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Facts and Figures: 

World Fact Book— India- A comprehensive list of basic information from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/in.html 

India: A country study— An online book on India from the Library of Congress.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/intoc.html 

India: Government including Directory of Official Government sites http://goidirectory.nic.in/   and a brief overview at http://www.allindianewspapers.com/government.html 

Languages of India— An authoritative listing of the spoken living languages of India by the SIL International’s Ethnologue site.
http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=India 

Timeline of India (Indian history), illustrated and with links http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/timeline/timeline.htm

For young learners: http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/india/history/

And for middle and highschool, with links http://www.indhistory.com/

Timeline tied to other parts of the world: http://www.wwnorton.com/college/history/worldciv/referenc/asiatime.htm 

History and politics http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/southasia/History/mainhist.html

Gandhi http://www.mkgandhi.org/ and http://www.time.com/time/time100/leaders/profile/gandhi.html

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Articles and Links: 

Maps of India—A comprehensive source of maps of India
http://www.mapsofindia.com/

The Times of India— An online source of news, business, and culture http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ 

The India Today Group— An online guide to business, news, and travel in India
http://www.india-today.com/ 

Gateway to India—A Gateway to India over the web
http://indiaimage.nic.in/ 

Hindustan Times— claims to be India's most comprehensive portal on politics, business, new economy, entertainment, fashion and lifestyle
http://www.hindustantimes.com/  

Lonely Planet: India— An overview of India from Lonely Planet’s online magazine.
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/indian_subcontinent/india/ 

Encarta on India— A comprehensive overview of India and its land, resources, climate, and animal life among other things.http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761557562/India.html 

Insights on India from National Geographic http://www.nationalgeographic.com/insights/india

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Oral Narratives from Residents of Greater Mecklenburg County, NC:

Sharvari Desai—Sharvari Desai tells a history of the partitioning of India, as it was told to her by her father, and how it effected society as a whole and her family in particular.
http://education.uncc.edu/more/SearchRes/Desai_Sharvari_LG-DE0044.htm

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Lesson Plans: 

Gandhi speaks through clothing: for middle and high school students http://www.askasia.org/frclasrm/lessplan/l000079.htm

What can we learn from a ten-rupee note: for middle and high school students http://www.askasia.org/frclasrm/lessplan/l000021.htm 

A virtual Indian village: http://virtualvillage.wesleyan.edu/ 

Classroom activities on culture, society and religions by Fullbright Exchange Teachers: http://home.att.net/~tisone/units.html     

Marco Polo’s sea voyage to India http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=494 

India and Pakistan http://cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/2001/fyi/lesson.plans/05/03/india.pakistan/ 

University of Wisconsin’s page of links to lessons, activities and resources:
http://www.aems.uiuc.edu/HTML/AsianResources/India/IndiaWebLinks.htm

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