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[AIDS] ActionAid India (AAI) - Campaigns: HIV & AIDS
"ActionAid India looks at HIV and AIDS as a Rights Issue closely linked with Poverty and Gender inequities.

Archive of Indological Resources Online
Sections include: Sanskrit Studies ; Home-Study ; Dictionaries & Glossaries ; Transliteration Fonts ; Texts & Language Links ; Hindu Traditions ; Yoga ; Buddhist Traditions ; Indian Religions (other) ; Tantrism ; Art & Iconography ; Associations ; Groups & Libraries ; Journals, Papers, Magazines ; Publishers & Booksellers.
By Prof. Gudrun Buhnemann, Dept. of Languages and Cultures of Asia, The University of Wisconsin-Madison.

British Library, Oriental and India Office Collections
"The collections of the India Office Library and Records reflect the territorial interests and activities of the East India Company and the India Office, and include literature and documents on India, Pakistan, Burma, Bangladesh and neighbouring countries, Iran and the Gulf states, South Africa, St. Helena, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, China and Japan."

CNN In-Depth - South Asia Power Play
Sections include: Features ; Multimedia ; Latest Reports ; Profiles ; Newsbank ; Photo Gallery ; Resources ; Related Links.

Educational Council on Indic Traditions
"This Council therefore will be involved in the process of conducting independent research to (a) document the contributions by India to world civilization, and to (b) ascertain the degree to which the Indic traditions and their contributions are accurately and adequately portrayed in contemporary American society. Preliminary findings indicate that Indic traditions, which include Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Jainism, have been and continue to be misrepresented, stereotyped, or pigeon-holed both in academic institutions and by the mass media."

Guardian Unlimited - Special Reports - AIDS
Sections include: Latest ; Asia ; AIDS in the UK ; Europe ; AIDS Drugs ; India ; Africa ; Former Soviet Union ; China ; United Nations ; Mozambique ; Anglo American ; Comment and Analysis ; Treatment ; AIDS: The First 20 Years.

indev - India Development Information Network
"...is a Portal site with links to over 1000 leading development organisations in India. Bilateral agencies, government departments and leading NGOs, as indev partners, make the web site a 'One-stop shop' for development information on India."
Includes databases, key documents and reports.
From The British Council

India - A Country Study
Library of Congress, Federal Research Division, Country Studies, Area Handbook Series

The India Resources Page
A well designed and useful directory for the academic study of India.
Edited by Gene Thursby, Ph.D.

infolibrarian.com
"...information source for library professionals. Infolibrarian.com gives all possible information required by the library professionals in India and abroad."
Sections include: access to e-jls ; conferences ; digital library ; downloads ; e-databases ; e-text archives ; internet ; internet resources ; library technology ; lis jobs ; lis joints ; listserves ; NET Papers ;opac's on net ; Patents and Standards ; references for all ; suppliers.

Jainworld
"This web site combines the aspirations of JAINS around the globe and is being positioned to link various aspects of our lives like - religious, social, philosophical, cultural etc. cutting across all barriers. Objective is to complement the current work being done at various web sites to create a complete knowledge-base of authentic and original scripts and various commentaries on them
Sections include: Philosophy ; Society ; Literature ; Education ; Contribution.

National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights
India's Dalits ["untouchables"] make up nearly 25% of the population.

Kamat's Potpourri
"Potpourri of Topics on Indian Society, Culture, Photography and Internet."

PBS - Independent Lens - The New Americans (March 2004)
Companion website to the PBS series.
"Follow a diverse group of immigrants and refugees as they leave their home and families behind and learn what it means to be new Americans in the 21st century."
The New Americans include: The Ogoni Refugees ; The Palestinian Bride ; The Dominican Baseball Players ; The Mexican Laborer ; The Indian Technical Worker.

Plant Cultures: Exploring Plants & People
"The central aim of Plant Cultures is to convey the richness and complexity of links between Britain and South Asia, through the story of plants and people. It is aimed at anyone interested in understanding the world around them."
Sections include: Plants ; Themes ; Stories ; Pictures ; Activities ; Schools.

ProPoor
"...committed to the democratic dissemination of information and sustainable development initiatives to respond to the needs of under represented and marginalized sectors of society in South Asia."

Sandarbha.com
"The Best Online Library of Reference & Facts"
A large general India portal.

SARAI: South Asia Resource Access on the Internet
Columbia University - Area Studies
By Dr. David Magier, South Asia Librarian, Columbia University

[Terrorism] Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

The Tiger Foundation - (dead link)
"Our mandate is straightforward: To create one of the world's most complete and informative sites about tigers; an interactive portal where you can learn, educate your children, voice your opinions, and even get directly involved in wild tiger conservation - in short, a means through which you can make a difference!

trade-india.com
Includes their Exporter's Yellow Pages, Indian Importers' Directory, International Pages, Transportersindia, and much more.
From Infocom Network Ltd.

Traditional Zoroastrianism: Tenets of the the Religion
"These are the tenets of the Mazdayasni Zarathushtri religion, as accepted and preached by all the Dasturjees and religious teachers and common Zarathushtris in India."

WebIndia
India's Business Portal

WWW Virtual Library: India
Links to India Information

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