Classroom Resources

Business

• Microfinancing Works for Local Citizens and Foreign Business (PowerPoint Presentation)

Culture

• Transportation (PowerPoint Presentation)
• A South India Temple Cart Festival (PDF)
• Afghanistan: The Land and its People (PDF)
• Bazaars of India (PDF)

Education

• Association for Asian Studies’ “Education about Asia” Teaching Resource Journal Website

Fine & Decorative Arts

• Kolam: a Living Art of South India (Powerpoint Presentation)
• Silk Weaving Community in Thanjavur, Tamilnadu, India (Powerpoint Presentation)
• Darpana Dance (PDF)
• Indian Crafts (PDF)
• Pottery Tile Production in Pakistan (PDF)
• Puppet Traditions of India (PDF)
• Ramayana Paintings (PDF)

Literature

• Columbia University’s South Asian Literature Resources Website
• Columbia University’s Sources on Hindi/Urdu Language and Literature
• University of Washington University Libraries’ Bibliographies for South Asian Studies Website

Mahatma Gandhi

• Mahatma Gandhi Album
• The Mahatma Gandhi Foundation Website
• Gandhi Virtual Ashram
• Mahatma Gandhi: The Complete Information
• M.K. Gandhi Institute for Non-Violence
• Gandhi (Powerpoint Presentation)

Music

• Aga Khan Museum Website: Searching for the Blues, a documentary on blues musicians across India

Religion

• Buddha (Powerpoint Presentation)
• Temples (Powerpoint Presentation)
• The Life of Buddha (PDF)

Social Issues

• UW-Madison Supporting Asian & APIDA Students (video recording via YouTube)
• BBC Website: Kashmir Conflict “Flashpoint”
• BBC Website: India-Pakistan Timeline
• Nonviolence (Powerpoint Presentation)
• Women’s Employment: The Indian Scenario