Level2: High School
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Publication Details: 1982.
Region: South Asia
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Title: Astitva
Type: DVD
Description: A dramatic portrayal of marital unfaithfulness and its consequences. An interesting story which involves a man and wife who have both cheated on their spouses explodes when Srikant, the husband discovers his wife's past affairs with another man. He demands divorce, and when questioned about his own extramarital affairs, he clings to the fact that he is a man, bringing to light the issue of male chauvanism in modern India. Time: 120 min.
Level: College
Notes: English Subtitles
Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Astronomy and Mathematics in Early Indian Civilization
Type: Article
Description: Contains: lesson guide, questions, explanations
Level: High School
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Country: India
Level2: College
Level3: Adult
Publication Details: by Cathy Martin, 1995
Region: South Asia
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Title: Astronomy of the Vedic Altars
Type: Article
Description: Found in Vistas in Astronomy
Level: High School
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Country: India
Level2: College
Level3: Adult
Publication Details: by Subhash C. Kak, 1993
Region: South Asia
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Title: Aulad
Type: Video
Description: Contemporary Indian film. Produced and directed by Kundan Kumar. Music by Chitragupta. With English subtitles.
Level: Adult
Notes: Print 2 copies copy is defective
Country: India
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Title: Autobiography of a Princess
Type: Video
Description: 1975, English. An East Indian princess, long divorced and living in self-enforced exile in London, invites her father's ex-tutor to an annual tea party, where they watch old movie footage of Royal India. In this tightly written character study, James Mason and Madhur Jaffrey celebrate a happier past, conveying among the finest of their performances. Size: 59 min.
Level: College
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Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Publication Details: by James Ivory
Region: South Asia
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Title: Awara
Type: DVD
Description: A twisted drama which begins when a renowned judge sentences an innocent man based on the fact that the man's father was a known criminal. Ironically, the judge's own estranged son has grown up to become a petty thief. The judge's son falls in love with the judge's ward, Rita, and as the plot unfurls, he is caught stealing from the judge himself. When brought to trial, the judge's views are challenged in discovering that this thief is actually his own son. A classic of world cinema. Time: 168 min.
Level: College
Notes: English Subtitles, Black and White
Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Publication Details: R.K. Films, Produced and Directed by Raj Kapoor)
Region: South Asia
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Title: BANARAS MUHARRAM AND THE COALS OF KARBALA
Type: DVD
Description: In Banaras the annual Muharram festival recalls Imam Husayn, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, his horse, and his followers who died in the battle at Karbala (in present-day Iraq) in 680 CE. In Banaras homes and courtyards Muslim women slap their chests and chant the names of the martyrs. Through Banaras streets Shia and Sunni men join in processions slapping their chests, singing songs praising the martyrs, and vowing, "Never again shall we raise our hands against our brethren. Never again Karbala!" During the night Shia and Sunni men, together with many of their Hindu friends, run across prepared beds of glowing coals, demonstrating their fearlessness. The Muharram message is one of peace, brotherhood, resoluteness, and community harmony. Time - 70 min.
Level: High School
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Country: India
Level2: College
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Ball of Fire: The Angry Goddess
Type: Video
Description: This innovative and compelling ethnographic documentary explores issues of gender, religion, and culture raised by a dramatic South indian ritural dance form known as mudiyettu, in which men become possessed by the spirit of the fierce goddess Bhadrakali. Size: 58 min.
Level: College
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Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Balloon Travel
Type: Book
Description: 1972. Story of a boy's travels across India by balloon. Size: 31 pgs.
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
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Publication Details: by Manoram Jafa
Region: South Asia
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Title: Banaras
Type: Video
Description: The film captures visual images of a holy city in India: the pivotal role of the sacred Ganges river; the people whose life revolves around it in the city's shrines and cremation sites; their moments of public worship and private reflection against the constant backdrop of the Ganges river. Time: 22 min. (Bandw)
Level: Middle
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Country: India
Level2: High School
Level3: College
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Bangladesh Nationhood: Symbols and Shadows
Type: Video
Description: The film is about the struggle of a new nation, Bangladesh. A series of interviews with peasants, students, businessmen and religious and political leaders portray the uses of political symbols, and the shaping of the political process under the leadership of Sheikh Mujib. Time: 49 min.
Level: High School
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Country: Bangladesh
Level2: College
Level3: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Bangladesh. Bibliography and Maps
Type: Article
Description: map from 1975 w ith Selected Bibliography Size - 2 pages
Level: Elementary
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Country: Bangladesh
Level2: Middle
Level3: High School
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Barsaat
Type: DVD
Description: 1 Starring: Raj Kapoor, Nargis, Premnath, Nimmi, B.M. Vyas, K.N. Singh A sweetly poignant story about love. Love which comes like the rain, bringing with it hope, life and the promise of new beginnings. The film revolves around Pran (Raj Kapoor), a quietly intense poet for whom the only universal truth is love and his best friend Gopal. Both fall in love. Pran's love is true and deep and pure for Reshma. Gopal's love on the other hand is nothing but a careless dalliance, a passing fancy. Ultimately love conquers all and triumphs, in life and even in death.
Level: College
Notes: English Subtitles
Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Publication Details: Produced and Directed by Raj Kapoor, Written by Ramanand Sagar, Music by Shanker-Jaikishan
Region: South Asia
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Title: Bearing the Heat: Mother Goddess Worship in South India
Type: Video
Description: This video presents wide-ranging ways devotees worship the Mother Goddess in South India, including carrying fire pots, becoming posessed, feeding young girls or older women, worshipping female ancestors, dancing, drumming, exorcising, tounge-trilling, darshan (seeing the auspicious divine), wearing the color yellow, waving burning camphor before the Goddess, prasad (receiving sacred gifts from the divine), body piercing, singing devotional hymns, and assuming the appearance of the Mother Goddess. Human suffering and pain are conceived of as heat. Devotees transfer their heat to the Mother Goddess, then lovingly cool her (with such substances as milk, lemons, and coconut water), and worship her. Time: 60 min.
Level: College
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Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Being Muslim in India
Type: Video
Description: A look at what it means to be Muslim in India. Qasim, a devout Sunni Muslim and a successful Lucknow businessman, is introduced along with two of his three wives. Conversations provide insight about the extended family and the roles of the members within this family. Time: 44 min.
Level: Middle
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Country: India
Level2: High School
Level3: College
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Bengali Folk Tales: The Demon Slayers and Other Stories by S. Dasgupta and S. Das Dasgupta.
Type: Book
Description: "Among the stories of princes, devata (deities) and bloodthirsty rakshash (demons), stories of women's lives and images emerge." 163 pp.
Level: Elementary
Notes: Sections include: Tales of marriage and adventure; tales of family unity; tales of cunning and common wisdom; tales of greed and piety; and tales of the supernatural.
Country: India
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Publication Details: 1995.
Region: South Asia
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Title: Bhaji on the Beach
Type: Video
Description: A witty comedy about a group of Indian women, living in England, who are brought together by a day at the beach. By nightfall, they will have gossiped, giggled, and argued about everything from sex to race, from battered wives to male strippers. And in the comic course of their day together, their ordinary lives become an extraordinary celebration. An excellent tool for discussing race relations, gender roles, and generation gaps. Time: 100 min.
Level: College
Notes: two copies
Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Publication Details: by Gurinder Chada and Umbi films, distributed by Columbia Tristar, 1995.
Region: South Asia
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Title: Bhavai: Folk Theater of Gujarat, India
Type: Video
Description: Featuring interviews with Mrinalini Sarabhai and Bhavai scholars, this video explores the history, development, and present status of the Bhavai form of Sanskrit theater practiced by the Taragala community. Characteristic costumes and movements are shown through excerpts of performances and scenes of actors training. Time: 23 min.
Level: College
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Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Publication Details: Insight Media, 1994.
Region: South Asia
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Title: Bhondoo at the Races
Type: Book
Description: 1973. An illustrated story for children about a monkey and a horse. Size: 14 pgs.
Level: Elementary
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Publication Details: by A.P.
Region: South Asia
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Title: Bhumika
Type: DVD
Description: Starring: Smita Patil, Anant Nag, Amrish Puri, Naseeruddin Shah, Baby Rukhsana, Sulabha Deshpande, Kulbushan Kharbanda and Amol Palekar The story of Usha, an aspiring actress, who over the time of a successful acting career and marriage faces trouble when her husband becomes jealous and pushes her away. Usha leaves her daughter and husband to pursue her career and another relationship but later returns to find her daughter grown up. She comes to question her own fulfillment in life. Time: 139 minutes
Level: College
Notes: English Subtitles
Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Publication Details: Produced and Directed by Shyam Benegal
Region: South Asia
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Title: Bhutan, The Last Shangri-La
Type: Video
Description: Part of the Living Edens PBS series, 1997. Spend an hour with the residents of the "top of the world." Journey to Bhutan, the only surviving Buddhist Himalayan kingdom, to learn the secrets of their harmony with nature. Simple subsistence farmers and pastoralists, the Bhutanese live in quiet concert with their colorful and exotic neighbors: the red panda, the Himalayan black bear and the blue sheep. Time: 60 min.
Level: Middle
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Country: Bhutan
Level2: High School
Level3: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Bhutan. Maps
Type: Article
Description: 8 maps of Bhutan and the surrounding area.
Level: Elementary
Notes:  
Country: Bhutan
Level2: Middle
Level3: High School
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Bhutan. The land of Bhutan.
Type: Article
Description: a copy of the book published by Passport Books of the same name. written by Francoise Pommaret. Size - 73 pages
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Country: Bhutan
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Bhutan: A Himalayan Cultural Diary
Type: Video
Description: 1994 This is a unique story of the people, their history and religion, and their challenge of dealing with the 20th century. From the lofty snow peaks and deep forested valleys of wester Bhutan to the arid eastern region, ancient monastery-fortresses command the terraced countrysides. Hermitages cling to sheer cliff walls in witness to the Bhutanese deeply Buddhist culture. Time: 55 min.
Level: Middle
Notes:  
Country: Bhutan
Level2: High School
Level3: College
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Bhutan: Land of Dragons
Type: Slides
Description: Covers such areas as: geography, people, government, everyday life, religion and ceremony, and a conclusion. Contains: cassette and guide book. Slides: 78
Level: College
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Country: Bhutan
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Publication Details: by the Smithsonian Institution, 1978.
Region: South Asia
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Title: Bimal Roy: The Silent Thunder
Type: DVD
Description: The late Bimal Roy stands out among commercial film directors for his naturalistic style, his concern for the exploited and underprivileged and his fine understanding of cinema. Bimal Roy began his career as photographer/cameraman in the 1930s, working at the famous New Theatres in Calcutta. P.C.Barua's 1935 version of DEVDAS is among the many films that he photographed. Bimal Roy made his own version of Sarat Chandra Chatterjee's story of the doomed hero Devdas some years later. Mrs Manobina Roy charts her husband's career from his days at the New Theatres to their move to Bombay where Bimal Roy set up his own production concern. From his first film as director, the Bengali UDAYER PATHEY, it was also clear that Bimal Roy was particularly talented in getting the best performance from his actors. This important aspect of his talent is remembered by Dilip Kumar who credits Bimal Roy for his better performances. Until Roy's untimely death in 1966, he gave to Hindi cinema a legacy of classic films which are still remembered.
Level: College
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Publication Details: Produced and Directed by Nasreen Munni Kabir
Region: South Asia
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Title: Binary Numbers in Indian Antiquity
Type: Article
Description: from Journal of Philosophy,1993 by B. Van Nooten
Level: High School
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Country: India
Level2: College
Level3: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Birds of Indian Wetlands
Type: Book
Description: 1 Foldout pamphlet on Indian birds, wetlands, and sanctuaries.
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
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Publication Details: by Bani Roy Choudhary
Region: South Asia
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Title: Bismillah Khan
Type: Video
Description: As the leading living exponent of the Indian musical instrument 'shahnai', Bismallah Khan is acknowledged worldwide as a musical maestro. The video takes us to Bismillah Khan's home in Benares, to share the rhythm of daily life, steeped as it is in the master-pupil tradition (guru shishya parampara) as well as the religious beliefs and cultural norms of Indian life. Time: 30 min.
Level: College
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Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Bittersweet: Asian Indian Experience in USA
Type: Video
Description: Focuses on Asian-Indian immigrants in the US who discuss the complex social and personal issues involved in dealing with their dual cultural influences. To most outsiders, the idea of immigrating to America suggest the opportunity to get rich and lead the "good life," but those who undertake this journey, leaving behind their native communities for another culture, are often faced with larger issues than material well being. Interviews with a variety of Asian-Indian immigrants residing in the US are combined with dramatic voice-overs and self-reflexive passages, all of which illuminate issues of cultural identity and the problems of defining community in an adopted land. Time: 42 min.
Level: High School
Notes: 8/99: cannot find original will send copy to be duplicated; checked out video was retnd. on 8/21/01
Country: India
Level2: College
Level3: Adult
Publication Details: by Sanjeev Chatterjee, 1995
Region: South Asia
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Title: Black Wings
Type: Book
Description: Yasmeen, a recent divorcee, is living in Houston with her young children, Saira and Sameer, when her mother, Laila, visits from Pakistan to meet her grandchildren for the first time, Estranged from Laila, whom she secretly blames for the death of her twin brother, Yasir, Yasmeen has been living in the United States for many years. But her mother's visit and the stories she weaved for her grandchildren about Yasmeen and Yasir's childhood in Karachi and Hawagali, the family's mountain home in northern Pakistan, force Yasmeen to confront the past and its painful memories of loss. Slowly, as mother and daughter share layers of magical stories to the children and to each other, Yasmeen learns about her mother's secrets and the twisted circumstances of her twin's death. Deciding to return to her homeland for a long overdue visit, Yasmeen takes a temporary leave from her life and her lover in Houston to visit Pakistan with her mother and children. More stories, real and magical, emerge as the fog continues to cloud the family's past even as they wind their way into the Pakistani hill station and a confrontation with the Past.
Level: High School
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Country: Pakistan
Level2: College
Level3: Adult
Publication Details: By Sehba Sarwar
Region: South Asia
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Title: Blue Jasmine
Type: Book
Description: When twelve-year-old seema Trivedi moves from her home, a small town in India, to Iowa City, U.S.A., she has to say good-bye to the purple-jeweled mango trees and sweet-smelling jasmine, to the monsoon rains and the bustling market. Most important, she must leave behind her best friend and cousin, Raju. Everything is different in America, where Seema feels like an outsider. At first she doesn't speak the language; and she doesn't know the food, the seasons, or how to behave in her new classroom, let alone how to handle a bully who has it in for her. But when Seema's grandmother becomes ills back in India, all of that suddenly seems less important. During a return visit, Seema is given a precious gift that helps her come to a realization about the meaning of "home" and that shows her it just might be possible to bloom in two worlds. Size - 186 pages
Level: India
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Title: Bob Livingston's Cowboys and Indians
Type: Curriculum Material
Description: A curriculum unit designed to accompany live performance by Bob Livingston. Concert introduces Indian music and non-violent movements in India and US to K-12 audiences. Curriculum unit includes pre- and post-concert activities for elementary and secondary levels; biographies; maps. For info on concert contact: Texas Music International, Inc. attn: Bob Livingston 1806 Kerr Ave. Austin Tx. 78704. Tel: 512-462-3463. Fax: 512-462-2197
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
Level3: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Bobby
Type: DVD
Description:  
Level: College
Notes: English Subtitles
Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Publication Details: Produced and Directed by Raj Kapoor, Music by Laxmikant Pyarelal, Music by Laxmikant Pyarelal
Region: South Asia
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Title: Bombay
Type: DVD
Description: In a village in the Thirunelveli District, young lovers overcome the barriers placed on them by tradition and religion to be with each other. Shekhar (Arvind Swamy), a yound Hindu and Shaila Bano (Manisha Koirala) a Muslim girl, fall in love at first sight. When both of their families object to their getting married, the couple elopes and moves to Bombay, where they live happily for a few years until the Bombay riots break out on December 6, 1992. Time: 130 min.
Level: College
Notes: English Subtitles
Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Publication Details: Written and Directed by Mani Ratnam, Produced by S. Sriram, Music by A.R. Rehman. 1998 EROS International Limited
Region: South Asia
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Title: Books Forever
Type: Book
Description: An introduction to the genres of Indian literature, written for children. 1973. Size: 50 pgs.
Level: Middle
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Country: India
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Publication Details: by Manoj Das
Region: South Asia
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Title: Boond Jo Ban Gayee Moti
Type: DVD
Description: Time: 156 minutes
Level: College
Notes: English Subtitles
Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Publication Details: Produced and Directed by V. Shantaram
Region: South Asia
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Title: Born to Bondage: Women in India
Type: Video
Description: Filmmakers Library Despite a decade of feminism, the lot of Indian women at the brink of the 21st century is painfully hard. Widespread poverty means families need to send their children to the workplace, especially the girls. To make it past birth is a challenge for girl babies to make it in much of rural India, where families cannot bear the cost of a dowry. This program explores the experiences of many abused women in India and the rise of a new found militancy in response. Time: 40 min.
Level: College
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Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Borrowed fire: the shadow puppets of Kerala
Type: Video
Description: This deft and engaging documentary examines the life and art of Krishnankutty Pulavar, the last surviving master of Tolpava Koothu, a thousand year-old form of shadow puppetry found onli in Kerala, on the southwestern coast of India. The film includes exclusive footage of shadow puppet performances of the ancient Hindu Ramayana epic, the training of the puppeteers, the puppeteers at work backstage, the making of puppets, and interviews with the key members of the puppet ensemble. Time - 50 mins.
Level: India
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Title: Brides of India
Type: Slides
Description: Indian brides, 1986 Material: script, background information Slides:12
Level: Elementary
Notes: duplicate of SI10B
Country: India
Level2: Middle
Level3: College
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Bringing Down the Temple: Democracy at Risk in India
Type: Article
Description: from The Nation, January 1993 by Praful Bidwai
Level: High School
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Country: India
Level2: College
Level3: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Buddah
Type: Book
Description: Illustrated Classics From India Gautama Buddha was one of the most exceptional of free thinkers and religious leaders. Buddha was born as Prince Siddartha to King Suddhodana and Queen Mayadevi in the Himalayan kingdom of Lapilavastu in 544 BD. Sage Asita visited the place and predicted that the baby will live to be either the greatest of kings or the greatest of saints. Frightened by the prophecy, Suddhodana took great care to ensure that the young prince was surrounded only by beauty, luxury, and happiness. Years later, restless in his gilded cocoon, Siddartha set out to explore his kingdom and was greatly moved at the state of human suffering. One fine day, he renounced the world and began a life of severe asceticism to seek an answer to life and sorrow, to seek the ultimate truth.
Level: Elementary
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Publication Details: Amar Chitra Katha
Region: South Asia
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Title: Buddha
Type: Book
Description: Many centuries ago, in a kingdom in the foothills of the Himalayan mountains, a miraculous child was born to the king and the queen. The young prince, Siddhartha, was raised in the greatest luxury, sheltered from all pain and ugliness. But one day Siddhartha left the palace and saw, for the first time, human suffering and death. He knew then that he must relinquish everything-his family, his wealth, his position-to discover the Truth of life over death. With only a few humble possessions, he began a remarkable spiritual journey that ended many years later under a bodhi tree. There he finally discovered the Truth and beacme an Enlightened One, a Buddha. The Buddha taught the Truth and the path to inner peace for forty-five years, attracting thousands of disciples,. Today millions of people around the world live by his teachings. Demi's exquisite illustrations, inspired by the paintings and sculptures of several Asian cultures, are layered with meaning; each brush stroke has a special significance. Demi, herslef a Buddhist, brings her devotion to the teachings of the Buddha and her vast knowledge of his life to this comprehensive picture-book biography of an extraordinary spiritual leader.
Level: India
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Level2: By Demi
Level3: South Asia
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Title: Buddhism: Footprints of the Buddha
Type: Video
Description: "In exploring the type of Buddhism practiced throughout South Asia we visit Sri Lanka and India meeting Buddhist monks, including one American, and children and housewives. Each shares their own experience in a religion that has high moral standards but does not believe in God." Part of the "Long Search" series. Time: 55 minutes
Level: High School
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Level2: College
Level3: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Buddhism: The Middle Way of Compassion
Type: Video
Description: Describes the founding of Buddhism by Siddhartha Gautama. Students learn that Buddhism represents the middle ground between the extremes of hedonism and self-denial. Time: 25 minutes
Level: College
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Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Celebrate in South Asia
Type: Book
Description: Photographs and text of festivals and holidays, witness the dances, prayers, and parades of India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and others. Ages 5+ 32 pp.
Level: Elementary
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Central Themes for a Unit on South Asia in a World Cultures Social Studies Curriculum
Type: Curriculum Material
Description: Sections: physical/historical setting, dynamics of change, contemporary society and government, economic development, the global context. Materials: timelines, maps.
Level: Middle
Notes: Please specify which section(s) you would like
Country: India
Level2: High School
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Publication Details: by Columbia University (1989)
Region: South Asia
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Title: Chandramuki
Type: Video
Description: Tamil Language movie DVD. NTSC format. 2005. Time - 154 minutes
Level: College
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Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Charulata: The Lonely Wife
Type: Video
Description: 1964, Black and White, Bengali w/ English subtitles. Based on a controversial novella by the Nobel prize-winning Indian writer Rabindranath Tagore, Charulata is the story of a loyal, dutiful wife whose husband takes her devotion for granted. But when his young cousin, Amal, comes to live with them, Charulata catches a glimpse of what true love could be. Time: 117 min.
Level: College
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Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Publication Details: by Satyajit Ray
Region: South Asia
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Title: Children's Colouring Book
Type: Book
Description: Based on Sringar: A Pageant of Indian Costumes. This book depicts 20 costumes for the collection. Riang woman, Tripura; Naga warrior, Nagaland; Maria Gond Drummer, Madhya Pradesh; Jat woman, Haryana; Toda woman, Tamil Nadu; Rabari family, Rajasthan; Bengali women, Bengal; Lambadi woman, Andhra Pradesh; Kashmiri flowersellers, Kashmir; Maharashtrian woman, Maharashtra; Coorgi family, Karantaka; Tamil woman, Tamil Nadu; Bhangra Dancers, Punjab; "Ravana"-- Chhau Dance Bengal; Raas Dancers, Gujarat; "Krishna"-- Kathakali Dance Kerala; Odissi dancer, Orissa; "Radha"-- Manipuri dance, Manipur; Emperor Shah Jehan, from Mughal painting; Lucknovi Begum, Uttar Pradesh.
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Children's Colouring Book
Type: Book
Description: Based on Sringar: A Pageant of Indian Costumes. This book depicts 20 costumes for the collection. Riang woman, Tripura; Naga warrior, Nagaland; Maria Gond Drummer, Madhya Pradesh; Jat woman, Haryana; Toda woman, Tamil Nadu; Rabari family, Rajasthan; Bengali women, Bengal; Lambadi woman, Andhra Pradesh; Kashmiri flowersellers, Kashmir; Maharashtrian woman, Maharashtra; Coorgi family, Karantaka; Tamil woman, Tamil Nadu; Bhangra Dancers, Punjab; "Ravana"-- Chhau Dance Bengal; Raas Dancers, Gujarat; "Krishna"-- Kathakali Dance Kerala; Odissi dancer, Orissa; "Radha"-- Manipuri dance, Manipur; Emperor Shah Jehan, from Mughal painting; Lucknovi Begum, Uttar Pradesh.
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
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Region: South Asia
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Title: China's public relations strategy on Tibet: classified documents from the Beijing Propaganda Conference
Type: Book
Description: The classified documents contained here were leaked from Beijing earlier this year. They detail Chinese government's aggresive, multi-pronged propaganda offensive to sanitize its occupation and oppression of Tibet and to "eradicate...divide and destroy" the international supporters of the Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled leader.' Size: 72 pp.
Level: High School
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Level2: College
Level3: Adult
Publication Details: a report by the "International Campaign for Tibet"
Region: South Asia
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Title: Chupke, Chupke
Type: DVD
Description: Dramatic comedy in which a professor of Botany takes on the impersonation of a "chowkidar" and later a chauffer in order to impress the woman he loves. When confronted with Sharmila's ( his wife) "jijaji", Dharmendra feels an urge to challenge him in order to win her respect.
Level: College
Notes: English Subtitles
Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Publication Details: Directed by Hrishikesh Mukerjee, Music by S.D. Burman, Lyrics by Anand Bakshi
Region: South Asia
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Title: Colonialism and its forms of knowledge: the british in India
Type: Book
Description: By: Bernard S. Cohn Copyright 1996 by Princeton University PressEssays in this volume display a multifaceted exploration of the ways in which the British discovery, collection, and codification of information about Indian society contributed to colonial cultural hegemon and political control.
Level: High School
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Country: India
Level2: College
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Come With Me to India on a Wondrous Voyage Through Time
Type: Book
Description: Are your relatives, classmates, or neighbors from India? Have you been studying India in your classroom? Have you wondered wat Indians have in common with Native Americans, who used to be called Indians? Do you want to know if tigers and elephants still roam in that ancient and mysterious land? If the answer to any or all of these questions is YES! then this book invites you to visit India and become acquainted with her. Size: 225 minutes
Level: India
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Level2: by Sudha Koul
Level3: South Asia
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Title: Coming From India
Type: Miscellaneous
Description: The listener is taken into an East Indian community in New Jersey, ranking third in Asian-Indian populations after California and New York. Community members tell their stories of life and experiences in the U.S. and elsewhere in this radio documentary.
Level: College
Notes: Temporarily filed on bottom of shelf of video bookcase. 09/01/99 audio-tape
Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Publication Details: A Radio Documentary, Narrated by Chitra Ragavan.
Region: South Asia
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Title: Communalism: A Primer
Type: Book
Description: Chapters Definition of Secularism and Communalism communalism an Ideology Struggle against all Communalisms Themes in Communal Ideological Offensive Some Do's and Don't's.
Level: College
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Country: India
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Communalism: An Illustrated Primer.
Type: Book
Description: This book deals primarilywithHindu Communal Politics
Level: College
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Country: India
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Conquering America: Bharati Mukherjee from the Moyers Collection - A World of Ideas
Type: Video
Description: An interview/discussion with Bharati Mukherjee. Bharati Mukherjee writes vivid, sensual, and troubling stories about America's newest immigrants, Asians like herself. Mukherjee's early novels spoke from India, the old world she left behind to marry an American. Upon arriving in America she set out to capture the New World experiences of Asian immigrants. In this program with Bill Moyers, Mukherjee discusses America's newest immigrants and the building resentment and tensions between our country's various cultures.
Level: High School
Notes: Original Only Kept in Originals Cabinet - no copies made.
Country: India
Level2: College
Level3: Adult
Publication Details: By Films for the Humanities, 1994
Region: South Asia
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Title: Consecration of a Temple (orig +2)
Type: Video
Description: The film documents two main themes: the dedication of a new Hindu temple in Pittsburgh to Lord Venkateshvara, and the intricate Vedic rituals that go into this sanctification; and the new immigrant community of Asian Indians that raised the funds for this enterprise hoping that the temple would serve as a link to the old country for their children. Time: 25 min.
Level: High School
Notes: 8/18/99: original missing; only one copy two copies on shelf
Country: India
Level2: College
Level3: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Constitution of India
Type: Miscellaneous
Description: also includes short notes and subject index, 1993. Size: 308pp.
Level: High School
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Country: India
Level2: College
Level3: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Continuous Journey: A Film by Ali Kazimi
Type: DVD
Description: In 1914 the Komagata Maru, a vessel with 376 immigrants from British India, became the first ship carrying migrants to be turned away by Canada. The consequences were felt throughout the British Empire. Continuous Journey is a provocative and multilayered film that ingeniously combines rare photographs, newsreels, official documents and never-before-seen footage to unravel a compelling, little-known story that reverberates to this day.
Level: High School
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Country: India
Level2: College
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Cooking South Asian
Type: Book
Description: recipes
Level: Elementary
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Level2: Middle
Level3: High School
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Count your way through India
Type: Book
Description: Imagine floating a candle down the Ganges River in the five-day-long Hindu festival of lights. Learn the story of the Taj Mahal and its four minarets. As children count their way one-to-ten in the Hindi language, they will take a discovery tour of India. Well-known author Jim Haskin's text and Liz Brenner Dodson's brilliant full-color illustrations give readers a taste of India's rich culture and beauty. Size: 24 pages
Level: India
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Level2: by jim Haskins
Level3: South Asia
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Title: Countries of the World: INDIA
Type: Book
Description: Gives information about clothing, currency, flag, maps, animals, food, cities, holidays etc of India. Size: 24 pages
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
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Publication Details: By Michael Dhal
Region: South Asia
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Title: Countries of the World: INDIA
Type: Book
Description: An elementary level text with color photographs. Contains: Fast facts, Maps, Flag, Currency The Land of India Going to School At Home Indian Clothing Indian Food Animals in India Indian Cities Indian Holidays Hands-on: Play Kabaddi Learn to speak Hindi Words to Know Size: 24 pp.
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Countries of the World: Pakistan
Type: Book
Description: Young readers grow in cultural understanding as they observe similarities and differences of Pakistan 's landscapes, geography, economics and cultures. Teaching social studies through vibrant photographs and fascinating information, its a perfect resource for report writing and teaching units on countries. The book introduces and explores key social studies concepts, such as culture, as defined by national social studies standards. Size: 24 pages
Level: Elementary
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Title: Country Studies: India
Type: Book
Description: A middle-school level text with color photographs. You'll discover all about India in this in-depth Country studies book. Each book in this series includes: physical, human, and environmental geography fact boxes packed with supporting information case studies that illustrate key concepts comprehensive glossary and index colorful photographs, maps, diagrams. Size: 64 pp.
Level: Middle
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Country: India
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Courageous Captain
Type: Book
Description: This is a JATAKA tale, a story from the Buddha's life. The purity and goodness of an old sea captain saves a boatload of inexperienced sailors, who forget that good actions guarantee good results.
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Courts and Councils: Dispute Settlement in India
Type: Video
Description: The film takes a look at some judicial bodies in India: the Nyaya Panchayat adjudicating a farmer's dispute, and a nandiwalla panchayat council that assigns its own fines and penalties according to tradition and group census among members of the bull-herding caste. Contrasting with this form of dispute settlement is the formal court tribunal, reflecting the British legacy of codified law. Time: 30 min.
Level: High School
Notes:  
Country: India
Level2: College
Level3: Adult
Publication Details:  
Region: South Asia
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Title: Creative Activities for Teaching About the Countries and Regions of the World (India)
Type: Curriculum Material
Description: Social Studies Grades 5 and Up. The 24 activities in this unit are designed to introduce students to the history and culture of India. Included are art, valuing, decision making and problem solving activities, and a teacher's guide.
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
Level3: High School
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Crossing the Line - Kashmir, Pakistan, India
Type: DVD
Description: Pervez Hoodbhoy and Zia MianA compelling fresh look at an age old problem that could be the spark of a nuclear war.45 minutes
Level: High School
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Country: India
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Title: Cry, My Beloved Country: Reflections onthe Gujurat Crisis.
Type: Book
Description: This book deals with the carnage that swept through Gujurat in February 2002 and its aftermath.
Level: College
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Country: India
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Title: Cultural Atlas of India by Gordon Johnson, from Facts on File.
Type: Book
Description: This atlas provides a stimulating introduction to India's rich cultural history, its social and political organizations, religions, arts and architecture, literature, and science. 240 pp.
Level: Elementary
Notes: Good general intro to South Asia - regions, history, religion, literature, etc.
Country: India
Level2: Middle
Level3: High School
Publication Details: 1996.
Region: South Asia
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Title: Cultural Enrichment Trunk: India
Type: Cultural Trunk
Description: This trunk contains many objects and artifacts of daily use in India. A PDF of the trunk items can be found on our website http://www.utexas.edu/cola/southasia/outreach/trunks/ For additional information, contact Outreach Coordinator
Level: Elementary
Notes: CI 20.1 India: Past, Present and Future included in this trunk.
Country: India
Level2: Middle
Level3: High School
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Culture and Customs of India.
Type: Book
Description: Condensing extensive research into short, readable chapters, the author summarizes the culture of modern India (and its historical underpinnings). Chapter titles: "Land, People, and History," "Religion," "World View," "Art and Literature," "Landscape and Architecture," "Food and Dress," "Women, Marriage, and Family," "Festivals and Leisure Activities," "Music and Dance," and "Social Customs and Lifestyles." Grades 7"12. Index. Suggested readings. Source notes. Glossary. Pronunciation guide. Chronology. Illustrated." ©2002. Size - 210 pages
Level: Middle
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Country: India
Level2: College
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Publication Details: By Carol E. Henderson
Region: South Asia
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Title: Curry: a tale of cooks and conquerers
Type: Book
Description: By: Lizzie CollinghamCurry serves up a delectable history of Indian cuisine, ranging from the imperial kitchen of the Mughal invader to the smoky cookhouse of the British Raj....
Level: High School
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Country: India
Level2: College
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Title: Dadi and Her Family: A Rural Mother-In-Law in North India
Type: Video
Description: The film focuses on an extended farm family in Haryana, all three generations sharing the income and expenses. Dadi (the grandmother) is seen discussing the dependence of women on the men to whom they are married, contrasting the behavior of daughters-in-law today with those in her day, and the forces of change that ultimately threaten the family as she knows it.
Level: High School
Notes:  
Country: India
Level2: College
Level3: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Dahej
Type: DVD
Description: Time: 136 minutes; BandW
Level: College
Notes: English Subtitles
Country: India
Level2: Adult
Level3:  
Publication Details: Produced and Directed by V. Shantaram
Region: South Asia
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Title: Dam/Age - A Film with Arundhati Roy
Type: Video
Description: DAM/AGE traces writer Arundhati Roy's bold campaign against the Narmada project in India, which will displace up to a million people. The author of The God of Small Things, which won the prestigious Booker Prize in 1998. In her most recent book, Power Politics, Roy challenges the idea that only experts can speak out on urgent matters like nuclear war, the privatization of India's power supply, and issues like the Narmada dam project. As the film traces the events that led up to her imprisonment, Roy meditates on her own personal negotiation with fame, the responsibility it places on her as a writer, a political thinker and a citizen. Time - 50 minutes
Level: High School
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Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Dances of Devi
Type: Video
Description: Presented by Nritya Sangam of University of Texas at Austin at Bertram Hall (above clay pit) Austin, 3/22/03
Level: Adult
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Country: India
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Dancing Courtesan
Type: DVD
Description: AWAITING DESCRIPTION
Level: College
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Publication Details: Produced and Directed by Nasreen Munni Kabir
Region: South Asia
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Title: Darmiyan
Type: Video
Description: This film is set in the Bollywood scene of the 1940s. It deals with issues such as alcoholism, enunches, depression, and failure. The main character, Zennat Begum, has everything she could want in life, but her hapiness is shattered when she finds that her son is a enunch. She starts on a downward spiral leading into alcohol and depression.
Level: College
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Level2: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Darsan Seeing the Divine Image in India
Type: Book
Description: The role of the visual image is essential to Hindu tradition and culture, but many attempts to understand India's divine images have been laden with misperceptions. Darsan, a Sanskrit word that means "seeing," is an aid to our vision, a book of ideas to help us read, think, and look at Hindu images with appreciation and imagination.
Level: High School
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Country: India
Level2: College
Level3: Adult
Publication Details: By Diana L. Eck
Region: South Asia
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Title: Darsan
Type: Book
Description: Although the role of the visual is essential to Indian tradition and culture, most attempts to understand its images are laden with misperceptions. Darsan, a Sanskrit word that means "seeing," is an aid to our vision, a book of ideas to help us read, think, and look at Hindu images with tolerance and imagination.
Level: College
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Dasha Avatar: The Ten Incarnations of Vishnu
Type: Book
Description: comic book Size: 88 pp.
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
Level3: High School
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Daughters of independence: gender, caste, and class in india
Type: Book
Description: Joanna Liddle and Rama Joshi explore the connection in India between gender and caste, and gender and class. They ask whether the subordination of women has diminished as India moves from a caste to a class structure, and what effect colonization had on the status of women in India. Focusing on educated, professional women, the authors look at the particular experiences of 120 women they interviewed, and also interpret the larger patterns of social relations that emerge from the interviews. These sensitive stories are told with an eloquence that is often moving and inspiring.
Level: College
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Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Deewaar
Type: DVD
Description: Starring: Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Nirupa Roy, Parveen Babi, Neetu Singh A story of two brothers Vijay and Ravi who once shared joys and sorrows, but had to be separated by a Deewaar (wall) built upon the foundations of truth and justice. Vijay had experienced the bitterness of life by way of his father's abuses and thus had become a rebel. His brother Ravi on the other hand had inherited strength from his father, tender love from his mother, and affection of his brother, leading the two brothers to stand on opposite sides of the law. Time: 160 min.
Level: College
Notes: English Subtitles
Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Publication Details: Produced by Gulshan Rai, Directed by Yash Chopra, Music by R.D. Burman
Region: South Asia
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Title: Devdas
Type: DVD
Description: Devdas is a saga of a man, who loved, loved and just loved. Devdas (Shah Rukh Khan) shared a magnetic childhood with his lovely playmate Paro (Aishwarya Rai) where supreme love was felt before it was even understood. When youth beckoned, the love intensified. But, alas, a fateful moment of weakness on the part of Devdas created a permanent wall of separation between them. Unable to bear the life without Paro, Devdas made alcohol his constant companion. Even the unflinching devotion of a beautiful courtesan Chandramukhi (Madhuri Dixit), did not ease the headache of losing Paro. It was only when his eyes closed to permanent sleep, did the pain begin to fade. He left behind a testimony of true love, that was pure, chaste, undemanding...and thus immortal. Indeed love was his life...love makes him live on...A love is immortalized, even as it dies...A union is celebrated, even as it breaks...A hero is born, even as he is defeated... Size: 117 min.
Level: College
Notes: English Subtitles
Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Publication Details: Produced by Bharat Shah
Region: South Asia
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Title: Devdas
Type: DVD
Description: Based on Sharatchandra's literary classic of the same name, it is a landmark in the history of Indian Cinema.
Level: College
Notes: English Subtitles
Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Publication Details: Produced and Directed by Bimal Roy, Music by S.D. Burman, Lyrics by Sahir Ludhianvi
Region: South Asia
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Title: Devi: The Goddess
Type: Video
Description: 1960, Black and White, Bengali w/ English subtitles. Tells the story of a beautiful, obedient 17-year-old bride whose powerful father-in-law believes she is a reincarnation of the goddess Kali. Unable to offend him, she submits to his delusion, and, like Kali herself, brings both miracles and tragedy to those who believe in her. Time: 93 min.
Level: College
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Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Publication Details: by Satyajit Ray
Region: South Asia
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Title: Dharamvir Bharati
Type: Video
Description: In Hindi Story based on the life of Hindi authorDharmvir Bharati.
Level: College
Notes: No English Subtitles
Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Publication Details: directed by Uday Prakash
Region: South Asia
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Title: Dil Chahta Hai
Type: DVD
Description: A comical drama of the lives of three friends, Akash, Sameer, and Siddharth their experiences with love, and the resulting combination. Time: 185 minutes
Level: College
Notes: English and French Subtitles
Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Region: South Asia
Theme: Directed by Farhan Akhtar

Title: Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar
Type: DVD
Description: Starring: Manoj Bajpal, Tabu, Saurabh Shukla. The title "Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar" ("Don't take it to heart") summarizes the attitude of the film: Life is unpredictable. Anything can happen in our scheme of things. This is a fun film that takes a slightly different look at various layers of life in a city like Mumbai through the eyes of Ram Saran, a garage mechanic who hails from a small town. The story illustrates the sort of despair that creeps into people born and brought up in the city and becoming trapped there. Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar is a film about the choices we make out of desparation. Time: 151 min.
Level: College
Notes: English Subtitles
Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Publication Details: A talking pictures film, Produced by Anish and Ajay Tuli, Directed by Hansal Mehta, Music by Vishal
Region: South Asia
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Title: Diverted To Delhi
Type: Video
Description: This film explores a new phenomenon in the global economy. The toll-free telephone numbers used to place orders or get information are often answered thousands of miles away, by Indians impersonating local operators. Whether a New Yorker calls American Express or an English housewife calls Harrods, the calls may be re-routed, answered by Indians trained to speak and even think like Americans, or Brits or Australians Diverted to Delhi follows a group of university graduates through a rigorous crash course which they hope will prepare them for prestigious, well paying positions in these call centers. Over a three- week period, they will attempt to improve their English language and presentation skills, change their names, modify their accents and put aside their own cultural identities as they learn to speak and think like their international callers. This adds a new cultural dimension to "globalization." Over 200 of the U.S. Fortune 500 companies choose to service their clients via Indian call centers.This has ramifications on the Western economies. These service jobs have left their countries of origin, contributing to unemployment in the West. But to the businesses who use them, it is an increasingly attractive proposition-- the technology is instantaneous and the labor and set-up costs are low, yet the staff is keen, highly educated and available around the clock. Time - 55 minutes
Level: India
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Title: Division of Hearts
Type: Video
Description: The 1947 British subdivision of colonial India into Pakistan and the independent Indian nation caused the loss of 500,000 lives and the relocation of millions-one of the most extensive movement of peoples ever. After centuries of coexistence, Hindus, Sikhs, and Muslims became victims of mutual suspicion as violence swept through the countryside. The resulting mass relocations of these groups transformed village populations overnight. In Division of Hearts ordinary people from Pakistan, India, and Bagladesh - cartdrivers, laborers, tradespeople, farmers - tell this history and recount their own tumultuous experiences. Their memories, combined with archival news film, bear witness to the traumatic birth of two independent nations. Time - 57 minutes
Level: High School
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Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Diwali
Type: Book
Description: The book explores the holiday, Diwali, from a child's point of view. Children will find out why people celebrate these special days, games children play, clothes people wear, and special foods that people wear. Size: 24 pages
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Publication Details: by Denise M. Jordan
Region: South Asia
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Title: Diya
Type: Video
Description: This innovative ethnographic documentary by renowned filmmaker Judith MacDougall provides a new way of exploring the complex social life surrounding material objects. The film follows the life history of an important cultural object through the everyday experiences of the people who make it, sell, and use it. A diya is a small terracotta oil lamp used throughout India in religious ceremonies. The film begins with a family of potters as they make diyas in the increasingly frantic days before Diwali, the "Festical of Lights." The lamps are produced on a potter's wheel, are taken to be sold in the bazaar, and are then used in the Diwali puja ceremonies. Afterwards, they are discarded and return to the earth. Although the potters are proud of their work, they often wish for a different and less arduous existence for their children. In an unexpected postcript, the film reveals that the potter family's children will remain in school, ending seven generations of their family's life as potters. This beautiful film is keenly observed and richly infused with the sights and sounds that make the lives of diya potters distinctive and meaningful. Diya will stimulate discussion and reflection in a variety of classes in cultural anthropology, Asian and Indian studies, and visual anthropology. Time - 55 mins
Level: Elementary
Notes: In hindi with english subtitles
Country: India
Level2: Middle
Level3: High School
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Do Ankhen Barah Haath
Type: DVD
Description: Time: 143 minutes
Level: College
Notes: English Subtitles
Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Publication Details: Directed by V. Shantaram, Music direction by Vasant Desai
Region: South Asia
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Title: Do Bigha Zamin
Type: DVD
Description: starring: Balraj Sahni, Nirupa Roy, Ratan Kumar A dramatic account of a poor farming couple Shambhu and his wife Parvati and their hardships during life in their home farming community under control of a powerful landowner, and during their transition to life in Calcutta. In Calcutta, Shambhu and his family encounter various obstacles and hardships, and he falls ill. He becomes desperate when the time to pay his debt to the landowner creeps up. . . Time: 124 min.
Level: College
Notes: English Subtitles, Black and White
Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Publication Details: Yash Raj Films International. Bimal Roy Productions, Directed by Bimal Roy, Music by Salil Choudhury, Lyrics by Shailendra
Region: South Asia
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Title: Document Based Activities. Ancient India: Using Primary Documents and the Internet
Type: Book
Description: includes 6 lessons: See What You Can Dig Up Hindu Wisdom What Can You Learn From a Hymn? Buddha's Truth What Happened to Emperor Asoka?
Level: Middle
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Title: Documentaries III (Home tape)
Type: Video
Description: 60 Min. Charles Wilson on Afghanistan
Level: High School
Notes: two copies on shelf -marked-
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Level3: Adult
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Title: Documentaries IV
Type: Video
Description: In the Footsteps of the Daniells...Jaipur..Hindi Movies..The Indian Army...Between Time(Incomplete)
Level: College
Notes: (Home tape (orig. +2))
Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Title: Documentaries V
Type: Video
Description: The Pathans...The Story of Ranna...Journey Into India
Level: College
Notes: (Home tape)
Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Documentary on Rabindranath Tagore
Type: Video
Description: - President's Gold Medal, New Delhi, 1961 - Golden Seal, Locarno, 1961
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Title: Don't Ask Why
Type: Video
Description: Anousheh lives with her strict Muslim parents and two brothers in Karachi, Pakistan. At 17, she is at an age where daughters are usually married off. But Anousheh wants to study and refuses to accept the restrictions her religion and culture have imposed on her personal freedom. It causes conflict with her mother and lengthy discussions with her father. Her desire to be 'as free as her brothers' is drawing her close to the Islamic political party, Jamaat-i-Islami which, although dominated by men, promises the liberating power of Islam for both men and women. The film, by Sabiha Sumar, one of the few independent filmmakers in Pakistan, follows Anousheh as she struggles to realise her dreams and cope with her share of disappointment. It is a beautifully realized and rare portrait of girls in South Asia and their relationship to Islam at the beginning of the 21st century. Size - 58 minutes
Level: High School
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Level3: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Doon School Chronicles Part 1 (of 2)
Type: Video
Description: This intimate and groundbreaking study of Inida's most prestigious boy's boarding school is the most recent work of renowned ethnographic filmmaker David MacDougall. In this beautifully photographed documentary, he inquires into the school's "social aesthetics," the qualities of place, material objects and social interaction that provides a distinctive background for this community. Size: 143 min.
Level: College
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Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Title: Doon School Chronicles Part 2 (of 2)
Type: Video
Description: This intimate and groundbreaking study of Inida's most prestigious boy's boarding school is the most recent work of renowned ethnographic filmmaker David MacDougall. In this beautifully photographed documentary, he inquires into the school's "social aesthetics," the qualities of place, material objects and social interaction that provides a distinctive background for this community. Size: 143 min.
Level: College
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Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani
Type: DVD
Description: Time: 120 minutes; BandW
Level: College
Notes: English Subtitles
Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Title: Drowned Out
Type: Video
Description: hree choices. Move to the slums in the city, accept a place at a resettlement site or stay at home and drown. The people of Jalsindhi in central India must make a decision fast. In the next few weeks, their village will disappear underwater as the giant Narmada Dam fills. Bestselling author Arundhati Roy joins the fight against the dam and asks the difficult questions. Will the water go to poor farmers or to rich industrialists? What happened to the 16 million people displaced by fifty years of dam building? Why should I care? Drowned Out follows the Jalsindhi villagers through hunge strikes, rallies, police brutality and a six-year Supreme Court case. It stays with them as the dam fills and the river starts to rise... Time : 75 mins. Time - 45 mins.
Level: High School
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Country: India
Level2: College
Level3: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge
Type: DVD
Description: Starring: Salman Khan, Karisma Kapoor, Anupam Kher, Om Puri Paresh Rawal, and Kader Khan Dulham Hum Le Jayenge (We'll take the bride') is the story of Sapna, an orphan brought up by three doting but eccentric uncles. A priest, a fitness fanatic, and a colorful dandy who loves to dance. Each one of them wants Sapna to marry a boy of their choice. To escape the madness, Sapna runs off to Europe. Comedic performances continue with Raja, a young man who follows Sapna to Europe to win her love. Time: 141 min.
Level: College
Notes: English Subtitles
Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Publication Details: Directed by David Dhawan, Produced by Gordhan Tanwani, Music by Himesh Reshammiya
Region: South Asia
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Title: Durham Karam
Type: Video
Description: Will the son of a bad guy always grow up to be bad, and the son of the good guy good? This move makes us believe so! PremNath, a crook, wants his infant son to grow into an honest, respectable man. to achieve this end, he switches his son with the good guy's son so that his son would be brought up in a respected environment. In turn, he wants the new boy to be as bad as him. But this elaborate scheme does not bear the expected results.
Level: College
Notes: (No Subtitles)
Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Dutch in India: Lonely Amongst the Millions
Type: Video
Description: The film provides a pictorial history of early Dutch merchants and colonisers. Their trading posts, which were enclaves of colonial life, completely cut off from the larger Indian sub-continent. An interesting vignette of the power struggles between the Portuguese, Jews and Indian princes. References to practices such as female slavery, opium traficking and corruption.
Level: Middle
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Level2: High School
Level3: College
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Dwelling in the archive: women, writing, house, home, and history in late colonial india
Type: Book
Description: Antoinette Burton The history of late colonial India has been hitherto written primarily through the biographies of key figures, such as Gandhi and Nehru; through the British imperial lens; and, more recently, in fiction, Rather than focusing on men who made politics, Dwelling in he Archive examines how women wrote about the experience of colonialism, partition, and nation buliding in memoirs, fictions, and histories.
Level: High School
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Title: Earth
Type: DVD
Description: Earth, the second film in Deepa Mehta's controversial trilogy, is an emotionally devastating love story set within the sweeping social upheaval and violence of 1947 India. As her country teeters on the brink of self-rule and instability, 8-yr old Lenny, an innocent girl from an affluent family, is in danger of having her world turned upside down. As the simmering violence around them reaches a boiling point, Lenny's beautiful nanny Shanta (Nandita Das) falls in love with one of Lenny's heroes... the charismatic and peace advocating Hassan. Love, however, can be dangerous when religious differences are tearing the country apart, and friendships and loyalty are put to the test. Building to a shattering climax, Earth is a devastating human drama in which desire unfolds into a stirring tale of love and the ultimate betrayal. Length: 101 mins.
Level: College
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Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Publication Details: A film by Deepa mehta
Region: South Asia
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Title: East India
Type: Video
Description: East India is one of the most populated yet unexplored areas of the planet. It is home to an astonishing one billion people. In India, spirituality is a way of life. It is a place of dignity, energy and, for a traveller, constant adventure. Traveler Holly Morris starts her adventure in bustling Calcutta. After a few hectic days she heads for the peace of the remote Andaman Islands and some spectacular dives. She then travels to the former British hill station of Darjeeling in the Himalayas before her final journey and a grueling trek in the remote Arunachal Pradesh region. Time - 50 mins.
Level: Middle
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Country: India
Level2: High School
Level3: College
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Ek Ruka Hua Faisla
Type: Video
Description:  
Level: College
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Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Publication Details: Directed by Basu Chatterji's Home Video India Limited
Region: South Asia
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Title: Elephant: Lord of the Jungle
Type: Book
Description: A study of wild elephants in the Terai jungles of Uttar Pradesh (North India). Discusses the elephants' habits and habitat; legends about elephants; hunting; disease; capture and training; and trade and commerce. 1969. Size: 96 pgs.
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Publication Details: by Ramesh Bedi, trans. by J.P. Uniyal
Region: South Asia
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Title: Essence of Indian Art
Type: Book
Description: By: B.N. GoswamyCompilation of different Indian art forms from the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
Level: High School
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Country: India
Level2: College
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Everday Life in South Asia
Type: Book
Description: his lively anthology of ethnographic writing on South Asia explores the ways ordinary people live and make their worlds in India. Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Organized around key areas of daily life, these essays provide an engaging introduction to the questions involved in understanding the family and the life course, gender, caste and class, religion, nationalism, violence, globalization, diaspora, and other important issues. The men and women whose perspectives and experiences are presented here include peasant girls in rural Rajasthan and advertising executives in Mumbai; "untouchable" sharecroppers and high-caste landlords' intimate, multi-generational households and street youth involved in "modern" gangs; South Asian-American children of high-powered professionals and refugees displaced by national conflict, among many others. Scholars and students alike will welcome this vivid and compelling text. Size - 504 pages
Level: Adult
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Title: Experiencing Indian Languages
Type: Book
Description: This booklet is intended to provide for the readers a new road to the study of India. To experience the languages of India is to learn something about its people. There are three purposes to this booklet: An introduction to the languages of India, Activities, Discussion. Size: 81 pp.
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
Level3: High School
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Title: Explore Tibet
Type: Book
Description: Explore Tibet, intended for children ages 7 to 13, is designed to introduce the young reader to Tibetan culture. The combination of hands-on activities with text and illlustrations offers something for every child. Size: 32 pp.
Level: Elementary
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Title: Exploring Ancient Civilizations India
Type: Book
Description: Imagine discovering ancient worlds under blankets of earth. In the 1920s archaeologists did just that. They unveiled evidence of a lost civilization found under mounds of dirt in Pakistan. Some scholars believe these ancient cities, Harappa, and Mohenjo-Daro existed more than 40 centuries ago, a period known as the Indus Valley Civilization. Inspire children to approach the study of history as a treasure hunt.
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
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Publication Details: By Marilynn G. Barr
Region: South Asia
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Title: Exploring World Beliefs: Buddhism
Type: Book
Description: fully reproducible lessons and activities that cover: Story of Buddha, Buddha's Teachings, Branches of Buddhism, Spread of Buddhism, Scriptures, Tibetan Buddhism, Bodhisattvas, Zen Buddhism, Haiku, Meditation, Mandalas, Rites of Passage, Temples and Shrines, Objects and Symbols, Mantras and Mudras, Festivals and Holidays, Calendar, Places of Pilgrimage, Vocabulary Review, Quiz and Review, Answer Key. Size: 48 pp.
Level: Elementary
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Level2: Middle
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Title: Exploring World Beliefs: Hinduism
Type: Book
Description: fully reproducible lessons and activities that cover: Origins of Hinduism, Hindu Readings, Hindu Trinity, Goddesses, Ramayana, Beliefs, Places of Pilgrimage, Ganges, Class System, Rites of Passage, Temple, Family Shrine, Objects and Symbols, Floor Paintings, Observances, Calendar, Crossword Puzzle, Quiz and Review, Answer Key Size: 48 pp.
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Exploring World Beliefs: Sikhs
Type: Book
Description: fully reproducible lessons and activities that cover: Guru Nanak, Ten Gurus, Sikh Scripture, Khalsa, Gurdwara, Darbar Sahib, Social Customs, Community Service, Punjab, Rites of Passage, Sikh Women, Holidays and Festivals, Sikh Symbols, Vocabulary Word Search, Sikhs in the United States, Quiz and Review, Answer Key Size: 48 pp.
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Exploring the Himalayas Nepal and Kashmir
Type: Video
Description: 1990. Squeezed between the vastness of China on the north and India on the south is Nepal, land of festivals and the Himalayas, home to eight of the world's ten tallest peaks. This video journey starts in India's state of Kashmir, as Srinagar. Then to the ancient trading city of Leh in remote Ladakh on to Annapurna mountains, the Trisuli River, Chit wan National Park, and Kathmandu. Explore the peoples and festivals of Indra Jatra, Sherpa people, and the Ghurka soldiers. This video is an adventure-- encompassing three major religions, cultural diversity, challenging physical terrain-- a land where deities mingle with mortals. Time: 60 min.
Level: Middle
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Level3: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Exploring the Religions of South Asia Series. Christianity in South Asia: Video Ten.
Type: Video
Description: FROM JAINISM TO CHRISTIANITY The entire range of religious experience in India and neighboring countries is explored in the series. The viewer is taken back to the roots of Hinduism, through its history, mythology and worship of Gods and Goddesses, into the temples and along on pilgrimages, viewing the rites and worship that compromise the largest religion in India. Buddhism is discussed from its Indian origin through its varied history and viewed today in the monasteries of Tibet and Nepal. Jainism, the 2,500 year old but little known tradition, comes alive with films of temple worship and its practitioners. Islam is viewed through its distinctive contemporary features in India and Pakistan. Christianity, the third largest religion in India, is surveyed through three traditions - Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant - practiced today. From antiquity to the Holy Man of today, religion in South Asia is comprehensively discussed and colorfully presented. THE LECTURES present a wide range of subject matter through the use of films made in India especially for the series and more than 1,000 slides illustrating the essential features of the major traditions, in paintings, sculptures, maps, and charts. Guest specialists discuss their first hand experience and field research in various aspects of the religions. Each program is designed as a unit in itself and introduces fresh ways of looking at age-old traditions. For ease of comprehension, technical terms are subtitled during the presentation. Time - 30 min.
Level: High School
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Level3: Adult
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Title: Exploring the Religions of South Asia Series. Death and Rebirth in Hinduism: Video Fifteen.
Type: Video
Description: FROM JAINISM TO CHRISTIANITY The entire range of religious experience in India and neighboring countries is explored in the series. The viewer is taken back to the roots of Hinduism, through its history, mythology and worship of Gods and Goddesses, into the temples and along on pilgrimages, viewing the rites and worship that compromise the largest religion in India. Buddhism is discussed from its Indian origin through its varied history and viewed today in the monasteries of Tibet and Nepal. Jainism, the 2,500 year old but little known tradition, comes alive with films of temple worship and its practitioners. Islam is viewed through its distinctive contemporary features in India and Pakistan. Christianity, the third largest religion in India, is surveyed through three traditions - Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant - practiced today. From antiquity to the Holy Man of today, religion in South Asia is comprehensively discussed and colorfully presented. THE LECTURES present a wide range of subject matter through the use of films made in India especially for the series and more than 1,000 slides illustrating the essential features of the major traditions, in paintings, sculptures, maps, and charts. Guest specialists discuss their first hand experience and field research in various aspects of the religions. Each program is designed as a unit in itself and introduces fresh ways of looking at age-old traditions. For ease of comprehension, technical terms are subtitled during the presentation. Time - 30
Level: High School
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Country: India
Level2: College
Level3: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Exploring the Religions of South Asia Series. Himalayan Buddhism: Video Eight.
Type: Video
Description: FROM JAINISM TO CHRISTIANITY The entire range of religious experience in India and neighboring countries is explored in the series. The viewer is taken back to the roots of Hinduism, through its history, mythology and worship of Gods and Goddesses, into the temples and along on pilgrimages, viewing the rites and worship that compromise the largest religion in India. Buddhism is discussed from its Indian origin through its varied history and viewed today in the monasteries of Tibet and Nepal. Jainism, the 2,500 year old but little known tradition, comes alive with films of temple worship and its practitioners. Islam is viewed through its distinctive contemporary features in India and Pakistan. Christianity, the third largest religion in India, is surveyed through three traditions - Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant - practiced today. From antiquity to the Holy Man of today, religion in South Asia is comprehensively discussed and colorfully presented. THE LECTURES present a wide range of subject matter through the use of films made in India especially for the series and more than 1,000 slides illustrating the essential features of the major traditions, in paintings, sculptures, maps, and charts. Guest specialists discuss their first hand experience and field research in various aspects of the religions. Each program is designed as a unit in itself and introduces fresh ways of looking at age-old traditions. For ease of comprehension, technical terms are subtitled during the presentation. Time - 30 min.
Level: High School
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Level2: College
Level3: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Exploring the Religions of South Asia Series. Introduction: Video one.
Type: Video
Description: FROM JAINISM TO CHRISTIANITY The entire range of religious experience in India and neighboring countries is explored in the series. The viewer is taken back to the roots of Hinduism, through its history, mythology and worship of Gods and Goddesses, into the temples and along on pilgrimages, viewing the rites and worship that compromise the largest religion in India. Buddhism is discussed from its Indian origin through its varied history and viewed today in the monasteries of Tibet and Nepal. Jainism, the 2,500 year old but little known tradition, comes alive with films of temple worship and its practitioners. Islam is viewed through its distinctive contemporary features in India and Pakistan. Christianity, the third largest religion in India, is surveyed through three traditions - Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant - practiced today. From antiquity to the Holy Man of today, religion in South Asia is comprehensively discussed and colorfully presented. THE LECTURES present a wide range of subject matter through the use of films made in India especially for the series and more than 1,000 slides illustrating the essential features of the major traditions, in paintings, sculptures, maps, and charts. Guest specialists discuss their first hand experience and field research in various aspects of the religions. Each program is designed as a unit in itself and introduces fresh ways of looking at age-old traditions. For ease of comprehension, technical terms are subtitled during the presentation. Time - 30 min.
Level: High School
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Level2: College
Level3: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Exploring the Religions of South Asia Series. Introduction: Video two.
Type: Video
Description: FROM JAINISM TO CHRISTIANITY The entire range of religious experience in India and neighboring countries is explored in the series. The viewer is taken back to the roots of Hinduism, through its history, mythology and worship of Gods and Goddesses, into the temples and along on pilgrimages, viewing the rites and worship that compromise the largest religion in India. Buddhism is discussed from its Indian origin through its varied history and viewed today in the monasteries of Tibet and Nepal. Jainism, the 2,500 year old but little known tradition, comes alive with films of temple worship and its practitioners. Islam is viewed through its distinctive contemporary features in India and Pakistan. Christianity, the third largest religion in India, is surveyed through three traditions - Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant - practiced today. From antiquity to the Holy Man of today, religion in South Asia is comprehensively discussed and colorfully presented. THE LECTURES present a wide range of subject matter through the use of films made in India especially for the series and more than 1,000 slides illustrating the essential features of the major traditions, in paintings, sculptures, maps, and charts. Guest specialists discuss their first hand experience and field research in various aspects of the religions. Each program is designed as a unit in itself and introduces fresh ways of looking at age-old traditions. For ease of comprehension, technical terms are subtitled during the presentation. Time - 30 min.
Level: High School
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Level2: College
Level3: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Exploring the Religions of South Asia Series. Islam in South Asia: Video Nine.
Type: Video
Description: FROM JAINISM TO CHRISTIANITY The entire range of religious experience in India and neighboring countries is explored in the series. The viewer is taken back to the roots of Hinduism, through its history, mythology and worship of Gods and Goddesses, into the temples and along on pilgrimages, viewing the rites and worship that compromise the largest religion in India. Buddhism is discussed from its Indian origin through its varied history and viewed today in the monasteries of Tibet and Nepal. Jainism, the 2,500 year old but little known tradition, comes alive with films of temple worship and its practitioners. Islam is viewed through its distinctive contemporary features in India and Pakistan. Christianity, the third largest religion in India, is surveyed through three traditions - Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant - practiced today. From antiquity to the Holy Man of today, religion in South Asia is comprehensively discussed and colorfully presented. THE LECTURES present a wide range of subject matter through the use of films made in India especially for the series and more than 1,000 slides illustrating the essential features of the major traditions, in paintings, sculptures, maps, and charts. Guest specialists discuss their first hand experience and field research in various aspects of the religions. Each program is designed as a unit in itself and introduces fresh ways of looking at age-old traditions. For ease of comprehension, technical terms are subtitled during the presentation. Time - 30 min.
Level: High School
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Level2: College
Level3: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Exploring the Religions of South Asia Series. Jainism: Video Six.
Type: Video
Description: FROM JAINISM TO CHRISTIANITY The entire range of religious experience in India and neighboring countries is explored in the series. The viewer is taken back to the roots of Hinduism, through its history, mythology and worship of Gods and Goddesses, into the temples and along on pilgrimages, viewing the rites and worship that compromise the largest religion in India. Buddhism is discussed from its Indian origin through its varied history and viewed today in the monasteries of Tibet and Nepal. Jainism, the 2,500 year old but little known tradition, comes alive with films of temple worship and its practitioners. Islam is viewed through its distinctive contemporary features in India and Pakistan. Christianity, the third largest religion in India, is surveyed through three traditions - Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant - practiced today. From antiquity to the Holy Man of today, religion in South Asia is comprehensively discussed and colorfully presented. THE LECTURES present a wide range of subject matter through the use of films made in India especially for the series and more than 1,000 slides illustrating the essential features of the major traditions, in paintings, sculptures, maps, and charts. Guest specialists discuss their first hand experience and field research in various aspects of the religions. Each program is designed as a unit in itself and introduces fresh ways of looking at age-old traditions. For ease of comprehension, technical terms are subtitled during the presentation. Time - 30 min.
Level: High School
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Level2: College
Level3: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Exploring the Religions of South Asia Series. LIVING HINDUISM: Video Two.
Type: Video
Description: FROM JAINISM TO CHRISTIANITY The entire range of religious experience in India and neighboring countries is explored in the series. The viewer is taken back to the roots of Hinduism, through its history, mythology and worship of Gods and Goddesses, into the temples and along on pilgrimages, viewing the rites and worship that compromise the largest religion in India. Buddhism is discussed from its Indian origin through its varied history and viewed today in the monasteries of Tibet and Nepal. Jainism, the 2,500 year old but little known tradition, comes alive with films of temple worship and its practitioners. Islam is viewed through its distinctive contemporary features in India and Pakistan. Christianity, the third largest religion in India, is surveyed through three traditions - Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant - practiced today. From antiquity to the Holy Man of today, religion in South Asia is comprehensively discussed and colorfully presented. THE LECTURES present a wide range of subject matter through the use of films made in India especially for the series and more than 1,000 slides illustrating the essential features of the major traditions, in paintings, sculptures, maps, and charts. Guest specialists discuss their first hand experience and field research in various aspects of the religions. Each program is designed as a unit in itself and introduces fresh ways of looking at age-old traditions. For ease of comprehension, technical terms are subtitled during the presentation. Time - 30 min.
Level: High School
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Level2: College
Level3: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Exploring the Religions of South Asia Series. Sectarian Hinduism, Lord Shiva and Her Worship: Video Four.
Type: Video
Description: FROM JAINISM TO CHRISTIANITY The entire range of religious experience in India and neighboring countries is explored in the series. The viewer is taken back to the roots of Hinduism, through its history, mythology and worship of Gods and Goddesses, into the temples and along on pilgrimages, viewing the rites and worship that compromise the largest religion in India. Buddhism is discussed from its Indian origin through its varied history and viewed today in the monasteries of Tibet and Nepal. Jainism, the 2,500 year old but little known tradition, comes alive with films of temple worship and its practitioners. Islam is viewed through its distinctive contemporary features in India and Pakistan. Christianity, the third largest religion in India, is surveyed through three traditions - Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant - practiced today. From antiquity to the Holy Man of today, religion in South Asia is comprehensively discussed and colorfully presented. THE LECTURES present a wide range of subject matter through the use of films made in India especially for the series and more than 1,000 slides illustrating the essential features of the major traditions, in paintings, sculptures, maps, and charts. Guest specialists discuss their first hand experience and field research in various aspects of the religions. Each program is designed as a unit in itself and introduces fresh ways of looking at age-old traditions. For ease of comprehension, technical terms are subtitled during the presentation. Time - 30 min.
Level: High School
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Level2: College
Level3: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Exploring the Religions of South Asia Series. Sectarian Hinduism, Lord VIShnu and His Worship: Video Three.
Type: Video
Description: FROM JAINISM TO CHRISTIANITY The entire range of religious experience in India and neighboring countries is explored in the series. The viewer is taken back to the roots of Hinduism, through its history, mythology and worship of Gods and Goddesses, into the temples and along on pilgrimages, viewing the rites and worship that compromise the largest religion in India. Buddhism is discussed from its Indian origin through its varied history and viewed today in the monasteries of Tibet and Nepal. Jainism, the 2,500 year old but little known tradition, comes alive with films of temple worship and its practitioners. Islam is viewed through its distinctive contemporary features in India and Pakistan. Christianity, the third largest religion in India, is surveyed through three traditions - Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant - practiced today. From antiquity to the Holy Man of today, religion in South Asia is comprehensively discussed and colorfully presented. THE LECTURES present a wide range of subject matter through the use of films made in India especially for the series and more than 1,000 slides illustrating the essential features of the major traditions, in paintings, sculptures, maps, and charts. Guest specialists discuss their first hand experience and field research in various aspects of the religions. Each program is designed as a unit in itself and introduces fresh ways of looking at age-old traditions. For ease of comprehension, technical terms are subtitled during the presentation. Time - 30 min.
Level: High School
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Level2: College
Level3: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Exploring the Religions of South Asia Series. Sectarian Hinduism, The Goddess and Her Worship: Video Five.
Type: Video
Description: FROM JAINISM TO CHRISTIANITY The entire range of religious experience in India and neighboring countries is explored in the series. The viewer is taken back to the roots of Hinduism, through its history, mythology and worship of Gods and Goddesses, into the temples and along on pilgrimages, viewing the rites and worship that compromise the largest religion in India. Buddhism is discussed from its Indian origin through its varied history and viewed today in the monasteries of Tibet and Nepal. Jainism, the 2,500 year old but little known tradition, comes alive with films of temple worship and its practitioners. Islam is viewed through its distinctive contemporary features in India and Pakistan. Christianity, the third largest religion in India, is surveyed through three traditions - Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant - practiced today. From antiquity to the Holy Man of today, religion in South Asia is comprehensively discussed and colorfully presented. THE LECTURES present a wide range of subject matter through the use of films made in India especially for the series and more than 1,000 slides illustrating the essential features of the major traditions, in paintings, sculptures, maps, and charts. Guest specialists discuss their first hand experience and field research in various aspects of the religions. Each program is designed as a unit in itself and introduces fresh ways of looking at age-old traditions. For ease of comprehension, technical terms are subtitled during the presentation. Time - 30 min.
Level: High School
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Level2: College
Level3: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Exploring the Religions of South Asia Series. The Buddha and South Asia: Video Seven.
Type: Video
Description: FROM JAINISM TO CHRISTIANITY The entire range of religious experience in India and neighboring countries is explored in the series. The viewer is taken back to the roots of Hinduism, through its history, mythology and worship of Gods and Goddesses, into the temples and along on pilgrimages, viewing the rites and worship that compromise the largest religion in India. Buddhism is discussed from its Indian origin through its varied history and viewed today in the monasteries of Tibet and Nepal. Jainism, the 2,500 year old but little known tradition, comes alive with films of temple worship and its practitioners. Islam is viewed through its distinctive contemporary features in India and Pakistan. Christianity, the third largest religion in India, is surveyed through three traditions - Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant - practiced today. From antiquity to the Holy Man of today, religion in South Asia is comprehensively discussed and colorfully presented. THE LECTURES present a wide range of subject matter through the use of films made in India especially for the series and more than 1,000 slides illustrating the essential features of the major traditions, in paintings, sculptures, maps, and charts. Guest specialists discuss their first hand experience and field research in various aspects of the religions. Each program is designed as a unit in itself and introduces fresh ways of looking at age-old traditions. For ease of comprehension, technical terms are subtitled during the presentation. Time - 30 min.
Level: High School
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Level2: College
Level3: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Exploring the Religions of South Asia: #3: Lord Vishnu and His Worship
Type: Video
Description: Size: 30 min.
Level: High School
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Country: India
Level2: College
Level3: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Exploring the Religions of South Asia: #4: Lord Shiva and His Worship
Type: Video
Description: Size: 30 min.
Level: High School
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Country: India
Level2: College
Level3: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Exploring the Religions of South Asia: #5: The Goddess and Her Worship
Type: Video
Description: Size: 30 min.
Level: High School
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Country: India
Level2: College
Level3: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Eyewitness Travel Guides: India
Type: Book
Description: DK's Eyewitness Travel Guides have increasingly become the most sought after guides by seasoned and novice travels alike. Featuring up-to-date information and spectacular 3-D aerial views -- all photographed in full-color -- each location is shown at its best. Recognized as the most unique and comprehensive travel guides on the market, Eyewitness Travel Guides create the new standard for travels. Every guide in the series is updated annually. 3-D aerial maps help you make the quickest journey from one place to the next. Red star sights help you get the most out of the shortest visit. Full-color photographs are taken specifically for each travel guide, and cut-away and floor plans present unique drawings of historic buildings and museums to show exactly where you are and what you see. All the sights in each area are described in depth with special keyed icons, and there's no need to buy an A-Z guide with our fully indexed street maps. Eat and shop with confidence with our reliable listings of hotels, restaurants, bars, and shops in all areas and at all prices. When it comes to entertainment, Eyewitness Travel Guides contains complete listings of theaters, music venues, cinemas, clubs, sports facilities, and activities for children. A special survival guide shows you how to use local currency, public transportation and telephones through pictures. Before your next trip, pick up one of our best-selling Eyewitness Travel Guides today!
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
Level3: High School
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Fabric of India: Agriculture by ICA
Type: Slides
Description: Indian Agriculture Material: 1 script Slides: 50
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Fabric of India: Art, Painting and Sculpture by ICA
Type: Slides
Description: Indian Fine Arts Material: slides and script Slides: 50
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Fabric of India: Modernization by ICA
Type: Slides
Description: Indian Modernization Material: 1 script Slides: 50
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
Level3: High School
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Fabric of India: Occupations by ICA
Type: Slides
Description: Indian occupations Material: 1 script Slides: 50
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Fabric of India: Rural Life by ICA
Type: Slides
Description: Rural Life in India Material: 1 script (3 slides missing) (by InterCulture Associates [ICA]) Slides: 50
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
Level3: High School
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Fabric of India: The City by ICA
Type: Slides
Description: City life in India Material: 1 script (4 slides missing) Slides: 50
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
Level3:  
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Fabric of India: Topography by ICA
Type: Slides
Description: Indian topography Material: 1 script (14 slides missing) Slides: 50
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
Level3: High School
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Fabric of India: Transportation by ICA
Type: Slides
Description: Indian transportation Material: 1 script (2 slides missing) Slides: 50
Level: Elementary
Notes: Also has small textbook South and Southeast Asia; 1 slide needs repair
Country: India
Level2: Middle
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Faces: Sikhs
Type: Book
Description: Chapters are Meet the Sikhs, Sikhs: a global community, Darbar Sahib at Amritsar, Vaisakhi, Langar, Sikh Family Life, Women in Sikhism, Naming a Sikh Baby, Stories of the Guru Size: 48 pp.
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
Level3: High School
Publication Details: A Faces Publication, February 2000.
Region: South Asia
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Title: Facts about Pakistan
Type: Book
Description: contains/ covers: map, architecture, coins, cuisine, festivals, national heritage, postage stamps.
Level: Elementary
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Country: Pakistan
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Families of India
Type: Video
Description: Families of the World Series A fantastic journey to India where you view the unique lives of two children and their families: their way of life, family interaction, foods and celebrations, visits to countryside, cities, communities, and schools.
Level: High School
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Country: India
Level2: College
Level3: Middle
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Families of India
Type: Video
Description: Families of the World Series A fantastic journey to India where you view the unique lives of two children and their families: their way of life, family interaction, foods and celebrations, visits to countryside, cities, communities, and schools. Time: 30 minutes
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
Level3: High School
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Fasting, Feasting.
Type: Book
Description: FASTING, FEASTING takes on Desai's greatest theme: the intricate, delicate web of family conflict. It tells the moving story of Uma, the plain older daughter of an Indian family, tied to the household of her childhood and tending to her parents' every extravagant demand, and of her younger brother, Arun, across the world in Massachusetts, bewildered by his new life in college and the suburbs, where he lives with the Patton family.
Level: High School
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Level2: College
Level3: Adult
Publication Details: By Anita Desai
Region: South Asia
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Title: Father, Son and Holy War; Part I: Trial by Fire
Type: Video
Description: This film examinesthe connection between religion, violence and male identity in India today and explores the possibility that a key to the psychology of violence against "the enemy" lies in male insecurity, itself an inevitable product of the very construction of "manhood". Part I deals with the communal fires that have consumed India in recent years and examines the ritual practice of "Sati" and women's fight for equal rights in various parts of India Time: 60 min.
Level: College
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Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Publication Details: Written and directed by Anand Patwardhan
Region: South Asia
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Title: Father, Son and Holy War; Part II: Hero Pharmacy
Type: Video
Description: Part II: Hero Pharmacy describes the construction of "manhood" in the context of religious strife. The Hindu majority has been brought up on stories of marauding Muslim invaders who raped their women, destroyed their temples, and practiced forcible religious conversion. Today, a section of Hindus want revenge for crimes committed centuries ago. They reject non-violence as a form of impotence and set out to be "real men". Time: 60 min.
Level: College
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Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Publication Details: Written and directed by Anand Patwardhan
Region: South Asia
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Title: Festival of India 1985-86: Master Craftsman
Type: Book
Description: nicely illustrated introduction to crafts of India.
Level: High School
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Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Festival of India 1985-86: The Master Weavers
Type: Book
Description: nicely illustrated introduction to Handcrafted Textiles of India.
Level: High School
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Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Festival of India 1985-86: The Splendour of Indian Silk
Type: Book
Description: nicely illustrated book of silk weaving techniques.
Level: High School
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Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Festivals and Fairs
Type: Book
Description: 1 Good descriptive pamphlet with a brief overview of major Indian holidays and lots of photos. 1981. Size: 22 pgs.
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Publication Details: by Govt. of India Tourist Promotion Offices
Region: South Asia
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Title: Festive India: A celebration for every season
Type: Video
Description: From the great cities to the remote villages in India, the sequence of festivals almost fills the year and brings people together in creative fervor and joyful abandon. For all Indians the festival is a time when the traditions and ageless customs of their civilizations are brought to life. Video produced by the India Tourist Office. Time: 15 min.
Level: Middle
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Country: India
Level2: High School
Level3: College
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Film India: The New Generation, 1960-1980
Type: Book
Description: This book is an examination of India's New Cinema, its preoccupation with a changing society and the status of women, highlighted in the work of 19 representative directors. 185 pp.
Level: Middle
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Country: India
Level2: High School
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Publication Details: Uma de Cunha, ed. 1981.
Region: South Asia
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Title: Final Solution
Type: DVD
Description: Final Solution is a study of the politics of hate. Set in Gujarat, India between February 2002 and July 2003, the film examines the aftermath of the deadly violence that followed the burning of 58 Hindus on the Sabarmati Express train at Godhra on February 27 2002. In "reaction" to that incident, some 2,500 Muslims were brutally murdered, hundreds of women raped, and more than 200,000 families driven from their homes.
Level: College
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Country: India
Level2: Adult
Level3:  
Publication Details: by Rakesh Sharma
Region: South Asia
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Title: Fire, beneath the surface lies a burning secret
Type: DVD
Description: Banned in India, Fire is the first film to confront lesbianism in a culture adamantly denying such a love could ever exist. Shabana Azmi shines as Radha Kapur in this taboo-breaking portrayal of contemporary India and the hidden desires that threaten to defy traditional expectations. In a barren, arranged marriage to an amateur swami who seeks enlightenment through celibacy, Radha's life takes an irresistible turn when her beautiful young sister-in-law (Nandita Das as Sita) seeks to free herself from the confines of her own loveless marriage and into the supple embrace of Radha. Length: 108 mins.
Level: College
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Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Publication Details: A film by Deepa mehta
Region: South Asia
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Title: Five Tales from Bengal: The Demons of Rajpur
Type: Book
Description: Demons and enchanted princes, sleeping beauties and magic spells ar the ingredients of these traditional folktals. Size: 81 pp.
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
Level3: High School
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Fiza
Type: DVD
Description: Starring: Jaya Bachchan, Hrithik roshan, Karisma Kapoor, Neha The story of a young girl in search of her brother, who disappeared during the communal riots of 1992-1993 in Mumbai. The film is centered around the relationship between a widowed mother, living in the hope that her son will one day return, and her daughter who, fed up with living with unceratinty, decides to go in search of her brother.
Level: College
Notes: English Subtitles
Country: India
Level2: Adult
Level3:  
Publication Details: Produced by Pradeep Guha, Scripted and Directed by Khalid Mohammed, Music by Anu Malik, Lyrics by Gulzar-Sameer, Cinematography by Santosh Sivan
Region: South Asia
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Title: Flag - Bangladesh
Type: Miscellaneous
Description: 2' X 3' nylon flag of Bangladesh
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Country: Bangladesh
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Flag - Bhutan
Type: Miscellaneous
Description: 2' X 3' nylon flag of Bhutan
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Country: Bhutan
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Flag - Sri Lanka
Type: Miscellaneous
Description: 2' X 3' nylon flag of Sri Lanka
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Country: Sri Lanka
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Flag - The Maldives
Type: Miscellaneous
Description: 2' X 3' nylon flag of The Maldives
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Country: the Maldives
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Flag- Pakistan
Type: Miscellaneous
Description: 2' X 3' nylon flag of Pakistan
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Country: Pakistan
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Flowers and Ashes: Rough Cut 2
Type: Video
Description: PBS Wideangle 08/29/02 Powerful documentary on communal violence in Gujarat, India. Time: 40 min.
Level: Middle
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Country: India
Level2: High School
Level3: College
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Folk Designs and Motifs from India
Type: Book
Description: clip art images Size: 48 pp
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
Level3: High School
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Folktales from india: a selection of oral tales from twenty-two languages
Type: Book
Description: Edited and with an Introduction by: A.K. RamanujanAn enchanting collection of one hundred and ten tales translated from twenty-two different languages, by turns harrowing and comic, sardonic and allegorical, mysterious and romantic.
Level: High School
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Country: India
Level2: College
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Follywood Flashback
Type: Book
Description: By: Bunny ReubenA pioneering work that looks behind the glare of the silver screen, the book seeks to identify the hidden bonds between movies and the viewer's mindset.
Level: High School
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Country: India
Level2: College
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Food and Festivals: India
Type: Book
Description: Let your mouth water and your tastebuds tingle as you find out all about Indian food and festivals in this book. Did you know that throwing rice at newlyweds comes from a tradition at weddings in India? Choose which gifts of candies you would like to receive at the festival of Diwali. Try the festival recipies inside to taste the flavor of India. Size: 32 pages
Level: India
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Title: Food and Religion in India by Steve Thorpe
Type: Article
Description: Contains: lesson plan, exercises, cookbook
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
Level3: High School
Publication Details: ed. June 1978
Region: South Asia
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Title: For a Place Under the Heavens
Type: Video
Description: Acclaimed director Sabiha Sumar, recent winner of the Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival for her feature Silent Waters, offers an insightful perspective on Pakistan in this finely crafted personal film. Beginning with the creation of Pakistan in 1947, Sumar traces the relationship of Islam to the state in an effort to understand how women are coping with and surviving the increasing religiosity of civil and political life in her country. Raised in a more secular time, she struggles to comprehend how religious schools have expanded at once unthinkable rates and presents chilling footage of a mother encouraging her toddler to be a martyr when he grows up. Mixing political analysis with interviews with activist colleagues, noted Islamic scholars and Pakistani women who have chosen to embrace fundamentalism, Sumar's provocative questions dramatically capture the tension between liberal and fundamentalist forces that are shaping life in contemporary Pakistan. Time - 53 minutes
Level: College
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Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Forbidden freedoms: beijing's control of religion in Tibet
Type: Book
Description: "An excellent contribution to understanding the continuing religious persecutin in Tibet. I encourage all those concerned with China's policies in Tibet and the survival of Tibetan Buddhism to read this" -The Fourteenth Dalai Lama Size: 100 pp.
Level: High School
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Level2: College
Level3: Adult
Publication Details: a report by the "International Campaign for Tibet" Sept. 1990
Region: South Asia
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Title: Four Holy Men: Renuciation in Hindu Society 1977 - Teacher's guide
Type: Multimedia Instruction Kit
Description: A teacher's guide to accompany the video. This film shows similar as well as contrastive aspects of the lives of four Hindu sadhus (holy men, ascetics). It provides glimpses into the spectrum of behavior acceptable for sadhus and through interviews with lay people, reveals a wide range of opinions on the roles of sadhus in contemporary India. Comes with a teaching guide. Contains: suggested use, detailed supplemental information on film topics, maps, glossary, questions, discussion topics. Bibliography. Covers: religion, history, politics, sociology, South Asia. 31 pgs.
Level: High School
Notes: Video is available, but teacher's guide is not.
Country: India
Level2: College
Level3: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Four Holy Men: Renuciation in Hindu Society 1977
Type: Multimedia Instruction Kit
Description: This film show similar as well as contrastive aspects of the lives of four Hindu sadhus (holy men, ascetics). This film provides four glimpses into the spectrum of behavior acceptable for sadhus and through interviews with lay people, reveals a wide range of opinions on the roles of sadhus in contemporary India. Comes with a teaching guide. Time: 37 min.
Level: High School
Notes: has film guide Film guide missing, last checked out to: Becky Elliston
Country: India
Level2: College
Level3: Adult
Publication Details:  
Region: South Asia
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Title: Friends of India Annotated Resource List about Contemporary India
Type: Article
Description:  
Level: Middle
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Country: India
Level2: High School
Level3: College
Publication Details: September 1992
Region: South Asia
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Title: From the mango Tree and other folktales from Nepal
Type: Book
Description: These tales from Nepal are primarily of the folk tradition, rather than from the religious or historical traditions. They reflect the poor station of the people, looking upward to the lives of kings and elevating the poor to positions of good fortune. The themes are common to fold literature worldwide, kindness and pluck rewarded, pride and jealousy condemned. Size: 110 pp.
Level: Middle
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Country: India
Level2: High School
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Frontline world: Stories from a small planet
Type: DVD
Description: March 25, 2004 PBS’ international newsmagazine follows reporter Sharmeen Obaid as she journeys across her native Pakistan to gauge the feelings of the Pakistani people regarding their president’s crackdown on domestic terrorism and his efforts to secure peace with the country’s bitter enemy, India.
Level: Middle
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Country: Pakistan
Level2: High School
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Fruitful Journeys: The Ways of Rajasthani Pilgrims
Type: Book
Description: In this book, Ann Grodzins Gold takes the reader on a journey with the Rajasthani pilgrims of India, combining detailed ethnography and with scholarly analysis and sensitive interpretation. Size: 333 pg
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Title: Gandhi (Documentary)
Type: Video
Description: This documentary presents a protrait of the architect of India's independence and of the technics of non-violent resistance. World War II was the catalyst for Indian independence-- promises were made to prevent wholesale defections to the Japanese; and the end of the war led to Churchill's defeat and the Labour Party's decision to grant India its independence. Gahdhi follows events from the granting of independence through the assassination and funeral of Gandhi. Time: 52 min.
Level: Middle
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Country: India
Level2: High School
Level3: College
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Gandhi
Type: Book
Description: Author-illustrator Demi has created a simple, straightforward, and reverent biography of India's "great soul." So simple and factual, indeed, that it might be a rather ordinary book, except for Demi's memorable, color-saturated, very Indian illustrations. We follow Gandhi from his hard, lonely education and apprenticeship in England and South Africa through the nationwide strike he led after the Amritsar massacre, to Independence and his eventual assassination. No major milestone in his life is left out, and each is dealt with in a short paragraph (typically 50 words), on its own page with accompanying illustration; 8 or 9 of these may want more substance. In between, however, this is an excellent introduction to the subcontinent's most famous son.
Level: Elementary
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Title: Gandhi
Type:  
Description: Sir Richard Attenborough's 1982 multiple-Oscar winner (including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor for Ben Kingsley) is an engrossing, reverential look at the life of Mohandas K. Gandhi, who introduced the doctrine of nonviolent resistance to the colonized people of India and who ultimately gained the nation its independence. Kingsley is magnificent as Gandhi as he changes over the course of the three-hour film from an insignificant lawyer to an international leader and symbol. Strong on history (the historic division between India and Pakistan, still a huge problem today, can be seen in its formative stages here) as well as character and ideas, this is a fine film.
Level: High School
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Country: India
Level2: College
Level3: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Gandhi
Type: Book
Description: Includes a teacher's guide, text review puzzle, and discussion questions. Good basic introduction to Gandhi's politics; provides multiple perspectives in the document section. Has pictures. 1980. Size: 31 pgs.
Level: Middle
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Publication Details: by Malcom Yapp
Region: South Asia
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Title: Gandhi: Pilgrim of Peace
Type: Video
Description: His pacifist philosophy brought one of the world's great powers to its knees. He proved that violence is not the only road to change. Mahatma Gandhi's life was a study in contrast and paradox. He saw himself as doing God's work, yet recognized only personal conscience as the highest authority. He was a charismatic leader of millions who confounded intellectuals. He took a vow of abstinence, but in old age welcomed young women into his bed! BIOGRAPHY profiles the small man who took a great nation on his shoulders and changed the world. Trace his rise to power and fearless campaign of truth, non-violence and non-cooperation with injustice that defeated the British Empire. Biographers offer insight into his surprising personal life, while historians explore his remarkable accomplishments. Hear from his grandson, Arun Gandhi, and, in a rare interview, the Dalai Lama reflects on Gandhi's incredible life and enduring legacy. From the formation of his philosophy to changing the face of the world, this is the complete saga of the Pilgrim of Peace Mahatma Gandhi.
Level: High School
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Country: India
Level2: College
Level3: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Gandhi: The heritage of non-violence
Type: Book
Description: A journal issue devoted to the life of Gandhi. It contains many illlustrations to accompany the text. Size: 34 pp.
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Title: Ganesha
Type: Book
Description: Comic book. The story of the birth and exploits of Ganesha, one of the deities of the Hindu pantheon. Size: 32 pp.
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
Level3: High School
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Garam Hawa
Type: DVD
Description: The story of 1947, India's Independence. It is a story of how families on both sides of the border suffered emotionally, andhow their dreams andvalues were shattered to piecs after the partition. Time: 150 min.
Level: College
Notes: English Subtitles
Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Publication Details: Written by Kaifi Azmi, Produced by Abu Siwani, Directed by M.S. Sathyu, Music by Ustad Bahadur Khan
Region: South Asia
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Title: Geet Gaaya Pattharonne
Type: DVD
Description: Time: 162 minutes
Level: College
Notes: English Subtitles
Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Publication Details: Produced and Directed by V. Shantaram
Region: South Asia
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Title: Geography of India: an Outline
Type: Article
Description: Contains: information at a glance with maps
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
Level3: High School
Publication Details: 1980
Region: South Asia
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Title: Geography, by Jove - India
Type: Article
Description:  
Level: Middle
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Level2: High School
Level3: College
Publication Details: from The Houston Post
Region: South Asia
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Title: Giant and the Green Dwarf: India's Green Revolution
Type: Miscellaneous
Description: Contains: 1 filmstrip, 1 tape, teacher's manual, discussion topics, projects, script. 1 roll.
Level: Middle
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Level2: High School
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Publication Details: by Zenger Productions, 1974.
Region: South Asia
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Title: Gift of a Girl: Female Infanticide
Type: Video
Description: Filmmakers Library This powerful and moving film explores the complexity of female infanticide in southern India and shows steps that are being taken to eradicate the practice. Every year in India thousands of baby girls are killed, partly due to a skewed dowry system, and resulting in the perspective that a boy child is worth much more to a parent. This sensitive film does not dwell on the horrors of the practice. Rather, it allows the women to speak for themselves and shows how they can be empowered.
Level: India
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Title: Gir: Last Home of the Asiatic Lion
Type: Book
Description: 1 On the Gir Forest Sanctuary in Gujarat (West India), with its lion sanctuary park cards of the different animals at the sanctuary included. Size: 33 pgs.
Level: Elementary
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Publication Details: by the Forest Dept. of the Government of Gujarat
Region: South Asia
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Title: Given to Dance - A Film Guide
Type: Multimedia Instruction Kit
Description: Guide to accompany video "Given to Dance" (KVI03) Size: 58 mins
Level: College
Notes: 9/3/99: neither original nor copy are on shelf 4/7/00 includes film guide
Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Title: Given to Dance
Type: Multimedia Instruction Kit
Description: A film about India's Odissi dance, associated with the temple of Lord Jagganath in Puri, Orissa, and the devadasis, who dance and sing in the temple. The film interviews the last of the devadasis as they describe dancing for the Lord. Gotipuas, boys dressed as girls who provide a more popular form of the dance outside the temple, as well as contemporary performers are interviewed. Time: 58 min.
Level: Adult
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Publication Details: by Peter Brook, distrib. by Parabola Video (1989)
Region: South Asia
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Title: Glimpses of India
Type: Article
Description: Contains: selected readings
Level: Middle
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Country: India
Level2: High School
Level3: College
Publication Details: by Leah Renold for Outreach Asia at Univ. of Texas, 1994.
Region: South Asia
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Title: Global Studies. India and her Neighbors. Sixth edition.
Type: Book
Description: Included in this edition is a background essay on South Asia, additional essays on India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. The essays examine the social, political, and economic significance of these countries in this widespread geographic area. In addition, a wide selection of carefully selected articles from newspapers and magazines from around the world are reprinted in this volume.
Level: High School
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Country: India
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Title: Global Studies: India and South Asia Sixth Edition
Type: Book
Description: Included in this edition is a background essay on South Asia, additional essays on India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. The essays examine the social, political, and economic significance of these countries in this widespread geographic area. In addition, a wide selection of carefully selected articles from newspapers and magazines from around the world are reprinted in this volume. Length: 224
Level: India
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Title: Global Studies: India and South Asia, Seventh Edition
Type: Curriculum Material
Description: Author: James H.K. NortonProvides concise background information and current world press articles on the regions and countries within South Asia, including Indiam Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
Level: High School
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Country: India
Level2: College
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Title: Global Studies: India and South Asia
Type: Book
Description: World press reports include 33 articles on India's politics, cultural changes, economy, and foreign relations. and other articles on South Asian countries. Size: 214 pp.
Level: Middle
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Level2: High School
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Title: God's Own Land
Type: Book
Description: A modern classice of Urdu Literature, God's Own Land, is set in the slums of Karachi and Lahore. It is the early 50s, shortlly after partition with India. The story concerns a poor but respectable Pakistanit family which has fallen on hard times. Corruption and degradation take over their lives. Jobless, and without any real hope of a better life, they find themselves in the clutches of unprincipled entrepreneurs who exploit each of them - totally. The tragic, but deeply moving finale is inevitable.
Level: High School
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Level3: Adult
Publication Details: Shaukat Siddiqi
Region: South Asia
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Title: Going to School in India
Type: Book
Description: Children in India climb mountains, cross rivers, trek through deserts, and navigate busy city streets to get to schools, that are as different as the students who attend them. Often against great odds, children pursue their right to go to school and to become whoever they dream of being.
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
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Publication Details: By Lisa Heydayff
Region: South Asia
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Title: Great Gift and the Wish-Fulfilling Gem
Type: Book
Description: This is a JATAKA tale, a story from the Buddha's life. Great Gift, a good-hearted child of India, seeks a wish-fulfilling gem to correct all the ills of the poor.
Level: Elementary
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Title: GuJarati Language Course
Type: Book
Description: This course has three parts. Section 1 presents conversational texts in which the basic grammar is introduced in logical progression. Section 2 gives further examples of finer shades of grammatical usage and idioms in longer passages of Gujarati. Section 3 gives an introduction to the script to be studies alongside the development of knowledge and skill in the spoken language.
Level: Adult
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Title: Guddi
Type: DVD
Description: Starring: Dharmendra, Jaya Bahaduri, Samit, Sumita Sanyal, Utpal Dutt Kusum, a school-going girl in a small district town, is very fond of movies and has a crush on Dharmendra, whose films she will see over and over again. So much so that her Bhabhi has caught her cutting school to go to the cinema. Her Bhabhi wishes to have Kusum marry a boy named Navin, however she is infatuated with the director Dharmendra. A plan is hatched involving her Bhabhi and Dharmendra to allow Nevin to rescue her and win her love. Kusum and Nevin end up together after many twists and turns. Time: 175 min.
Level: College
Notes: English Subtitles
Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Publication Details: Directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Produced by N.C. Sippy
Region: South Asia
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Title: Guide
Type: DVD
Description: Starring: Dev Anand, Waheeda Rehman, Kishore Sahu, Leela Chitnis, Jagirdar, Anwar Hussain, Ulhaus, Rashid Khan Based on R.K. Narayan's novel Guide. The story of a young guide named Raju, who has just been released from jail and wishing to make a clean break from the past, wanders until one day, tired and hungry, he rests in a remote temple on the outskirts of a village. The villagers mistake him for a holy man and the temple soon becomes his house and the villagers his disciples. Raju lives out a false lifestyle of a holy man, falls in love with a dancer named Rosie, and soon finds himself in a predicament requiring him to prove his status as a holy man by fasting. Time: 167 min.
Level: College
Notes: English Subtitles
Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Publication Details: Produced by Dev Anand, Directed by Vijay Anand, Music by S.D. Burman
Region: South Asia
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Title: Gunga Din
Type: DVD
Description: "You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din." In that same vein fans of classic action-adventures wont find any better film than this exhilarating take. Carry Grant, Victor McLaglen and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. star as cheeky soldiers of Queen and Empire who never run short of battlefield gallantry and din-up heroics as they combat a murderous sect in colonial India. Steven skillfully orchestrates teeming battle sequences and boisterous humor. And Sam Jaffe memorably plays the title role of the lowly water-bearer who years to be a solider ¦ and who seizes the chance to prove his mettle. Time: 117 mins.
Level: College
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Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Publication Details: By George Stevens
Region: South Asia
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Title: Guria, Gossip and Globalization
Type: DVD
Description: Introduction to the documentary - 3 minutes. Child Prostitution/Trafficking - 3 minutes. Guru (Doll): Female performace artists' role in society - 17 minutes. Gossip: Tawaifs (Female Musicians) - 10 minutes. Globalization: Prevent Trafficking - 20 minutes.
Level: High School
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Country: India
Level2: College
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Title: Guru Nanak
Type: Book
Description: 2 Illustrated story for children of Guru Nanak, the founder of the Sikh religion. 1969. Size: 55 pgs.
Level: Elementary
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Publication Details: by P.M. Wylam
Region: South Asia
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Title: HUM TUM
Type:  
Description: Hum Tum is a Bollywood movie, released in India on May 28, 2004, directed by Kunal Kohli and produced by Aditya Chopra and Yash Chopra. The movie stars Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukerji in the lead roles. Hum Tum (translates as You and Me or literally as Me, You) is loosely based on When Harry Met Sally... following the encounters of the two main characters until they, after several years and various meetings, become friends and finally fall in love at the end of the movie. The comic characters Hum and Tum have their own animated sequences in the movie, where they represent the current state of Karan's and Rhea's relationship.
Level: High School
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Title: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Hindi Translation)
Type: Book
Description: This is the Hindi translation of this contemporary children's story.
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Title: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Type: Book
Description: This is the Urdu translation of this contemporary children's story.
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Title: Haveli
Type: Book
Description: By: Suzanne Fisher StaplesSequel to Shabanu.Shabanu, daughter of the windswept Cholistan desert, is the youngest of Rahim’s four wives. Rahim adores her, but neither Shabanu nor her younger daughter, Mumtaz, is safe from the cruelty of his jealous older wives. Shabanu flees to the haveli-Rahim’s old family home in the city. But there she faces danger of another sort...
Level: High School
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Country: Pakistan
Level2: College
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Heat and Dust
Type: DVD
Description: A persistent clash of cultures lies at the heart of Heat and Dust, the Merchant/Ivory team's most acclaimed drama prior to 1985's A Room with a View. The celebrated trio of director James Ivory, producer Ismail Merchant, and screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala were perfectly suited to this time-skipping story of thwarted romance, based on Jhabvala's novel, in which the colonial British find themselves perpetually at odds with the vibrant rhythms of India. In this most sensual of environments, two related British women, separated by six decades, discover that their independent spirits are not entirely welcomed within the confines of colonial etiquette. Olivia (Greta Scacchi) defies her stringent husband in the 1920s, while her great-niece Anne (Julie Christie) discovers, upon getting pregnant by an Indian local in the early '80s, that she and Olivia have more than a little in common. Jhabvala's feminism is subtle but forcefully dramatized, and under Ivory's sensitive direction, this tale of two women is a defiantly resonant tribute to love wherever one may find it. Size - 210 pages
Level: College
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Level2: Adult
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Publication Details: By Carol E. Henderson
Region: South Asia
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Title: Helen: Parts one and Two
Type: DVD
Description: A two-part programme in the series MOVIE MAHAL celebrates the life and work of Helen, and is produced and directed by Nasreen Munni Kabir. This profile is an engaging and lively insight into the life of this well-loved dancing star through an extensive and rare interview illustrated by relevant film excerpts. Helen's dancing style - seen in over a 1000 - films has defied imitation as she electrified the screen even when appearing in a single sequence in a film. Part One: (dur 24'50 centre break at 11'17) Helen remembers her early years of struggle and how the dancer Cuckoo helped her to get her early jobs as dancer. Helen talks about the different dance influences on her work and career. Excerpts featured from: HOWRAH BRIDGE, SINGAPORE, YAHUDI, GUNGA JUMNA CARAVAN. Part Two: (Dur: 24'37 Centre break at 10'20) Helen starts this second-part profile describing the war years and her arrival as a young child from Burma. Her family were refugees and she lost a brother in Calcutta. Her personality is striking, above all, her modesty is disarming. Following so many success, in which she became the Bombay cinema's most famous and most loved vamp/dancer, Helen retired from the screen to marry Salim Khan writer of the famous film SHOLAY. Helen concludes this 2-part profile by saying that her now being married and settled down has even her far greater happiness than all the glamour years, " And my best role you may say is what I'm playing now. This is my best role - that I've ever played so far in all y life."
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Publication Details: Produced and Directed by Nasreen Munni Kabir
Region: South Asia
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Title: Heritage of Music
Type: Book
Description: 1 1981. Pamphlet with many photos on Indian classical music, both northern and southern. Size: 24 pgs.
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
Level3: High School
Publication Details: by the Govt. of India Tourist Promotion Offices
Region: South Asia
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Title: Hey Ram
Type: DVD
Description: Starring: Kamal Haasan, Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukherjee, Naseeruddin Shah A glimpse of the tumultuous tides of Indian history, which have hopefully brought us to a safe landing. The story begins at the bedside of Saket Ram, an 89-year-old man trying to die as gracefully as possible. . .astride waves of nostalgia and his memories, the story goes back to the 1940s when he and an associate worked as archaeologists at the excavation of Mohanjodaro, an ancient civilization. In the context of the historical background which divided India and Pakistan, Saket must debate between opposing forces in the debate on whether both Hindus and Muslims can abide in a unified nation. Time: 199 min.
Level: College
Notes: English Subtitles
Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Publication Details: Raajkamal Films International; Produced by Bharat Shah and Kamal Haasan, Directed by Kamal Haasan, Music by Illayaraja, Lyrics by Sameer
Region: South Asia
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Title: Hidden Apartheid. The Dalit Story.
Type: Book
Description: The National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights is part of a wider struggle to abolish "untouchability' and to "cast out caste'. This book looks at untouchability, manual scavenging, state violence, political rights, caste violence, social boycott, right to education, right to livelihood, dalit women, and globalization.
Level: High School
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Level2: College
Level3: Adult
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Title: Hidden India: the Kerala Spicelands
Type: Video
Description: he state of Kerala, lying along India's southwest coast, is one of the world's most remarkable places, a society where all peoples of all religions have lived together in eace and harmony for centuries. Hidden India: The Kerala Spicelands introduces today's audiences to the culinary traditions and culture of this fabulous region. Viewers visit tropical lowlands visited studded with coconut palms and rice paddies and the cool mountain ranges of the Ghats where cardamom, pepper, cinnamon, ginger, and tea grow. Along the way, viewers join women preparing some of Kerala's diverse dishes and learn how to really eat Indian food. Tracing the culniary history and customs of Kerala immerses the viewer in the broader cultural traditions of this unusual state. colorful religious festivals, dramatic boat races, parading elephants, magnificient lyrical dances, and haunting music all contribute to an exotic mix of sights, tastes, and sounds. Size: 60 mi.
Level: Middle
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Level2: High School
Level3: College
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Himalaya: The Arts and Crafts of Tibet and Nepal
Type: Book
Description: a catalog of an exhibit "An Exhibition of the Arts and Crafts of Tibet and Nepal" held Dec. 6- Jan. 5, 1964 at the University Art Museum, the University of Texas. Size: 27 pp.
Level: Middle
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Title: Himalayas. Bibliography.
Type: Article
Description: Copied from ARIS: Bhutan the Early History.
Level: High School
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Title: Himalayas. Himalayan Images.
Type: Article
Description: Copy of the introduction to Himalayan Images. Size - 11 pages
Level: High School
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Title: Himalayas. Hindus of the Himalayas.
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Description: copy of the book Hindus of the Himalayas written by Gerald Berreman. 1963. Size - 79 pages
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Title: Himalayas. On the World's Highest Plateau.
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Description: article from a magazine, similar to National Geographic. Size - 50 pages
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Title: Himalayas...Where the Gods Live
Type: Video
Description: The Himalayan mountains, the Kulu and Manali resorts, and Ladakh. From the India Tourist Office.
Level: High School
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Title: Hindi (Devanagri) Alphabet Chart
Type: Curriculum Material
Description: An illustrated chart of the syllable-alphabet used in Hindi, Sanskrit, and other related languages. Colorful illustrations matched with each syllable. Simple but very useful.
Level: Elementary
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Title: Hindu Ascetics
Type: Video
Description: This program looks at the practices of some of India's holy men-- sadhus (penitents), fakirs, and yogi-- and at the powers with which the superstitious endow them; it also connects the rituals of these ascetic eremities to ancient Hindu and Buddhist ritual. Time: 44 min.
Level: High School
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Title: Hindu Cookbook
Type: Book
Description: Holi, Divali, and Ganesh Chaturthi are three of the most important Hindu holidays. Food is an important part of worship, and snacks, meals, and drinks are enjoyed around the world at Hindu holiday time. Learn about the history of these holidays. Using this book, discover delicious holiday food that you can make yourself. Follow the step-by-step instructions with clear, easy-to-folow photographs. From crunchy samosas to rice pudding known as kheer, hindu holiday food is fun to make and even better to eat! Size: 32 pages
Level: India
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Title: Hindu Gods and Goddesses
Type: Slides
Description: 33 slides with audio cassette narration, and booklet with transcript, recommended readings, glossary, study questions. For high school or lower division college. Produced by American Committee for South Asian Art. Size: 22 minutes
Level: High School
Notes: sixteen complete sets: slides, cassette, booklet
Country: India
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Title: Hindu Social Structure: Background Reading
Type: Article
Description: easy to read
Level: Middle (6-8)
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Title: Hinduism - its Relevance in the Modern World
Type: Article
Description: a college level paper by Amitabha Multherjee
Level: High School
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Title: Hinduism
Type: Book
Description: A comprehensive look at Hinduism throughout South Asia mainly dealing with the history and practice. Contains: readings, glossaries, activities, maps, etc. Level: grades 5-9. (by Calliope, World History for Young People. Vol. 3, No. 4, Mar/Apr 1993)
Level: Elementary
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Title: Hinduism: Elephant God
Type: Video
Description: At 5,000 years, Hinduism is the world's oldest religion. This program provides an overview of Hinduism, and examines the rites and rituals of the Ganesh Festival. Held in honor of the Hindu elephant god of good fortune, one of Hinduism's most important deities, it is the highlight of the Hindu religious year. In the program, Hindu children discuss the significance of the Festival-its symbols, rituals such as holy fire, ceremonial foods, and the community's involvement in the celebration. Time: 15 min.
Level: Middle
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Title: Hinduism: 330 million Gods
Type: Video
Description: This video seeks to understand the basis of Hinduism, a highly original approach to God, which dictates every aspect of society and individual life. It illustrates how millions come to bathe in the holy waters of the Ganges, and millions more quietly live their religion in villages throughout India. Part of the "Long Search" series. Time: 52 min.
Level: Middle
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Title: Hinduism: Faith, Festivals, and Rituals (In color)
Type: Video
Description: In Kerala, which is situated in the southern tip of India, Hinduism is the principal belief system of the state's religiously diverse and historically broad-minded population.This program examines the multifaceted majority religion of India. Devotional ceremonies and obervances of Hindusim and sacred Hindu literature, such as the Ramayana, and the Mahabharata, are explored, as are some of the region's arnate temples. The Hindu emphasis on right living, or dharma, is discussed. Size: 51 min.
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Title: Hindus of the Himalayas. How the Kazakhs Fled to Freedom.
Type: Article
Description: copy of an article from a magazine similar to National Geographic. Size - 20 pages
Level: High School
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Title: History of India: A Chronological Timeline
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Level: Elementary
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Level2: Middle
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Title: History of Religions in Asia
Type: Book
Description: Collection of classroom activities for elementary, middle, and high school created by Jordan Phillips. Based on a class taught in the Fall of 2002 by Dr. Brereton. Please contact the Outreach Coordinator for more information on the activities and materials.
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Title: Holi Hey: A Festival of Love, Color, and Life
Type: Video
Description: This film shows how the annual north-Indian Spring festival of Holi is celebrated in the city of Banaras (Varanasi, Kashi). A respected Banaras brahman, Mahant Veer Bhadra Mishra, recounts several explanations for the Holi festival. These include the story of the devout youth, Prahlad, whose trust in God lead to the flaming end of his wicked aunt Holika (recalled in the Holi bonfire); and the story of Krishna and his romantic encounters with Radha and the village cowgirls (reflected in the exuberant color-spraying/dousing of Holi). The film dramatizes how once each year the Holi festival unites neighborhoods, breaches the barriers of age, caste, social rank, and religious affiliations, and calls on all to share in unity and merriment. Suggested uses: Anthropology/Sociology of Religion, Comparative Religions, Cultural Studies, Folklore, Gender Studies, Global Cultures, Hinduism, History of Religions, Social Stratification, South Asian Studies, Women's Studies, World Religions. Time: 54 min.
Level: Adult
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Title: How Geography Defines a Culture
Type: Article
Description: These two articles accompany the video HOW GEOGRAPHY DEFINES A CULTURE VG 26. Size - 23 pages and 12 pages
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Title: How do we Know about the Indus Valley Civilization?
Type: Miscellaneous
Description: Printed in the UK, this quality resource consists of 16 full-color 8" x 11?", photo display cards, one 27?"h x 39"w chart with captioned pictures and a map, and a 30-page guide (8" x 11?") with reading handouts, thumbnail views of display cards with descriptions for each picture, an Indus Valley timeline, ten illustrated worksheets, and lesson plans with learning activities for the chart and photo cards. Materials are housed in a sturdy plastic case for long wear.
Level: Middle
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Title: How to Make a Bollywood Movie: Bollywood Basics
Type: DVD
Description: AWAITING DESCRIPTION
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Title: How to Make a Bollywood Movie: Bollywood Dance
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Description: AWAITING DESCRIPTION
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Title: How to Make a Bollywood Movie: Music of A.R. Rahman
Type: DVD
Description: AWAITING DESCRIPTION
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Title: How to Make a Bollywood Movie: The Hero
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Description: AWAITING DESCRIPTION
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Title: Hu Tu Tu
Type: DVD
Description: Starring: Nana Patekar, Sunil Shetty, Tabu, Suhasini Mulay, Shivaji Satam, Dr. Mohan Agashe, and Kulbhushan Kharbanda A story of the game life plays with us. . .how transition affects Panna's family and other people who were involved in the circumstances during her mother's transition from small-town teacher to Chief Minister. A story about the choices people make when life puts them on a crossroad, where there are no easy answers. Size: 165 min.
Level: College
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Theme: Produced by Dhirajlal Shah, Written and directed by Gulzar, Cinematography by Manmohan Singh, Music by Vishal

Title: Hum Aapke Hain Koun
Type: DVD
Description: Starring: Madhuri Dixit, Salman Khan, Mohnish Bahl, Renuka Shahane, Anupam Kher, Aloknath, Reema Lagoo. This is the story of Prem and Nisha. Prem is learning the ropes of business under his elder brother Rajesh and uncle Kailashnath, both successful businessmen. In another town, Nisha is the darling of her elder sister Pooja and parents Prof. Choudhary and Kamladevi. Fate brings the two families together culminating in the marriage of Rajesh and Pooja, while Prem meets Nisha and they fall in love. Their love is put to the test when both families face the crisis of Pooja's death. Time: 205 min.
Level: College
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Publication Details: Directed by Sooraj R. Barjatya, Produced by Kamal Kumar Barjatya, Rajkumar Barjatya, Ajit Kumar Barjatya. Music by Raam Laxman
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Title: Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
Type: DVD
Description: Starring: Salman Khan, Ajay Devgan, Aishwarya Rai Nandini, the daughter of a renowned proponent of classical music, meets and falls in love with a young student of her father named Sameer. When their love is discovered, Sameer is banished from the household. Nandini is arranged to be married to another by her parents. She marries the man Vanraj, but when letters from Sameer are discovered, Vanraj shows his true love to Nandini by taking her to Hungary to search for Sameer. Time: 188 min.
Level: College
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Publication Details: Written, Produced, and Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Music by Ismail Darbar, Lyrics by Mehboob, Cinematography by Anil Mehta.
Region: South Asia
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Title: Hum Paanch
Type: DVD
Description: Starring: Mithun, Sanjeev Kumar, Shabana Azmi, Naseeruddin Shah, Raj Babbar, Deepti Naval, Gulshan Grover Derived from a popular Mahabharata legend set in feudal Uttar Pradesh. A villainous zamindar Veer Pratap Singh is Duryodhan, his sidekick Lala is Shakuni and their opponents are the drunken holy man Krishna, Bhima, Arjun etc. The good and the bad perform with straightforward conviction a story reduced to a series of action thrills. Time: 153 min.
Level: College
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Title: Hunting Down Water
Type: DVD
Description: India's present water crisis is of its own making. The patterns of water use are changing, with increased cultivation of water-intensive cash crops. But there are other changes that defy logic, such as the growing number of private swimming pools in cities, rain dances and water amusement parks. As water is diverted from the countryside to meet the unending demands of India's urban population. More and more of the rural poor are now forced to migrate, in search of work, and water.
Level: ABOUT THE DIRECTOR Sanjay Barnela and Vasant Saberwal are part of a Delhi-based production team that works on environment and development issues. The group is now working on a series of films on the political economy of water.
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Title: INDIA: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives
Type: Curriculum Material
Description: This teacher's guide offers a collection of essays, written by academics that have extensive experience teaching about India, and activities. The chapters deal with 10 topics: geography, religion, social structure, governance, math and science, trade and exchange, clothing, colonialism, Diaspora, and literature. This teaching guide equally focuses on historical issues and current trends and situtations.
Level: High School
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Title: Iimages of India: A Social Studies Primer
Type: Video
Description: This program emphasizes the amazing diversity of this vast and ancient land, as it guides viewers on on informative and visually stunning journey. Major topics include culture, religion, history, and life today, including current economic and social conditions. Viewers travel from the 13-th century Islamic dynasties, through Bristish rule, through India's strugle for independence to the present and its current status as the world's largest democracy and emerging economic superpower. Other key topics include spiritual life, the caste system, agriculture and monsoon rains, the leadership of Gandhi and Nehru, industrial development, and the problems of poverty. Time - 32 min.
Level: High School
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Title: Images of India
Type: Video
Description: Stressing the diversity of this vast and ancient nation, this video explores the history, geography, and culture of India. It traces the country's political history from the 13th- century Islamic dynasties through British rule to the country's current status as the world's largest democracy and an emerging economic superpower. It discusses spiritual life, the caste system, agriculturem the leadership of Gandhi and Nehru, the formation of Pakistan, industrial development, and ongoing problems of poverty. Lenth: 35 min.
Level: Middle
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Title: Images of India: A Social Studies Primer
Type: Video
Description: This program emphasizes the amazing diversity of this vast and ancient land, as it guides viewers on on informative and visually stunning journey. Major topics include culture, religion, history, and life today, including current economic and social conditions. Viewers travel from the 13-th century Islamic dynasties, through Bristish rule, through India's strugle for independence to the present and its current status as the world's largest democracy and emerging economic superpower. Other key topics include spiritual life, the caste system, agriculture and monsoon rains, the leadership of Gandhi and Nehru, industrial development, and the problems of poverty. Size: 32 mins Size: 51 min.
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Title: In Defense of Our Dreams
Type: CD-ROM
Description: a boxed set of 12 CDs with films and lectures given by various scholars and activists and four documentary films, and one audio CD. The transcripts of the lectures are also included in MS World documents on the respective CDs.
Level: High School
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Title: In the Name of God
Type: Video
Description: This controversial film by Anand Parwardhan is a look at the Ram Janma Bhoomi/ Babri Masjid controversy in India that lead to the 1992 riots between Hindus and Muslims. The film provides insight into the religious fundamentalism that is sweeping the Indian sub-continent and unscrupulous politicians who attempt to make political capital of this religious fervor. Time: 90
Level: College
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Title: India Video and supplementary curriculum series, part of Windows to the World Series
Type: Multimedia Instruction Kit
Description: This video offers a comprehensive look at India's history, geography, economy and culture. This kit includes a curriculum unit with reproducible vocabulary list, critical thinking questions, pretest, complementary exercises, quizes and maps. Grades 8-12 Size: 30 min.
Level: Middle
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Title: India . . . in Pictures Visual Geography Series
Type: Book
Description: Text and photographs introduce the geography, history, government, society and economy of India. Grades 5-9, 64 pp.
Level: Elementary
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Level2: Middle
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Publication Details: 1989.
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Title: India - Tourist Map
Type: Map
Description: On one side of the Map India is divided into four regions. The other side is all of india including major ports of entry, rivers, railways, tourist and other important sites, and international and state boundaries. Contact information for tourist offices, embassy/consulate general of India in US and Canada provided.
Level: Adult
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Title: India 2000
Type: CD-ROM
Description: Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India Information on diverse aspects of the country-- its geographic and demographic features, polity, economy, and culture. The information is gathered from Central Government Ministries/States/ Union Territories and other organizations and hence authentic. A work of reference, the Annual is particularly useful to scholars, authors, students, officials, journalists, academicians and to those appearing for competitive examinations.
Level: High School
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Title: India 2000: The Next Fifteen Years
Type: Book
Description: Part One: An Overview On Living in a Revolution by M.N. Srinivas Part Two: Traditional Culture and Popular Culture Traditional Culture, New Mediums, Interaction, and Diffusion by Narayana Menon, The "Indian Scientist:" Some Reflections by Swadesh M. Mahajan and E.C.G. Sudarshan, The Puzzle of Religions Modernity by Lawrence A. Babb, Indian Cinema: Dynamics of Old and New by Chidananada Das Gupta Part Three: Unity and Diversity: Society and Politics India's Minorities: Who Are They? What Do They Want? by Myron Weiner, The Language Issue Revisited by Robert D. King, Center-State Relations in India: The Federal Dilemma by Paul Wallace Part Four: The Economy: The Pursuit of Growth with Equity The Economic Outlook for India by Raj Krishna, Paradoxes of Planned Development: The Indian Experience by C.T.Kurien, Environmental Protection and Economic Development in India by Susan G. Hadden, Women in Contemporary India: The Quest For Equal Participation and Justice by Gail Minault
Level: High School
Notes: Collection of essays from a symposium conducted at the University of Texas in 1985. Good collection of articles.
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Title: India 2000: The Next Ten Years
Type: Audio Cassette
Description: Six cassettes featuring recordings from a seminar held at the Univ. of Texas' Center for Asian Studies in the late 1980's. Speakers include: M.N. Srinivas, Narayana Menon, S.M. Mahajan, Geo Sudarshan, C. Das Gupta, Raj Krishna, C.T. Kurien, Myron Weiner, Larry Babb, Paul Wallace, Bob King, Gail Minault, and Susan Hadden
Level: College
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Title: India Business Report 1-9
Type: Video
Description: Business reports on India: Harshad Mehta, automobile and trumpet industry. Panel discussions with media and policy makers about liberalization, lotteries, banks,, molasses, garment exports, interest rates, Russian "tourists", STAR TV and Indian broadcasting as well as the shoe industry in Agra.
Level: Adult
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Title: India Geography
Type: Article
Description: Contains: readings and teaching suggestions
Level: Middle
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Publication Details: by Jean Johnson from "A Look at India and China: The Geography" in Focus on Asian Studies, Fall 1981.
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Title: India Inhales
Type: Video
Description: Every day in India, another 55,000 children start smoking -- compared to the 3,000 children who take up the habit in the US, where numbers are falling. Tobacco is one of India's favorite pastimes: Indians spit it, chew it, smoke it, roll it everywhere, throughout the continent. And, inspired by advertising for Wills cigarettes which sponsors the Indian cricket team, children believe that smoking improves cricketing techniques. Hardly surprising, then, that with declining markets in the West, and 50% of India's population under the age of 25, the major tobacco companies are increasingly targeting India as their new growth market. This video explores the cynicism of the major global tobacco companies' campaigns in India, and the work of the activists who have pledged to try to stop them -- and halt the soaring increase in cancer cases in India that result from smoking. Size - 24 minutes
Level: High School
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Title: India Perspectives
Type: Journal
Description: India Perspectives is a journal published the Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi. It contains articles written by contributors on various topics concerning India, culture, history, politics, etc. Please contact the OutreachCoordinator for more information on specific issues/articles.
Level: Adult
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Title: India Show 1-9
Type: Video
Description: (1): Fashion; (2): Homosexuality, Sanjay Dutt, Indian Dance; (3): Vikram Seth, NRI returnees, Baba Sehgal, Pooja Bhatt; (4): Maharajah of Jodhpur, Mundan, hybrid art, Mahesh Bhatt; (5): Zakir Hussain and tabla, the Kamasutra, Vinod Pande; (6): Expatriates, the MTV generation, Saeed Jaffrey; (7): Harshad Mehta, (8) Satish Gujral; (9): Lamas of Tibet, gender reversals.
Level: College
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Title: India Show 10-17
Type: Video
Description: (10): Raghu Rai(11) Religious communes in Pune, vintage cars, (12) foreign students in India, (13) Rock Machine, fitness and stud-farms, (14) actor Roshan Seth, innovative teaching, (15) Alcohol Anonymous, ethnic chic (16) nightclubs, vegetatrianism, the journey of Gangotri (17) Apache Indian- blend of Bhangra, rap, reggae
Level: College
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Title: India Show 17 (contd.) to 19
Type: Video
Description: Child adoption in India, reclusive author Ruskin Bond, ethnic styles in restaurants.
Level: College
Notes: COPY - ORIGINAL MISSING
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Title: India Unbound
Type: Book
Description: India today is a vibrant free-market democracy on its way to overcoming decades of widespread poverty. The nation's rise is one of the great international stories of the late twentieth century, and in India Unbound the acclaimed columnist Gurcharan Das offers a sweeping economic history of India from independence to the millennium. Das shows how India's policies after 1947 condemned the nation to a hobbled economy until 1991. When the government instituted sweeping reforms that paved the way for extraordinary growth. Das traces these developments and tells the stories of the major players from Nehru through today's corporate leaders. As the former CEO of Procter and Gamble India, Das offers a unique insider's perspective and he deftly interweaves memoir with history, creating a book that is at once vigorously analytical and vividly written. Impassioned, erudite, and eminently readable, India Unbound is a must for anyone interested in the global economy and its future. Size - 412 pages
Level: Adult
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Title: India and Beyond 1998
Type: Book
Description: 1 A travel brochure featuring escorted tours to India and South Asia. Has good photos, some maps. 1998. Size: 40 pgs.
Level: Elementary
Notes: Would be good to give away for kids to cut out photos, etc.
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Level2: Middle
Level3: High School
Publication Details: by Cox and Kings
Region: South Asia
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Title: India and Pakistan. Opposing VIewpoints.
Type: Book
Description: The Opposing Viewpoints series provides an excellent starting point for undergraduates who wish to examine current hot topics affecting American society. By exploring the many sides of a debate as related by experts, readers can become more aware of the issues involved as well as develop critical thinking skills. Each book also contains a bibliography of periodical articles and books and a directory of organizations to contact for more information on the topic addressed.
Level: High School
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Title: India and the Infinite: The Soul of a People
Type: Video
Description: The film explores the paradoxes of India through a survey of its religious mosaic, art, architecture, and ritual; and the ability of these expressive forms to inform and transform. Consideration of Hindism, Buddhism, Jainisms, Christian- ity, Islam, Sikhism and Parsiism contribute to this visual essay. The film occasionally exoticises the India of the naked yogis on beds of nails, but a good effort overall. Narrative is at times complex, most suitable for college-adult viewers.
Level: Middle
Notes: original (VI27) tape contains BOTH India the infinite AND Trip to Awareness
Country: India
Level2: High School
Level3: College
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Title: India posters
Type: Miscellaneous
Description: multiple posters from 1970s on India, from air india
Level: Adult
Notes: Shagufta Ellam: 11 posters (11/16/00)
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Title: India's Contribution to World Cultures by Sudheer Birodkar
Type: Book
Description: Chapters include: A Glossary of Sanskrit Terms; Production Technology and Mechanical Engineering; Shipbuilding and Navigation; Architecture and Civil Engineering; Mathematics; Astronomy; Physics and Chemistry; Medical Science; The Fine Arts; Sports and Games; Philosophy
Level: Middle
Notes: Nationalist perspective.
Country: India
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Publication Details: 1997.
Region: South Asia
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Title: India's Misconceived Family Plan
Type: Article
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Level: Middle
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Publication Details: from World Watch, November/December 1991
Region: South Asia
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Title: India's Population: Second and Growing
Type: Slides
Description: India's population Material: book Note: slides are of tables and charts Slides: 19
Level: College
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Region: South Asia
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Title: India. India's Republic Day, 2002.
Type:  
Description: a commemorative booklet published in January of 2002. Includes facts and information about India, meant as an introduction to the culture today.
Level: High School
Notes:  
Country: India
Level2: College
Level3: Adult
Publication Details:  
Region: South Asia
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Title: India
Type: Video
Description: ntroducing the people, geography, religions, economy, and history of India, this program surveys the vast and diverse country that is the world's most populous democracy. Regional differences within India are explored as this wide-ranging program journeys from the Himalayas in the north to the tropical countryside and fishing villages of the south. Topics include India's railway system, cherished cows, enthusiastic moveigoers, villages and modern cities, apartment dwellers, and wandering holy men who live as beggars. Grades 6 and up. Time: 20 min.
Level: Middle
Notes:  
Country: India
Level2: High School
Level3: College
Publication Details: produced by VIDEA, 1990
Region: South Asia
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Title: India
Type: Book
Description: Vol. 7, No. 8, Oct. 1997. Discusses Indian history, climate, geography, religions, festivals, wildlife. Has games at the end. Includes a teacher's guide. Size: 20 pgs.
Level: Elementary
Notes:  
Country: India
Level2: Middle
Level3:  
Publication Details: by Kids Discover
Region: South Asia
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Title: India
Type: Book
Description: (Faces, the Magazine about People. vol. 10, no. 3, nov 1993) Topics covered: unity/diversity, marriage and family, film, art, and food. Contains: readings, glossaries, activities, maps, etc. Level: grades 5-9. 40 pp.
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
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Region: South Asia
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Title: India: A Literature-Based Multicultural Unit Grades 1-3
Type: Curriculum Material
Description: Includes The Old Woman in the Pumpkin, a folktale and activities, Learning Hindi, games, Drawing Flour Designs, Creating Indian Paintings, Samples of Indian Art, Making Instruments, Celebrating Divali, Exploring Indian Clothing, Tying a sari and dhoti, Making a Snack, a Counting Chart, the Flag of India, Maps of Asia and India
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
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Region: South Asia
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Title: India: A Teacher and Student Manual 1977
Type: Curriculum Material
Description: Lesson plans include: History: Hinduism, History of India, History and Sociology; Literature: Folktales, Folk Stories; Arts: Costumes, Music and Dance; Languages: Language in India; Miscellaneous: Food, Games, Yoga and Meditation
Level: Elementary
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Region: South Asia
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Title: India: A Teacher's Guide
Type: Curriculum Material
Description: Resource manual with thematic approach and teaching and bibliographic suggesstions. Sections on arts, classroom activites, articles, book reviews, multi-media resouce lists, essays on Asia, etc.
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Publication Details: (Asia Society, 1985
Region: South Asia
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Title: India: Bridges
Type: Article
Description: Contains: information, questions, maps. Grades: 6-12
Level: Middle
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Country: India
Level2: High School
Level3:  
Publication Details: Asian Outreach Letter 1993
Region: South Asia
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Title: India: Hinduism
Type: Slides
Description: Indus valley, Hindu pantheon, daily ritual, the life cycle, pilgrimage, 19th and 20th cent. figures. Material: script, appendixes, readings (10 missing) Slides: 160
Level: College
Notes: 4/20/00- unavailable for use (can't find)
Country: India
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Publication Details: by Visual Education Service, Yale Divinity School (1974)
Region: South Asia
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Title: India: Land and People
Type: Article
Description: Contains: Basic information, charts, national symbols, etc.
Level: Elementary
Notes:  
Country: India
Level2: Middle
Level3: High School
Publication Details: 1991
Region: South Asia
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Title: India: Land of Spirit and Mystique
Type: Video
Description: Awaiting description from Radhakrishnan. Time: 60 min.
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Publication Details: IVN Entertainment- Video Travel Library
Region: South Asia
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Title: India: Past, Present and Future
Type: Curriculum Material
Description: 1 Topics include: symbols of India, regions, famous people, money, movies, language, plants and animal, clothing, food, stories, marriage, celebrations, and music.
Level: Elementary
Notes: Grades 4-8 Please specify which section(s) you would like
Country: India
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Region: South Asia
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Title: India: Past, Present and Future
Type: Curriculum Material
Description: Topics include: symbols of India, regions, famous people, money, movies, language, plants and animal, clothing, food, stories, marriage, celebrations, and music.
Level: Elementary
Notes: Grades 4-8 Please specify which section(s) you would like Kept in Cultural Enrichment Trunk: India
Country: India
Level2: Middle
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Region: South Asia
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Title: India: The Culture
Type: Book
Description: A simple and concise text with outstanding color photos. Ages 8-12
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
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Region: South Asia
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Title: India: The Land
Type: Book
Description: A simple and concise text with outstanding color photos. Ages 8-12. 32pp.
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
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Region: South Asia
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Title: India: The People
Type: Book
Description: A simple and concise text with outstanding color photos. Ages 8-12. 32pp.
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
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Region: South Asia
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Title: India: After Independence
Type: Video
Description: This program covers the years since 1947: the rioting of the first few weeks of independence; Gandhi's assassination and its aftermath; India's annexation of Portuguese Goa and the clash with Chinese forces along the NE border; the death of Nehru; the war in Kashmir; the accession and assassination of Indira Gandhi; the creation of Bangladesh; violence by and against Sikhs; the events at the Golden Temple in Amritsar. Time: 21 min.
Level: Middle
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Country: India
Level2: High School
Level3: College
Publication Details: Insight Media, 1994.
Region: South Asia
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Title: India: After Independence
Type: Video
Description: This program covers the years since 1947: the rioting of the first few weeks of independence; Gandhi's assassination and its aftermath; India's annexation of Portuguese Goa and the clash with Chinese forces along the NE border; the death of Nehru; the war in Kashmir; the accession and assassination of Indira Gandhi; the creation of Bangladesh; violence by and against Sikhs; the events at the Golden Temple in Amritsar. Time: 21 min.
Level: Middle
Notes:  
Country: India
Level2: High School
Level3: College
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Region: South Asia
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Title: India: An Insider's Guide 1996 Part of Wall Street Journal's Emerging Powers Series.
Type: Video
Description: India has a large industrial base, nuclear energy, and a government determined to enact market reforms. But after 40 years of socialism, protectionism and bureaucracy, can this nation of 900 million people march to the beat of the free market drummer? This video examines the India's liberalization program, and provides viewers an introduction to India's entrepreneurial, financial, and industrial markets. Time: 50 min.
Level: High School
Notes:  
Country: India
Level2: College
Level3: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: India: Art Experiences and Activities
Type: Curriculum Material
Description: contains a one page background on India arts and instructions for the following projects: Making Animals, Clay, Bihar and Bengal Scrolls, Mithila Paintings, Papier-mache, Palangposh, Marbled Paper.
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
Level3: High School
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Region: South Asia
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Title: India: Business Perspectives
Type: Book
Description: This pamphlet introduces the reader to the various business aspects in India, with topics ranging from: Regultory Environment, Foreign Investment, Infrastructure, Implementing a Project, Banking and Finance, and Working in India. Size: 80 pg
Level: Adult
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Title: India: Dynamic Progress Through Democracy
Type: Book
Description: 1 A pamphlet about democracy and inustrialization in India. (ca. 1980s?) Size: 33pgs.
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Publication Details: by The Embassy of India
Region: South Asia
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Title: India: From Moghuls to Independence
Type: Video
Description: A pictorial depiction of the historical period when the Moghuls ruled over India. An analysis of the successive invasions from Central Asia, and the dynasties that sprung up in Delhi as a result. Achievements of the great Moghuls are dealt with in some detail. An analysis of the military logistics of these conflicts are included. Early European presence is touched upon.
Level: Middle
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Country: India
Level2: High School
Level3: College
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Region: South Asia
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Title: India: From Moghuls to Independence
Type: Video
Description: A pictorial depiction of the historical period when the Moghuls ruled over India. An analysis of the successive invasions from Central Asia, and the dynasties that sprung up in Delhi as a result. Achievements of the great Moghuls are dealt with in some detail. An analysis of the military logistics of these conflicts are included. Early European presence is touched upon.
Level: Middle
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Country: India
Level2: High School
Level3: College
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Region: South Asia
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Title: India: Land of the Monsoon
Type: Video
Description: The seasonal monsoon winds of the Indian subcontinent bring alternative periods of drought and heavy rain. Through the centuries, the people have learned to adapt their crops and lives to this fluctuation. This video offers a basic introduction to the effect of monsoon winds on the subcontinent's climate and agriculture, and presents a broad overview of Indian geography. The video also provides information about the cultivation of important cash and food crops of India. It explores the diverse, agricultural cultures of India as they are affected by the monsoons. Grades 6-12. Time: 22 min.
Level: Middle
Notes: Has one page study guide (17 QandA), in file cabinet filed under film title.
Country: India
Level2: High School
Level3: College
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Region: South Asia
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Title: India: Land ofthe Monsoon
Type: Article
Description: Study questions and answers to video VI 42.
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
Level3: High School
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Region: South Asia
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Title: India: Multicultural Posters
Type: Miscellaneous
Description: 18 posters covering the following topics: 1. Indus Valley Period 2. Vedic Period, Shaishunaga-Nanda 3. Maurya Dynasty (3 posters 3.1-3.3) 4. Kushan Dynasty 5. Gupta Dynasty (2 posters, 5.1-5.2) 6. Pallava Dynasty (2 posters, 6.1-6.2) 7. Rastrakuta 8. Chola Dynasty (2 posters, 8.1-8.2) 9. Mughal Period (2 posters, 9.1-9.2) 10. Nayak Dynasty 11. Rajpu Dynasty 12. Colonial Independence (18 Posters)
Level: India
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Title: India: Old Civilization in a New World
Type: Book
Description: This comprehensive survey of India makes clear that this nation now numbering more than one billion people will become an increasingly significant actor on the global stage in the 21st century.
Level: College
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Title: India: The Empire of the Spirit
Type: Video
Description: Ancient India is with us today in the living tradition of the Hindu religion, the basis of Indian culture. The traditions that are honored by millions of Hindus in the present were born in the Indus Valley 5,000 years ago. This film explores the influence of ancient culture on India today. 1991
Level: High School
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Country: India
Level2: College
Level3: Adult
Publication Details: 1991
Region: South Asia
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Title: India: The Empire of the Spirit
Type: Video
Description: Ancient India is with us today in the living tradition of the Hindu religion, the basis of Indian culture. The traditions that are honored by millions of Hindus in the present were born in the Indus Valley 5,000 years ago. This film explores the influence of ancient culture on India today. 1991 Time: 57 min.
Level: High School
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Country: India
Level2: College
Level3: Adult
Publication Details: 1991
Region: South Asia
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Title: India: The Green Revolution - Transforming Haryana
Type: Book
Description: 1 A pamphlet on Haryana, a north Indian state that turned from a deficit state into a surplus state. (ca. 1980s?) Size: 10 pgs.
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Publication Details: by Laura Ford and Greg Markum
Region: South Asia
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Title: Indian Comics: Volume 1
Type: Book
Description: comic books. Contains 17 stories. Please contact the Outreach Coordinator for more information.
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
Level3: High School
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Indian Comics: Volume 2
Type: Book
Description: comic books. Contains 17 stories. Please contact the Outreach Coordinator for more information.
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
Level3: High School
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Indian Comics: Volume 3
Type: Book
Description: comic books. Contains 16 stories. Please contact the Outreach Coordinator for more information.
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
Level3: High School
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Indian Comics: Volume 4
Type: Book
Description: comic books. Contains 16 stories. Please contact the Outreach Coordinator for more information.
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
Level3: High School
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Indian Costumes
Type: Book
Description: 1 1985. Discusses Indian sartorial styles throughout Indian history and across various regions. Size: 141 pgs.
Level: Elementary
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Level2: Middle
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Publication Details: by A. Biswas
Region: South Asia
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Title: Indian Economics--Background Reading on Swadeshi
Type: Article
Description: Covers: population, diversity, poverty and mixed systems
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
Level3: High School
Publication Details: from India Economy by John Lewis
Region: South Asia
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Title: Indian Language and Literature
Type: Article
Description:  
Level: Middle
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Level2: High School
Level3: College
Publication Details: by James P. Rice, 1978
Region: South Asia
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Title: Indian Marriage
Type: Video
Description: Video of a South Indian Christian Marriage Many ritual aspects of Hinduism incorporated into Christian ceremony. Good illustration of synchretic religious traditions in Kerala, South India.
Level: College
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Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Title: Indian Masks
Type: Book
Description: masks to punch out and wear party games decorations to make return gifts
Level: Elementary
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Title: Indian Miniatures Recreated
Type: Slides
Description: Miniature painting Material: script, Know India book of sculpture and painting Slides: 12
Level: Elementary
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Level2: Middle
Level3: College
Publication Details: from Air India calendar, 1986
Region: South Asia
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Title: Indian Music: Mrs. Kreshnamuity's class lecture notes
Type: Article
Description: Covers: introduction of India, temples, dance, instruments, notation, sitar, aesthetics, Purandara Dasa (1484-1564), origin and evolution, folk and classical music, vina
Level: High School
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Level2: College
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Publication Details: 1990
Region: South Asia
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Title: Indian Myths and legends: stai and uma
Type: Book
Description: By: Shanta Rameshwar Rao
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
Level3: High School
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Indian Pilgrimage: Kashi
Type: Video
Description: Two Telegu-speaking brahmans and their wives have come to Kashi, the holy city of Varanasi, to offer rites to their ancestors. The priest helps them with the orthodox ritual activities which include offerings of balls of rice. They then bathe at five special points of the Ganges and shop in the bazaars and visit the tourist sites. They discuss their personal reasons for making the pilgrimage to Kashi. Time: 30 min.
Level: Middle
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Country: India
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Level3: College
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Title: Indian Pilgrimage: Ramdevra
Type: Video
Description: The film follows a group of Hindus on a folk pilgrimage dedicated to Ramdev, a martial hero and saint of Rajasthan. Priestly intermediaries are few in a folk pilgrimage, and devotion rather than ritural is emphasized. Collective offerings include martial flags and a statue of a horse at the shrine. Outside, shoppers, hawkers and devotional singers throng the festival. (1972)
Level: Middle
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Title: Indian Political Party Papers
Type: Article
Description: Jana Saugh Please refer to the bin # in all correspondence with the Outreach Asia office. #21: no years specified
Level: College
Notes: Donation made by Dr. Robert Hardgrave. All materials in WCH 5.112
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Title: Indian Political Party Papers
Type: Article
Description: R.S.S. Please refer to the bin # in all correspondence with the Outreach Asia office. #20: no years specified
Level: College
Notes: Donation made by Dr. Robert Hardgrave. All materials in WCH 5.112
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Title: Indian Political Party Papers
Type: Article
Description: Jana Sangly and B.J.P. Please refer to the bin # in all correspondence with the Outreach Asia office. #22: no years specified.
Level: College
Notes: Donation made by Dr. Robert Hardgrave. All materials in WCH 5.112
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Title: Indian Political Party Papers
Type: Article
Description: Janata Party Please refer to the bin # in all correspondence with the Outreach Asia office. #19: no years specified
Level: College
Notes: Donation made by Dr. Robert Hardgrave. All materials in WCH 5.112
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Title: Indian Political Party Papers
Type: Article
Description: Congress Party Please refer to the bin # in all correspondence with the Outreach Asia office. #16: 1960-79 #16a: 1949-59 #17: 1960-79
Level: College
Notes: Donation made by Dr. Robert Hardgrave. All materials in WCH 5.112
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Title: Indian Political Party Papers
Type: Article
Description: Socialist Party Papers Please refer to the bin # in all correspondence with the Outreach Asia office. #15 no years specified
Level: College
Notes: Donation made by Dr. Robert Hardgrave. All materials in WCH 5.112
Country: India
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Title: Indian Political Party Papers
Type: Article
Description: Communist Party Papers Please refer to the bin # in all correspondence with the Outreach Asia office. #2: 1960-64 #4: 1968 #5: 1969 #6: 1970-71 #7: 1971-72 #8 1973-76 #9 1977- #10: 1964-67 #12: 1970-74 #13 1975- #14 Misc. documents from I.C.P. #18 1980-
Level: College
Notes: Donation made by Dr. Robert Hardgrave. All materials in WCH 5.112
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Title: Indian Slides
Type: Slides
Description: Includes two sets of slides: Audio Visual Cultural Lessons on India (51) and Architecture India (100).
Level: Middle
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Title: Indian Subcontinent
Type: Map
Description: Political and geographical map of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. It includes arterial routes, roads, tracks, railways, canals, airports, other airfields, international, state and divisional boundaries, and cease-fire line.
Level: Adult
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Title: Indian myths and legends: Astika
Type: Book
Description: By: Shanta Rameshwar Rao
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
Level3: High School
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Indian myths and legends: the legend of manasa Devi
Type: Book
Description: By: Shanta Rameshwar Rao
Level: Elementary
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Level2: Middle
Level3: High School
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Indian popular cinema: a narrative of cultural change
Type: Book
Description: By: K. Moti Gokulsing and Wimal Dissanayake India produces more films than any other country but its popular cinema has remained peripheral to western cinema buffs. This book is the first to provide a historical and cultural survey of Indian cinema - popular, artistic and regional - and to introduce readers to its distinctive forms.
Level: High School
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Title: Indian
Type: DVD
Description: Tamil wth English subtitles. Starring: Kamalhasan, Manisha Koirala, Urmila Matondkar, Suganya, Kasthuri, Goundamani, Senthil and others. Size: 184 min.
Level: College
Notes: English Subtitles
Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Theme: Produced by A.M. Rathnam, Directed by Shankar, Music by A.R. Rahman, Lyrics by Vairamuthu

Title: Indus Valley Civilization
Type: Article
Description: Curriculum unit written by Yvetter Rosser.
Level: Middle
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Title: Indus Valley Slide Set
Type: Slides
Description: These slides cover a multitude of people, activities, and religous sites indigenous to the Indus Valley. Images ranging from authentic jewelery made by the natives to large seated limestone figures are all on display in these slides. The geography of the region including trade routes and various sites such as the baths are also covered in this slide presentation. Slides: 80
Level: Full captions are on separate sheet of paper
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Title: Introducing Indian Music
Type: Book
Description: This book is a novel and practical scheme providing a complete course in Indian Music Appreciation both for Indians and non-Indians alike.' It contains 8 demonstration lectures and sheet music. Size: 63 pp.
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Title: Introduction to Hinduism
Type: Book
Description: This book provides a much-needed thematic and historical introduction to Hinduism, the religion of the majority of people in India. Dr. Flood traces the development of Hindu traditions from ancient origins and the major deities to the modern world. Hinduism as both a global religion and a form of nationalism are discussed. Emphasis is given to the tantric traditions, which have been so influential; to Hindu ritual, more fundamental than belief or doctrine; and to Dravidian influences. It introduces some debates within contemporary scholarship.
Level: College
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Title: Inventing Boundaries: Gender, Politics, and the Partition of India
Type: Book
Description: A selection of some of the most significant writings on India's partitiion, Inventing Boundaries reflects on the forces that marked the prelude to partition. It brings into focus the diversity of political currents in the 1940's, and introduces the different meanings attached to the Pakistan movement. The value of this book is greatly enhanced by the prologue and the introduction that examine the more recent historiographical debates, evaluate old theories on how and why the partition happened, and suggests areas of fresh research and enquiry. The final section in the collection draws upon some evocative literary pieces to reveal, as it were, the other face of freedom,. "Siyah Hashaye" or "Black margins" by Saadat Hasan Manto is one of them. The essays included in this volume will interest students and scholars of history, literature, politics, and culture studies, and also appeals to the general reader. Size - 393 pages
Level: India
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Title: Islam in South Asia: A Regional Perspective
Type: Book
Description: PART I ISLAMISATION AS A SOCIAL-RELIGIOUS-CULTURAL PROCESS PART II ISLAMISATION AS A SOCIAL-POLITICAL PROCESS Size - 223 pages
Level: Adult
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Title: Islam: The Five Pillars of Faith
Type: Video
Description: Residing to the north of India, the population of Kashmir is primarily Muslim. This program travels to the place known as "The Switzerland of the East" to study the beliefs and practices of Islam. Topics such as the Koran, Pillars of Islam, the influence of Sharia, and traditional Muslim festivals, and holy sites are addressed. Background on the arrival of Islam in Kashmir and its spread throughout India creates a historical context for the religion's predominance in many regions. Size: 52 minutes. color
Level: High School
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Title: Islamic Art and Architecture
Type: Book
Description: Features 270 illustrations, 80 in color. Embracing a thousand years of history and an area stretching from the Atlantic to the borders of India and China, Robert Hillenbrand - a world authority on Islamic art and architecture- has written an unrivaled new synthesis of the arts of Islamic civilization. From the death of the Prophet Muhammad to the survival of the Ottoman empire well into the modern age, Hillenbrand traces the evolution of an extraordinary range of art forms, including architecture, calligraphy, book illumination, painting, ceramics, glassware, textiles and metalwork. Length: 288
Level: Adult
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Title: Islamic Art and Architecture: from Isfahan to the Taj Mahal
Type: Book
Description: With over 500 color illustrations. In this superbly crafted survey, Henri Stierlin discusses Islamic architecture and architectural decoration from the frontiers of Iran to the heart of India and places it within the historical context. This magnificently illustrated book demonstrates not only the range but also the amazing skill and virtuosity of the Islamic artist. With clear and comprehensive of this immense subject, it provides an indispensable overview of one of civilization's most resplendent artistic traditions. Length: 318
Level: Adult
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Title: Islamic Art and Geometric Design
Type: Curriculum Material
Description: This Illuminates the principles of geometric design that are the basis for the beautiful and intricate patterns in the art of the Islamic world. This set includes a brief overview of Islamic art, an introduction to related masterworks in The Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection, and series of pattern-making activities " employing straightedge and compass " for is in the classroom. Contents: Booklet containing background information, 11 pattern-making activities, bibliographies, resources and glossary.
Level: Elementary
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Title: It’s my country too
Type: DVD
Description: Video documentary of Junoon. April 15th, 2007.
Level: Middle
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Country: Pakistan
Level2: High School
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Jaanam
Type: Video
Description: Produced by Mukesh Bhatt, with English subtitles, 1993. A film in the Indian popular tradition.
Level: Adult
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Country: India
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Jal bin Machhli Nritya bin Bijli
Type: DVD
Description: Time: 148 minutes
Level: College
Notes: English Subtitles
Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Publication Details: Produced and Directed by V. Shantaram, Music direction by Laxmikant Pyarelal
Region: South Asia
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Title: Jalsaghar: The Music Room
Type: Video
Description: 958, Black and White, Bengali w/ English subtitles Bisambhar Roy is the last in a line of Indian aristocrats, his money nearly gone but his position in society still intact. Although he must pawn his family's heirlooms to do so, Roy continues to host expensive private concerts in his crumbling palace. But as Roy's wealth disapperas, a boorish young social climber appears to goad him into ever-more extravagant displays. Time: 100 min.
Level: Adult
Notes: ORIGINAL MISSING
Country: India
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Publication Details: by Satyajit Ray
Region: South Asia
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Title: Jashn-E-Azadi
Type: DVD
Description: It is August 15th, India's Independence day, and the Indian flag ritually goes up in the heart of Srinagar, Kashmir. But the empty streets and the sullen silence that greet India's claim on Kashmir spark off old questions about freedom - azadi - and the denial of freedom. In the aftermath of 18 years of an armed struggle, with 60,000 dead and nearly 7,000 missing, death and loss is everywhere. Sometimes it is marked; sometimes in the process of being uncovered, and sometimes expressed in the fractured minds of ordinary Kashmiris.
Level: High School
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Country: India
Level2: College
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Jasmine and Coconuts: South Indian Tales
Type: Book
Description: ndia, the world's largest democracy with one-sixth of the world's population, has thousands of stories. Many tales come from South India, where video buses speed past fine old temples and Indian satellites fly over calm fields of sugarcane. South India, where even now stories ar being shared as cowbells ring, motorcycles roar, loudspeakers blare, and clothes are pounded clean with steady beats. These tales are told today, as before, to teach history and morals, to look at current events, to entertain, and to offer devotion. Size: 172 pp.
Level: Middle
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Country: India
Level2: High School
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Jawaharlal Nehru: A Pictorial Biography
Type: Book
Description: 1 A good introduction to Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister. Many pictures. 1980. Size: 84 pgs.
Level: High School
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Country: India
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Publication Details: by B.R. Nanda
Region: South Asia
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Title: Jayakanthan
Type: Video
Description: Tamil and English Film on the Tamil author, Jayakanthan.
Level: College
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Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Publication Details: Directed by Sa. Kandasamy
Region: South Asia
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Title: Jewel Thief
Type: DVD
Description: Starring: Ashok Kumar, Dev Anand, Vyjayantimala, Tanuja Hero Vinay, son of the police commissioner, finds himself repeatedly mistaken for notorious jewel thief Amar. He is accused by Shalini of being the man who had promised to marry her, and the accusation is substantiated by her brother. Vinay masquerades as Amar to try to crack the gang, while it appears that Amar is masquerading as Vinay. Who is the hero? Time: 158 min.
Level: College
Notes: English Subtitles
Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Region: South Asia
Theme: Produced by Dev Anand, Directed by Vijay Anand, Music by S.D. Burman

Title: Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje
Type: DVD
Description: Time: 143 minutes
Level: College
Notes: English Subtitles
Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Publication Details: Directed by V. Shantaram, Music direction by Vasant Desai
Region: South Asia
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Title: Julie
Type: DVD
Description: Starring: Laxmi, Vikram, and Nadira English Subtitles
Level: College
Notes: English Subtitles
Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Region: South Asia
Theme: Executive Producer: Ram Chhabra, Music: Rajesh Roshan

Title: Kaadu (the Forest)
Type: Video
Description: Kaadu is a violent rural drama about rivalry between to villages as seen through the eyes of a young boy, Kitti. The boy, who is staying with his uncle Chandre Gowda and aunt Kamali, notices his uncle's secret visit to his mistress in the next village. This affair escalates into a larger confrontation between Chandra Gowda and his rival Shivaganga, which eventually leads to violence, the death of aunt Kamali and the arrival of police. The boy cannot distinguish the specifically man-made violence that surrounds him from the more primeval threats presented by the dense forest which, according to legend, contains a killer bird that calls out its victims by name. In a fantasy ending, the boy imagines the bird calling him and he follows the call, ignoring the frantic voices of his parents who want to take him home. Direction and Screenplay: Girish Karnad Cast: Amrish Puri, Nandini, Lokesh, G K Govinda Rao Cinematography: Govind Nihalani Music: B V Karanth
Level: College
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Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Publication Details: Director: Girish Karnad
Region: South Asia
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Title: Kaagaz Ke Phool
Type: DVD
Description: Starring: Guru Dutt, Waheeda Rehman, and Johny Walker English subtitled The story of a creative spirit pitted against a system that understands creativity only in terms of commercial success. A drama about the rise and fall of famous filmmaker Suresh whose success in film contrasts his failed marriage and parenting. The turning point comes when he grows close to an actress during a film shooting, and his daughter comes to beg the woman to stay out of her father's life in order to give her parents' relationship another chance. The actress leaves, driving Suresh to alcoholism and with one last chance to make a come-back film.
Level: College
Notes: English Subtitles
Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Region: South Asia
Theme: Produced and Directed by Guru Dutt, Music by S.D. Burman, Lyrics by Sahir Ludhianvi

Title: Kabul Kabul
Type: Video
Description: A retelling in a fragmented narrative of Sedika's journey back to Afghanistan after a 23 year absence. She recounts her struggle to reconcile the different levels of loss that many like her have experienced from the war. Her piece wrestles with the irreconcilable impulses of memory, home, representation, loss, and desire in the face of a 10 year occupation and civil war that has left Afghanistan and its people devastated. Can be used for upper grades in High School, background teaching to provide context will be necessary. Size: 46 minutes
Level: High School
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Level2: College
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Kalyug
Type: DVD
Description: Time: 143 minutes
Level: College
Notes: English Subtitles
Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Publication Details: Produced by Shashi Kapoor, Directed by Shyam Benegal, Music by Vanraj Bhatia
Region: South Asia
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Title: Kamala and Raji
Type: Video
Description: The film provides insight into the struggle of poor, urban Indian women and their changing attitudes. Kamala and Raji, who live in a slum neighbourhood in Ahmedabad, are involved with the SEWA movement (Self-Employed Women's Association) and talk of their commitment to help other women better their conditions. Time: 46 min.
Level: Middle
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Country: India
Level2: High School
Level3: College
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Kanchan: Girl of the 90's
Type: Video
Description: This video is part of the Life in Modern India series, which presents realistic views of the daily lives of Indian people. This story tells of Kanchan Wadi, a girl from the second level of elite in urban India. Kanchan narrates her own story. Size: 30 min.
Level: High School
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Country: India
Level2: College
Level3: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Kandahar: Journey into the Heart of Afghanistan
Type: DVD
Description: The prolific Iranian director Mohsen Makhmalbaf (Gabbeh) had one of his most visible international successes with this haunting, open-ended drama. Set (and shot) during the Taliban era, it follows an Afghani-Canadian woman as she attempts to enter Afghanistan in search of a despondent sister. Since it is illegal for a woman to travel alone, she must rely on the kindness--or curiosity--of strangers, including a scrappy boy and a mysterious American doctor. The woman playing the lead role had earlier contacted Makhmalbaf about a similar real-life search, which prompted him to write the screenplay. The director doesn't really tell her story so much as he unveils a way of life: in the desert, we meet land-mine victims, Red Cross volunteers caught in a Catch-22 world, and women smothered in head-to-foot burkas. The portrait is one of oppression, but also of people furiously trying to get by.Size - 85 minutes
Level: High School
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Level2: College
Level3: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Karan Arjun
Type: DVD
Description: Starring: Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Mamta Kulkarni, Kajol, Rakhee, Amrish Puri, Ashok Saraf A story about faith and reincarnation in which Durga's sons Karan and Arjun who are murdered by Dhurjan Singh. When Durga's pleas to bring Karan and Arjun back to life are heard by the goddess Kali, the two brothers are reborn in different families. Karan reborn as Ajay, grows up to be a boxer and ends up working for Dhurjan Singh's partner in crime, and falls in love with Sonia, his daughter-in-law. By divine intervention Ajay and Vijay realize their previous lives and return to their mother Durga to take revenge upon Dhurjan Singh. Time: 165.
Level: College
Notes: English Subtitles
Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Region: South Asia
Theme: Produced and Directed by Rakesh Roshan, Music by Rajesh Roshan

Title: Kartograhpy
Type: Book
Description: Crib mates, raised together from birth, narrator Raheen and her best friend Karim dream each other's dreams, finish each other's sentences, speak in a language of anagrams. They share an idyllic childhood in upper-class Karachi with parents who are also best friends, even once engaged to the other until they rematched in what they jokingly call "the fiancee swap." The night Karim's family migrates from Karachi to London, Raheen knows that "some of my tears were his tears and some of his tears were mine." But as distance and adolescence split them apart, Karim takes refuge in the rationality of maps while Raheen searches for the secret behind her parents' exchange. What she uncovers takes us back two decades to reveal a story not just of a family's turbulent history but that of a country--and brings us forward to a grown-up Raheen and Karim drawn back to each other in the city that is their true home.
Level: High School
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Level2: College
Level3: Adult
Publication Details: Kamila Shamsie
Region: South Asia
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Title: Kashmir garden of the Himalayas
Type: Book
Description: By: Raghubir SinghA book of photographs of the various sites and people of Kashmir.
Level: Middle
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Country: India
Level2: High School
Level3: College
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Kasturi: The Magic Ring
Type: Book
Description: Lila Mehta, author of The Enchanted Anklet continues to delight her readers with another exotic tale from ancient india in Kasturi, the Magic Ring. This story's setting combines elements of the picaresque, the supernatural and the sentimental. The author was fascinated when she first heard about the great East Indian Classic Kadambari. Kadambari, in its original form, has three stories combined within one another. It occurred to Lila that one of these three classics could be adapted into one single story to delight children and to restore these tales to their rightful postion as part of the great East Indian Literary tradition. She blended it with the legend of Kasturi, the magic stone, and the result is enchanting. Size: 27 pages
Level: India
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Level2: by Lila Mehta
Level3: South Asia
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Title: Kathakali
Type: DVD
Description: A kathakali dance performance of the Tripunithura Kathakali Kendram Ladies Troupe. This is part of the great Indian epic, Ramayana.
Level: Middle
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Country: India
Level2: High School
Level3: College
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Kathakali
Type: Video
Description: A kathakali dance performance of the Tripunithura Kathakali Kendram Ladies Troupe. This is part of the great Indian epic, Ramayana.
Level: Adult
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Country: India
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Kathakali: Dance-Drama (Text )
Type: Multimedia Instruction Kit
Description: Video and textbook. A clear and fascinating overview of the basic principles of the Keralan art form. Includes footage and explanation of: 1)all the basic character and make-up types, 2) the performance context, 3) the process and techniques of training, and 4) the preliminaries of performance Time: 26 min.
Level: High School
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Country: India
Level2: College
Level3: Adult
Publication Details: Produced and Narrated by Philip B. Zarilli
Region: South Asia
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Title: Kathakali: Dance-Drama
Type: Multimedia Instruction Kit
Description: Video and textbook. A clear and fascinating overview of the basic principles of the Keralan art form. Includes footage and explanation of: 1)all the basic character and make-up types, 2) the performance context, 3) the process and techniques of training, and 4) the preliminaries of performance Time: 26 min.
Level: High School
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Country: India
Level2: College
Level3: Adult
Publication Details: Produced and Narrated by Philip B. Zarilli
Region: South Asia
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Title: Keep Her Under Control: Law's Patriarchy in India
Type: Video
Description: This provocative documentary, which explores the role of women in a Muslim-dominated village in Rajasthan, in northern India, is original, compelling, and instructive, and it is sure to stimulate discussion and analysis in any courses on India, Asian studies, anthropolgy, gender roles, or Islam. The film focuses on the dramatic story of a woman, named Hurmuti, who refuses to live by the moral and legal codes of the village's Islamic patricarchy. Size: 52 min.
Level: College
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Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Keeping Corner
Type: Book
Description: Kashmira ShethIn this novel based on the story of her great-aunt, Kashmira Sheth paints a heartfelt and evocative portrait of a child widow in Gandhi-era India.
Level: Middle
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Country: India
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Kerala: Radical Reform as Development in an Indian State by Richard W. Franke and Barbara H. Chasin
Type: Book
Description: This comprehensive analysis of the Kerala experience focuses on the role that movements for social justice played int he successful struggle to redistribute wealth and power. 168 pp.
Level: High School
Notes: Presents Kerala as an alternative for development emphasizing justice, environmental sustainability, and empowerment of ordinary people.
Country: India
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Publication Details: 1989. 2nd Edition.
Region: South Asia
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Title: Kid's Discover. Ancient India
Type: Book
Description: Introduce students to the people, history, and places found in the ancient times of India. Includes teacher's guide, activities.
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Kid's Discover: HImalayas
Type: Book
Description: Introduce students to the people, history, and wildlife found int the high, snow capped peaks and deep valleys of the Himalayas,
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Title: Kids Discover: Himalayas
Type: Book
Description: Religion, cultures, geography, wildlife of the Himalayas through pictures and some graphs. Includes teacher's guide, activities.
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Kim
Type: Book
Description: Kim (1901) is Rudyard Kipling's story of an orphan born in colonial India and torn between love for his native India and the demands of Imperial loyalty to his Irish-English heritage and to the British Secret Service. Long recognized as Kipling's finest work, Kim was a key factor in his winning the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907. Our test is the 1901 first English edition, fully annotated for undergraduate readers and accompanied b maps of India and the Grand Trunk Road.
Level: College
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Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Publication Details: By Rudyard Kipling
Region: South Asia
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Title: Kings, Lovers, and Thieves
Type: Video
Description: This fascinating documentary provides a rare, behind-the-scenes look at india's improvisational and often bawdy form of folk opera, Nautanki, as well as its rural cousin, Khyal. Thes forms of traveling roadside folk theater are particularly significant in that they have survived and remain popular despite India's increasingly strong attachment o the cinema and to television. Size: 35 min.
Level: College
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Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Kishangarhi Village: 1951 and 1969
Type: Slides
Description: Technology, economy, society and culture. Material: script, tables, comparisons, large section of information Slides: 206
Level: College
Notes: missing some slides, however there is an incomplete duplicate set 9/11/97
Country: India
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Publication Details: by NY State Univ. and National Council of Assoc. for International Studies (1972)
Region: South Asia
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Title: Know India: Architecture
Type: Book
Description: 1 short book with photos of Indian architecture produced for the 1985-86 Festival of India.
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
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Publication Details: by The Festival of India 1985-86
Region: South Asia
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Title: Know India: Cities
Type: Book
Description: 1 short book with photos of Indian architecture produced for the 1985-86 Festival of India.
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
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Publication Details: by The Festival of India 1985-86
Region: South Asia
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Title: Know India: Civilization
Type: Book
Description: 1 short book with photos of Indian civilization produced for the 1985-86 Festival of India.
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
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Publication Details: by The Festival of India 1985-86
Region: South Asia
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Title: Know India: Classcal Music
Type: Book
Description: 1 short book with photos of Indian classical music produced for the 1985-86 Festival of India.
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
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Publication Details: by The Festival of India 1985-86
Region: South Asia
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Title: Know India: Cuisine
Type: Book
Description: 1 short book with photos of Indian cuisine produced for the 1985-86 Festival of India.
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
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Publication Details: by The Festival of India 1985-86
Region: South Asia
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Title: Know India: Dance
Type: Book
Description: 1 short book with photos of Indian dance produced for the 1985-86 Festival of India.
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
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Publication Details: by The Festival of India 1985-86
Region: South Asia
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Title: Know India: Fairs and Festivals
Type: Book
Description: 1 short book with photos of Indian fairs and festivals produced for the 1985-86 Festival of India.
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
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Publication Details: by The Festival of India 1985-86
Region: South Asia
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Title: Know India: Science and Technology
Type: Book
Description: 1 short book with photos of Indian science and technology produced for the 1985-86 Festival of India.
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
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Publication Details: by The Festival of India 1985-86
Region: South Asia
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Title: Know India: Sculpture and Painting
Type: Book
Description: 1 short book with photos of Indian sculpture and painting produced for the 1985-86 Festival of India.
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
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Publication Details: by The Festival of India 1985-86
Region: South Asia
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Title: Know India: Theatre
Type: Book
Description: 1 short book with photos of Indian theatre produced for the 1985-86 Festival of India.
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
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Publication Details: by The Festival of India 1985-86
Region: South Asia
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Title: Know India: Wildlife
Type: Book
Description: 1 short book with photos of Indian wildlife produced for the 1985-6 Festival of India. Size: 24 pp.
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
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Publication Details: by Festival of India 1985-86
Region: South Asia
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Title: Know India: Women Today
Type: Book
Description: 1 short book with photos of Indian women in contemporary society, produced for the 1985-86 Festival of India.
Level: Elementary
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Country: India
Level2: Middle
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Publication Details: by The Festival of India 1985-86
Region: South Asia
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Title: Krishna and Sudama
Type: Book
Description: 1967. An illustrated story for children about the god Krishna as a boy. Size: 24 pgs.
Level: Elementary
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Publication Details: by Shivkumar
Region: South Asia
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Title: Krishnaleela
Type: Book
Description: Illustrated stories of Krishna's childhood, for children. 1977. Size: 30 pgs.
Level: Elementary
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Publication Details: by Thomson Press
Region: South Asia
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Title: Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
Type: DVD
Description: Starring: Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, Rani Mukheri, Salman Khan Kuch Kuch Hota Hai is a story of 2 best friends at college. Rahul and tomboy Anjali. Unknown to Rahul, Anjali has fallen in love with him- When Rahul confesses that he is in love with Tina, Anjali is heartbroken and decides to leave the college so that Rahul and Tina can get together. Now, nine years have passed and Rahul is single parent after Tina's demise. Time: 177 min.
Level: College
Notes: English Subtitles
Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Publication Details: Story/Screenplay/Dialogues/Directed by Karan Johar, Produced by Yash Johar
Region: South Asia
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Title: Lady of Gingee: South Indian Draupadi Festivals
Type: Video
Description: The film describes a Draupadi festival in Tamil Nadu. The celebration opens with flag-hoisting and wristlettying, continue with bardic recitations of the Tamil Mahabharata, and include Terekuttu ("village" or "street" dramas), village hero-cult rituals, the construction of large effigies, and village participation in fire-walking. Length: 30 min.
Level: High School
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Country: India
Level2: College
Level3: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Lagaan
Type: Journal
Description: A story of extraordinary circumstances thrust upon ordinary people. Adversity faces with fortititude and injustice with dignity. Faith and courage come face to face with arrogance and ruthlessness, and the human spirit triumphs. DVD includes special features and unseen scenes.
Level: College
Notes: English Subtitles
Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Publication Details: Written and Directed by Ashutosh Gowariker, Lyrics byJaved Akhtar, Music by A.R. Rahman. Produced by Aamir Khan
Region: South Asia
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Title: Learn Hindi - Talk NOW!
Type: CD-ROM
Description: Talk Now! is designed for people who want to learn a language quickly. If you don't have time to become fluent, but need the basics in a hurry, Talk Now! is for you. Talk Now! uses games and quizzes as a basis for making the learning process fun and relaxing.
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Notes: (windows and mac)
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Title: Learning About India: An Annotated Guide for Nonspecialists
Type: Article
Description:  
Level: Middle
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Country: India
Level2: High School
Level3: College
Publication Details: ed. by Barbara J. Harrison
Region: South Asia
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Title: Learning the Bengali Alphabet: A Picture and Activity Book
Type: Book
Description: This book introduces a creative approach to teaching the Bengali alphabet to children. This format offers several pages of interesting practice for each of the characters. Size: 88 pages
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Title: Leaving Bakul Bagan
Type: Video
Description: Three generations of the extended Roychowdhury family have resided for decades at 160 Bakul Bagan Road, Calcutta. Every now and then one of its members has to leave the landscape of their childhood--a large sprawling house built around a courtyard and all the affection dozens of relatives surround them with, to relocate for a job or to start a family elsewhere. In "Leaving Bakul Bagan" Saborna, a 19-year-old girl, prepares to leave for higher education in the U.S. The film is an intimate portrayal of her interactions with her family during her last few days at home. It is full of conversational humor and vignettes of typical familial interactions. Incidental to the time and woven into the film are the effects of race riots throughout India in the aftermath of the destruction of a mosque by Hindu fanatics. This incident precipitates an already brewing political debate about the ethics of leaving for America, especially on the eve of such tragic political disaster. Time: 43 min.
Level: Middle
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Country: India
Level2: High School
Level3: College
Publication Details: by Sandeep Bhusan Ray 1994
Region: South Asia
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Title: Legends from Indian History
Type: Book
Description: Children's illustrated stories of historical figures. 1968.
Level: Elementary
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Publication Details: by A.K. Ghosh
Region: South Asia
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Title: Leper: Life Beyond Stigma
Type: Video
Description: Leper provides a rare and intimate glimpse into a contemporary society of lepers in a remote village in Nepal. The villagers speak eloquently of how, after much struggle and hardship, they build new lives for themselves, recreating family and community in the context of this disease. Time - 23 minutes
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Title: Lessons of Practical Basic Exercises in Satipatthana Vipassana Meditation
Type: Article
Description:  
Level: Middle
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Country: India
Level2: High School
Level3: Adult
Publication Details: by Mahasi Sayadaw, 1955
Region: South Asia
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Title: Letter From India: The Best Job in Town. What an American Firm is Offering.
Type: Article
Description: From the NEW YORKER July 5, 2004 issue.
Level: High School
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Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Publication Details: By Katherine Boo
Region: South Asia
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Title: Lights for Gita
Type: Book
Description: Divali, a festival of lights which falls in October or November is observed by Hindus alll over the world. It is a magical family time that honours Lakshmi, the Goddess of Wealth who brings good fortune and prosperity to al throughout the year. Lots of sweets, parties, storytelling and fireworks make this holiday particularly loved by children. Size: 23 pp.
Level: Elementary
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Title: Lima's Red Hot Chilli
Type: Book
Description: Children's Story. Lima is hungry, but can not find anything to please her appetite until she spies the red hot chilli. Her entire family rushes in to find a food that will cool her down. Size: 22 pp.
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Notes: in English and Bengali kept in INDIA CULTURAL TRUNK
Country: India
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Publication Details: by David Millls. 2000.
Region: South Asia
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Title: Lines in the Dust
Type: Video
Description: In a small village in Northern Ghana, a group of men and women sit around in a semi-circle, discussing the chart that they have drawn in the dust. The chart has three columns, showing the hours in the day and the different tasks men and women undertake during those hours. It soon becomes clear that women undertake the most labor intensive work -- fetching water and firewood, cleaning and preparing food -- and the discovery sparks a lively debate about why the men can not take on more 'women's' work. In this Muslim village, it is a radical move for men and women to sit down and debate together. But the project aims to go beyond discussion of men's and women's separate workloads, reaching out to the nine hundred million illiterate adults across the world -- from Ghana to the Eastern Ghats of India -- who have been failed by conventional education. Known as 'Reflect', it is part of a radical approach to learning for adults that does not rely on importing textbooks from the outside world, but where, instead, everything is created by the participants themselves. As well as changing ideas about whose job it is to carry all the water and fuel, charts and other home-made tools act as a stepping-stone towards reading, writing and number-work -- and introduce learners to the concept that the symbols they copy onto paper can represent not just words, but ideas -- and their plans for change. Size - 27 minutes
Level: High School
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Country: India
Level2: College
Level3: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Linkage Politics in India: The Relationship of Domestic Politics to Foreign Policy
Type: Article
Description: An off-print from the Center for Asian Studies at the Univ. of Texas by Robert Hardgrave, Jr.
Level: High School
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Country: India
Level2: College
Level3: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Little Clay Cart
Type: Video
Description: Done in the rarely performed Natyshastra style, this is a production of a play, probably written before the 10th century, of a classical Indian Sanskrit play, Mrichchhakatikam.. This production is a collaboration between an American cast and director and Indian set designers, composers, choreographers, and directors. In English with opening prayer in Sanskrit.
Level: College
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Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Publication Details: 1994
Region: South Asia
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Title: Living in the Himalayas
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Description: (Faces, the Magazine about People. vol. 4, no. 9, Jun 1988) This issue discusses such topics as the different forms of religion in the area as well as other social customs. Contains: readings, glossaries, activities, maps, etc. 37 pp.
Level: Elementary
Notes: Level: grades 5-9.
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Loving Krishna
Type: Video
Description: This program examines the role and importance of the god Krishna in Indian society, focusing mainly upon the many rituals of worship to Krishna. Time: 28 min.
Level: High School
Notes: ORIGINAL MISSING
Country: India
Level2: College
Level3: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: MEN, women, and domestics: Articulating middle -class identity in colonial bengAl
Type: Book
Description: Swapna M. BanerjeeFocusing upon stories of employers and servants, Banerjee demonstrates how caste-class formation among the predominantly Hindu Bengali middle class depended much upon its relationships with the subordinate social groups, of which domestic workers formed an integral part. Examining a wide variety of literary and official sources, the book establishes that the articulation of the Bengali middle- class self-identity was predicated on the definition of its women, who in turn, were carefully distinguished from members of lower socio-economic groups.
Level: High School
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Title: MIracle Man - Manmohan Desai
Type: DVD
Description: Manmohan Desai's tragic death on March l, 1994 has deprived Indian cinema of the greatest creator of extravagant fantasties of undoubted wit, intelligence and pace. Desai had an instantly recognisable style, and each of his new films was regarded as a major event in popular cinema for mass audiences. 'Miracle Man', directed by Nasreen Munni Kabir, is a profile made in 1987 which provides an engaging insight into Manmohan Desai's life and career through extensive interviews, illustrative film excerpts, and on-location footage. Amitabh Bachchan who is featured in the programme comments on Desai's working style: "It seems very illogical, it seems ridiculous, it never seems probable, and we never know, and I'm sure he himself has not known, whether he's actually going to pull it off. But somehow or the other he manages to get this whole thing together and gives it this immense credibility with so much finesse and so much conviction." Desai's nervous energy, so present in his work, seeps through his descriptions of how he conceived his films. His vivacious personality and his passion for cinema reminds us of the important contribution he has left behind.
Level: College
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Publication Details: Produced and Directed by Nasreen Munni Kabir
Region: South Asia
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Title: Maachis
Type: DVD
Description: Starring: Om Puri, Tabu, Chandrachur Singh, Kanwaljit, Kulbhusan Kharbanda, Raj Zutshi, Jasjit Shergill, Ravi Gosain, and Suneel Sinha Set in Punjab during "Operation Blue Star", in the aftermath of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's assassination. Kripal Singh's anguish over police injustice to a good friend leads him to wander aimlessly until he meets Sanatan, a bearer of many grievances against what is happening around him. Kripal is introduced to a group of youngsters affected by the 1984 Delhi riots. Time: 160 min.
Level: College
Notes: English Subtitles
Country: India
Level2: Adult
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Region: South Asia
Theme: Produced by R.V. Pandit, Directed by Gulzar, Music by Vishal

Title: Madhu Kishwar
Type: Video
Description: Madhu Kishwar is a leading feminist from India, and editor of Manushi, a journal devoted to human rights and women's rights issues.
Level: High School
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Country: India
Level2: College
Level3: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Madhu Kishwar
Type: Video
Description: Madhu Kishwar is a leading feminist from India, and editor of Manushi, a journal devoted to human rights and women's rights issues.
Level: High School
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Country: India
Level2: College
Level3: Adult
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Region: South Asia
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Title: Mahabharata Pt. 2 (Copy)
Type: Video
Description: The Mahābhārata (Devanāgarī: महाभारत), /maɦaːbʱaːrət̪ə/ is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India, the other being the Rāmāyaṇa. With more than 74,000 verses, long prose passages, and about 1.8 million words in total, the Mahābhārata is one of the longest epic poems in the world.[1] Including the Harivaṃśa, the Mahabharata has a total length of more than 90,000 verses. It is of immense importance to the culture of the Indian subcontinent, and is a major text of Hinduism. Its discussion of human goals (artha or purpose, kāma or pleasure, dharma or duty, and moksha or liberation) takes place in a long-standing tradition, attempting to explain the relationship of the individual to society and the world (the nature of the 'Self') and the workings of karma.
Level: College
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Title: Mahabharata pt. 1 (Copy)
Type: Video
Description: The Mahābhārata (Devanāgarī: महाभारत), /maɦaːbʱaːrət̪ə/ is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India, the other being the Rāmāyaṇa. With more than 74,000 verses, long prose passages, and about 1.8 million words in total, the Mahābhārata is one of the longest epic poems in the world.[1] Including the Harivaṃśa, the Mahabharata has a total length of more than 90,000 verses. It is of immense importance to the culture of the Indian subcontinent, and is a major text of Hinduism. Its discussion of human goals (artha or purpose, kāma or pleasure, dharma or duty, and moksha or liberation) takes place in a long-standing tradition, attempting to explain the relationship of the individual to society and the world (the nature of the 'Self') and the workings of karma.
Level: College
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Title: Mahabharata
Type: DVD
Description: Disk sixteen of sixteen.
Level: College
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Title: Mahabharata
Type: DVD
Description: Disk fifteen of sixteen.
Level: College
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Title: Mahabharata
Type: DVD
Description: Disk fourteen of sixteen.
Level: College
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Title: Mahabharata
Type: DVD
Description: Disk thirteen of sixteen.
Level: College
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Title: Mahabharata
Type: DVD
Description: Disk twelve of sixteen.
Level: College
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Title: Mahabharata
Type: DVD
Description: Disk eleven of sixteen.
Level: College
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Title: Mahabharata
Type: DVD
Description: Disk ten of sixteen.
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Title: Mahabharata
Type: DVD
Description: Disk nine of sixteen.
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Title: Mahabharata
Type: DVD
Description: Disk seight of sixteen.
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Title: Mahabharata
Type: DVD
Description: Disk seven of sixteen.
Level: College
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Title: Mahabharata
Type: DVD
Description: Disk six of sixteen.
Level: College
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Title: Mahabharata
Type: DVD
Description: Disk five of sixteen. Please see record DVDI 13.012 for full details.
Level: College
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Title: Mahabharata
Type: DVD
Description: Disk four of sixteen. Please see record DVDI 13.012 for full details.
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Title: Mahabharata
Type: DVD
Description: Disk three of sixteen. Please see record DVDI 13.012 for full details.
Level: College
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Title: Mahabharata
Type: DVD
Description: Disk two of sixteen. Please see record DVDI 13.012 for full details.
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Title: Mahabharata
Type: DVD
Description: Disk one of sixteen. Please see record DVDI 13.012 for full details.
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Title: Mahabharata
Type: DVD
Description: what Homer's ILIAD is to Greek Civilization and the great classics of yore are to different nations o