Links for History and Culture of India Course
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Mohenjodaro and Harrapa Culture

1. http://www.harappa.com/har/har0.html : good page of pictures and history.
2. http://sify.com/itihaas/imagegallery.php?cid=13380650&type=itihaas&idx=&id=13365778: another good slide show.
3. http://www.harappa.com/script/diction.html: speculation on the meaning of some of the images (dictionary of harrapan script?)

General Sites

1. history from Harrappan culture to modern India: http://sify.com/news_info/itihaas/
2. everything you wanted to know about India but were afraid to ask: http://www.indianest.com/
3. nice tabulated timeline of various times in India: http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/timeline/

Religion

1. Jainism: http://www.umich.edu/~umjains/jainismsimplified/jainsimp.html
2. The Ultimate site: http://www.cs.colostate.edu/~malaiya/jainhlinks.html
3. Jain temples (info and images): http://www.shubhlabh.net/jaintemples.html

Alexander the Great

1. In the footsteps of Alexander (PBS: Michael Woods):  http://www.mpt.org/programsinterests/mpt/alexander/
2. http://www.livius.org/aj-al/alexander/alexander00.html

Ashoka

1. Chaanakya: http://www.philosophy.ru/library/asiatica/indica/authors/kautilya/canakya_niti_sastra.html
2. Arthshastra:
   1. http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/india/kautilya1.html
   2. http://hinduwebsite.com/history/kautilya.asp
3. Picture of the famous Delhi Ashoka pillar: http://www.indiatraveltimes.com/delhi/ashoka.html
4. Mauryan Sculptures: http://www.arth.upenn.edu/104/maurya.html
5. Brief Biography of Ashoka: http://www.freeindia.org/biographies/ashoka/
6. Mauryan Empire: http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/ancient/maurya.htm

200 BC to 300 AD

1. Kushan Empire:http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/kush/hd_kush.htm
2. The Silk Route: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/silk/hg_d_trade_d1map.htm

320 - 550 AD Gupta Dynasty

1. http://www.med.unc.edu/~nupam/Sgupta1.html
2. http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/itihas/guptas.htm
3. http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/ANCINDIA/GUPTA.HTM
4. Ajanta Ellora caves: http://www.buddhisminindia.com/ajanta-ellora.html

Spices

1. Indian Spices (Shopping) http://www.indianlife.com/spices/spices.asp
2. Encyclopedia of Spices: http://www.theepicentre.com/Spices/spiceref.html
3. More from WebIndia: http://www.webindia123.com/spices/index.htm
4. Spices Board of India: http://www.indianspices.com/

Sikhism: http://www.sikhs.org/topics1.htm

Kabir: http://www.indianest.com/kabir/intro.htm

Prithvi Raj Chauhan: http://www.india9.com/i9show/51104.htm

Architecture

1. Mughal: http://www.postcolonialweb.org/india/art/architecture/islamic/islamicov.html
2. Indian Temples/ Architecture
1. http://www.templenet.com/arch.html
2. http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/southasia/Culture/Archit/SIArch.html

Culture

1. Information on a variety of topics: food, dance, language etc.: http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/southasia/Culture/culture.html
2. Culturopedia of India: http://www.culturopedia.com/default.htm
3. Culture tips on India from Americans: http://stylusinc.com/business/india/cultural_tips.htm

Gandhi

1. http://www.mahatma.org.in/index.jsp
2. http://www.mkgandhi.org/index.htm

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