The Tibetan and Himalayan Library

By Farzana Whitfield|July 26, 2012|China and Inner Asia, South Asia|0 comments

I love this website! The Tibetan and Himalayan Library (THL) promotes knowledge, expertise, information resources/services and publishers relating to the Tibetan and Himalayan regions. They also provide knowledge that is created by and for the benefit of local communities. Data used includes: maps, images, audio visual and critical essays. There is also an exciting sister archive called the Bhutan National Digital Library. To explore both further, please see the links below:

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Project South Asia- Web Based Digital Library

By Farzana Whitfield|July 26, 2012|South Asia|0 comments

This project is designed to enhance the study and teaching of South Asia, with an emphasis on India and Pakistan. Strengths include: International Relations, Politics, History, Art, Literature, Religion and much more. The resource aims to create links between South Asian academic departments and also promote knowledge through their online journal, titled ‘Teaching South Asia’.  In addition to this, a link is provided to source South Asian texts and documents. For

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The South Asianist- Open Access Source on South Asia

By Farzana Whitfield|July 25, 2012|South Asia|0 comments

Hosted by the University of Edinburgh, this is an interdisciplinary student run journal focusing on the languages, cultures, religions, politics and History of South Asia.  To find out more, click on the following link: http://journals.ed.ac.uk/southasianist/index

South Asia – June 2012

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|July 10, 2012|South Asia|0 comments

Sustainable pastoralism in the Himalayas India chronic poverty report : towards solutions and new compacts in a dynamic context Wandering hermit : the Himalayas / Shakti Singh. The verses : Urdu/Hindi-English Pilgrimage tourism / Nirmala Sati, I.K. Mansoori. The hymns of Yajurveda = Yajurvedaḥ Management of water resources in Himalayan ecosystem : a case study / Khalid Rayaz. Women in terrorism : case of the LTTE / Tamara Herath An

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South Asia – May 2012

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|June 19, 2012|South Asia|0 comments

Sambandha / Rājendra ‘Rājeśa’. 1857, Narahatạ kī vīrān̐ganā / Vinoda Kumara Śrīvāstava. Patthara galī : [kahānī-saṅgraha] / Nāsirā Śarmā. Mahākavikālidāsaviracitam, Abhijñānaśākuntalam : Prabhopetam / sampādaka, samīkshaka evaṃ vyākhyākāra, Śivabālaka Dvivedī, Ratnā Tivārī, Pratyushavatsalā Divedī. Nirālā kā kāvya rāga se vidroha taka / Avadheśa Kumāra. Muṃśī Premacanda aura Dalita samāja : rāshtṛīya bahasa ke āīne meṃ vivecanā / Ratnakumāra Sāmbhariyā. Āja ke g̲ẖama ke nāma / Faiza Ahamada Faiza ; sampādaka,

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South Asia – Jan to May 2012

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|June 7, 2012|South Asia|0 comments

Indo-Muslim cultures in transition / edited by Alka Patel, Karen Leonard. Delhi 360⁰ : Mazhar Ali Khan’s view from the Lahore Gate / J.P. Losty ; concept, Pramod Kapoor. Delhi : Red Fort to Raisina / edited by J.P. Losty … [et al.] ; concept, Pramod Kapoor. Architecture of the Newars : a history of building typologies and details in Nepal / by Niels Gutschow ; documentation drawings by Bijay

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South Asia – April 2012

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|April 30, 2012|South Asia|0 comments

Mapping India/ Manosi Lahiri. Landmark churches of India / Shubhi Sood. Himalayan traditional architecture : with special reference to the western Himalayan region / O.C. Handa. Lost monuments of Lucknow / Saiyed Anwer Abbas. White & black : journey to the centre of imperial Calcutta / photographs, Christopher Taylor ; text, Soumitra Das ; foreword, Olaf Van Cleef. Buddhist paintings of Tun-Huang in the National Museum, New Delhi / Lokesh

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