Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Rajputs
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Rajputs of India. Gives basic facts about location, language, folklore, foods, social customs, family life, education, religion, pastimes, societal challenges, etc....
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Punjabis
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Punjabis. Gives basic facts about location, language, folklore, foods, social customs, family life, education, religion, pastimes, societal challenges, etc. (Note: Content...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Mauryan Empire
The Metropolitan Museum of Art offers several paragraphs of information on the Mauryan Empire of India including maps and an example of the art of that period.
Aaron Shepherd
Aaron Shepherd: The Gifts of Wali Dad
At this site listen to a tale of India and Pakistan retold and read by author Aaron Shepherd. Information provided for Reader's Theater as well as extras provided by the author such as play script and posters.
Other
Uri Kids: Hinduism: Basic Beliefs
Scroll your mouse over the page to find out what the pictures symbolize. Click Celebrations, Sacred Spaces, Basic Beliefs, and/or Resources to learn about the Hindu religion.
BBC
Bbc: News: Country Profile: India
BBC News offers a general overview of the populous South Asian country of India. Focus is on history, country facts, political leaders, and news media. Provides access to a timeline of key events, recent news articles, and related...
Other
Paleomap Project
Virtual reality animation map showing continental drift from 200mya to the present. The animation map is small but effective in showing the positions of the land masses.
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Gupta Empire
The Regents Exam Prep Center offers a review sheet prepared to help students on the NY State Regents exam in World History. Gives brief details about the Gupta Empire and reasons for its decline.
BBC
Bbc: Primary History: Indus Valley
Go on an archeological dig with Professor Indus in this interactive adventure! Travel to the border between India and Pakistan, as you discover vocabulary with definitions, photos, a multiple choice quiz, and a newspaper article you can...
University of California
Ucla: Manas: About India
This is a robust site from UCLA with lots of information about Indian cultures, religions, social life and organization, history and politics. Don't expect a zillion pictures, but an in-depth look at the cultures and history.
Other
The Telegraph: Calcutta
The Telegraph is Calcutta, India's local/regional/national news source online.
Other
Dharma Universe: 1971 India Pakistan War
This site from freeindia.org contains an explanation and analysis of the Bangladesh Independence in 1971. Has pictures, audio, and lots and lots of information.
Read Works
Read Works: Abraham
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage describes the life of a wild elephant named Abraham. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Farmers in Peril
In this video from Wide Angle, the sparse life of the rural farmer in India is compared to the wealth of consumer goods available to wealthier city dwellers.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Private Money Lenders
The practices of illegal private money lenders in the rural region of Vidarbha, India are highlighted in this video from Wide Angle. [2:50]
Other
Pitara: Kids Proverbs
Browse samples from this collection of kids proverbs from India or search by keyword.
University of California
Ucla: Manas: The British East India Company
UCLA provides a thorough history of The (British) East India Company and its role as the governing body in India from 1757 to 1857. Includes links to relevant topics and people, providing a nontraditional look at imperialism and its...
University of California
Ucla: Manas: Nataraja
Provides a comprehensive description of the dancing Shiva, known as Nataraja, that was popularized during the Chola Dynasty. Contains an image of a Chola bronze Nataraja.
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania: An Agrarian History of South Asia
A lengthy essay that fully describes agrarian history in South Asia, along with political connections.
National Archives (UK)
The National Archives Learning Curve: British Empire
This resource provides information about the British Empire, and its part in world history.
Scholastic
Scholastic: New York Times Upfront: A Tale of Two Indias
Millions of Indians are moving from poverty into a vast middle class, but at the same time, India is a country where millions of people still live in extreme poverty. Vast challenges still loom such as the caste system which keeps many...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The High Cost of Progress
Meet an activist who works to help the struggling farmers of rural India, in this video from Wide Angle. [2:30]
Friesian School
Friesian.com: Caste System Stages of Life in Hinduism
This comprehensive article from friesian.com covers the Caste System and also discusses the stages of life in Hinduism. Includes a graphic organizer.