Educational and Multimedia Resources
for
teaching about India
by Philip
McEldowney, pm9k@virginia.edu,
University of Virginia
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1) Videos, 2) Internet
sites and databases
1)Videos and film.
Planning for effective use of multimedia in classes.
- Commercial film and DVD - Gandhi
(Attenborough,
1982, 188 minutes), Monsoon
Wedding (Nair,
2001, 114 m), Salam
Bombay (Nair,
1988, 113 m), Lagaan
(Gowariker, 2001,
224 m)
- Documentaries - See University of Virginia's
Center for South Asian Studies'
Film Lending Library http://www.virginia.edu/~soasia/videos/videocatalog.html
An
annotated list of more than 120 videos on social, religious, historical, political, and
arts topics, such as "Dadi's
family," "Puja,"
"India
Invented," "Mandir.
. .: Democracy in India," and "Music
of India."
See even MORE
2) Internet sites and databases. The
changing nature of the Internet
South Asia Teacher Resources [Asia Society's AskAsia]
http://www.virginia.edu/~soasia/videos/teaching.html
General South Asia Resources
- SARAI, Internet links
- DSAL, Digital South Asia
Library
- Emory University's South
Asia Resources
Social Studies
- Village sites: The Virtual Village:
Arampur and Behind
Mud Walls: Karimpur
Political Science:
- Newspapers: Times of
India [Archives], The Hindu, The Telegraph [Archives since March 1999], samachar.com, All India Radio, and more
- Journals: Frontline [Archives from August 1997], Outlook, Economic and Political
Weekly, Seminar
- Statisitical and governmental: Government of India, Parliament of
India, Election
Commission, Census of
India
- Maps: Census of India: Click on MAPS, Encyclopedia Britanica
(and search for "India maps"), #1
Maps of India, #2 Maps of
India
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