Books, Films and Online Resources About India

Many of you will be interested in reading about India, watching some Indian films, or persuing some India-related websites before you depart. Below is a short list of recommended books, films, and websites. Enjoy!

Books

• Mehta, Suketu. Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found. New York: Vintage, 2005.
• Chandra, Vikram. Red Earth and Pouring Rain: A Novel. London: Faber & Faber Ltd, 2001.
• Bose, Sugate, and Ayesha Jalal. Modern South Asia: History, Culture, Political Economy. NewYork: Routledge, 2003.
• Gandhi, Mohandas K.  Hind Swaraj. Columbia: South Asia Books, 1998.
• Chapple, Christopher, and Mary Tucker, eds. Hinduism and Ecology: The Intersection of Earth, Sky, and Water. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2000.
• Roy, Arundhati. The God of Small Things. New York: Harper Perennial, 1998.
• Lahiri, Jhumpa.  Interpreter of Maladies: Stories.. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1999.
• Ghosh, Amitav. The Hungry Tide: A Novel. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2005.
• Nagarkar, Kiran. Cuckold. New Delhi: HarperCollins India, 1999.
• Guha, Ramachandra. India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy. London: Macmillan Publishers Ltd., 2007.  
• Thomas, David C. and Kerr Inkson. Cultural Intelligence: People Skills for Global Business. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., 2004.

Articles

• Necessary Angels. A National Geographic article on community public health workers in Maharashtra, December 2008.
• Necessary Angels. National Geographic video.

Films

• Mehra, Rakesh Omprakash, et al.  Rang De Basanti.  Flicks Motion Pictures Co. Pvt. Ltd., 2006.
• Boyle, Danny and Tandan, Loveleen, et.al. Slumdog Millionaire. Celador Films, 2008.
• Hirani, Rajkumar, et al. Lage Raho Munna Bhai. Eros Entertainment, 2006. 
• Varma, Ram Gopal, et al. Company. Eros Entertainment, 2002.
• Mehta, Deepa, et al. Earth. Zeitgeist Films, 1999.
• Mehta, Deepa, et al.Fire. Zeitgeist Films, 1997.
• Mehta, Deepa, et al. Water. Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2005.
• Ratman, Mani, et al. Bombay. Eros International, 1995.
• Gowariker, Ashutosh, et al. Lagaan (Once Upon a Time in India). Sony Pictures Classics, 2002.
• Nair, Mira, et al. Monsoon Wedding. Focus Features, 2004.
• Johar, Karan, et al. Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham. Yash Raj Films, 2001.
• Advani, Nikhil. Kal Ho Naa Ho. Yash Raj Films, 2003.

Journals/Newspapers:

• The Hindu (newspaper) - http://www.hinduonnet.com/ 
• The Times of India (newspaper) - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ 
• Manushi: A Journal about Women and Society - http://www.freespeech.org/manushi/
• Journal of South Asia Women Studies - http://www.asiatica.org/jsaws/
• India Abroad - http://indiaabroad.com/
• Indian Express - http://www.indianexpress.com/

Websites:

• U.S. State Department's travel resource page on India - http://www.travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1139.html
• U.S. State Department's Background Note on India - http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3454.htm
• U.S. Consulate, Mumbai - http://mumbai.usconsulate.gov/
• Center for Disease Control's travel health information for India - http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/destinationIndia.aspx
• Indian Embassy, Washingotn, D.C. - http://www.indianembassy.org/newsite/default.asp
• AIIS Photo Archive for Pune - http://dsal.uchicago.edu/images/aiis/aiis_search.html?quick=pune&limit=20&skipMissing=1&depth=Quick+Search
• SAWNET: South Asian Women’s Network - http://www.sawnet.org/
• Library of Congress: Global Gateway, India - http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/asian/india/india.html
• SARAI: South Asia Resource Access on the Internet - http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/southasia/cuvl/index.html
• NPR Special Series: Along the Great Trunk Road, Coming of Age in India and Pakistan - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126395475&jump=3